Forbidden Planet (1956)
Overview
Starship C57D travels to planet Altair 4 in search of the crew of spaceship "Bellerophon," a scientific expedition that has been missing for 20 years, only to find themselves unwelcome by the expedition's lone survivor and warned of destruction by an invisible force if they don't turn back immediately.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $1,900,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $3,250,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 28.042 |
Directed By
Fred M. Wilcox
Crew
Fred M. Wilcox
Cyril Hume
Nicholas Nayfack
Bebe Barron
Louis Barron
George J. Folsey
Ferris Webster
Cedric Gibbons
Arthur Lonergan
Hugh Hunt
Edwin B. Willis
Walter Plunkett
Helen Rose
Irving Block
Allen Adler
Irving Block
Mentor Huebner
George Rhein
John Greenwald
A.D. Flowers
Wesley C. Miller
James Brock
Kurt Hernfeld
A. Arnold Gillespie
Joshua Meador
Warren Newcombe
Irving G. Ries
Logan Frazee
Doug Hubbard
Robert Kinoshita
Glen Robinson
Franklyn Soldo
Bob Abrams
Joshua Meador
Sydney Guilaroff
William Tuttle
John Lipow
Kendrick Kinney
TOP CAST
Walter Pidgeon
Dr. Edward Morbius
Anne Francis
Altaira Morbius
Leslie Nielsen
Commander John J. Adams
Warren Stevens
Lt. 'Doc' Ostrow
Jack Kelly
Lt. Jerry Farman
Earl Holliman
Cookie
Richard Anderson
Chief Engineer Quinn
George D. Wallace
Bosun
Robert Dix
Crewman Grey
Jimmy Thompson
Crewman Youngerford
James Drury
Crewman Strong
Harry Harvey Jr.
Crewman Randall
Roger McGee
Crewman Lindstrom
Peter Miller
Crewman Moran
Morgan Jones
Crewman Nichols
Richard Grant
Crewman Silvers
James Best
Crewman (uncredited)
William Boyett
Crewman (uncredited)
Les Tremayne
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Frankie Darro
Robby the Robot (interior) (uncredited)
Marvin Miller
Robby the Robot (voice) (uncredited)
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