Forbidden Planet (Blu-ray disc)

Altair-4 is a planet populated only by the scientist Morbeus (Walter Pidgeon), his daughter (Anne Francis) and a droid, Robby the Robot. Morbeus' obsession with discovering the secrets of the underground cities of Krel and its long-dead inhabitants have led him to kill his fellow explorers. However, his research is once again threatened with the arrival of another expedition, whose leader (Leslie Nielson) is not deterred by Morbeus' efforts to keep him away from either his adopted home or his daughter. This sci-fi reworking of Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' gained an Oscar nomination for its special effects and has since accrued cult status.

General

Studio:	Warner Home Video
Release date:	October 2010
Movie released:	1956
Actors:	Walter Pidgeon • Leslie Nielsen • Anne Francis • Jack Kelly • Earl Holliman • Warren Stevens • Richard Anderson • George Wallace • Bob Dix • Jimmie Thompson
Contributors:	Nicholas Nayfack • Cyril Hume • Louis Barron • Bebe Barron
Directors:	Fred McLeod Wilcox
Dimensions:	170 x 137 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:
Languages:	English
Age restriction:	PG
Categories:	DVD > Classics DVD > Feature Film
LSN:	XGW-VWR-FNE-5
Barcode:	5051892018722

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Tue, 22 May 2018 | Review by: Tertius78

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Wed, 28 Sep 2022 | Review by: Peter G.

This 1956 movie took SF movie making at the time to a new level of excellence, with it's 4 channel stereo soundtrack and CinemaScope photography. Sometimes slow moving and loosely based on Shakespeare's "The Tempest" the plot is thought provoking and forward looking. Many of the scenes have been an inspiration for newer SF movies and created without CG. The special effects are the work of the Disney Studios in collaboration with MGM. This Blue Ray release does full justice to the original with lots of extras and an additional two movies featuring Robbie the Robot.

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