Forbidden Planet

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March 15, 1956

Theatrical Release Date:

03/15/1956

DVD Release Date:

07/16/1997

Run Time:

98min.

Starring:

Walter Pidgeon , Anne Francis , Leslie Nielsen , Warren Stevens , Jack Kelly

Director(s):

Fred Wilcox

Distributor(s):

MGM

MPAA Rating:

Genre(s):

Crime and Mystery,Drama,Romance,Science Fiction

Plot: MGM's first big-budget science fiction film, Forbidden Planet, combined state-of-the-art special effects with a storyline based on Shakespeare's The Tempest. In the 23rd century, Cmdr. J.J. Read More

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