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Quick Info

Rating

7.3/10

Release1956

Runtime1h 38m

StatusReleased

Budget$1,900,000

Revenue$3,250,000

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Movie

Forbidden Planet

1956

1h 38m

7.3

Science Fiction

Adventure

Synopsis

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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