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Forbidden Planet

1956 98 min Science Fiction, Adventure

Starship C57D travels to planet Altair 4 in search of the crew of spaceship "Bellerophon," a scientific expedition that has been missing for twenty years. They find themselves unwelcome by the expedition's lone survivor and warned of destruction by an invisible force if they don't turn back immediately.

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1 nomination

budget $1,900,000 earnings $3,250,000 return 1.7x

director Fred M. Wilcox

writers Cyril Hume, Irving Block, Allen Adler

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Official Trailer trailer
Invisible Monster Attack clip
Effects behind the scenes
Monster behind the scenes
All About Robby the Robot featurette
Ben Burtt's Sound Lab for "Forbidden Planet" featurette
Craig Barron on the Technology of "Forbidden Planet" featurette

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