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Forbidden Planet (1956)
Critics Consensus: Shakespeare gets the deluxe space treatment in Forbidden Planet, an adaptation of The Tempest with impressive sets and seamless special effects.
Synopsis: Shakespeare's THE TEMPEST is transformed in this landmark science-fiction film. Spacemen travel to a planet ruled by Dr. Edward Morbius (Walter Pidgeon), who has built a kingdom with his daughter and obedient robot Robby.... [More]
Directed By: Fred M. Wilcox
Featured Review
Offers some of the most amusing creatures conceived since the Keystone cops.
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Bosley Crowther
New York Times
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