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Forbidden Planet   1956             N/R, 98 min. Genre: Sci-Fi / Thriller / Romance Director: Fred M. Wilcox   Cast: Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen, Warren Stevens, Jack Kelly, Richard Anderson, Earl Holliman, James Drury, George Wallace, Robert Dix, Jimmy Thompson, Harry Harvey Jr., Roger McGee, Peter Miller, James Best   This is probably the best science fiction movie of the 1950s. It is the year 2200, and spaceship Altair-4—commanded by John J. Adams (Leslie Nielsen)—has landed on a faraway planet. There he is greeted by Dr. Edward Morbius (Walter Pidgeon) and his daughter (Anne Francis) who are the sole survivors of a colony of settlers. All is not as it should be, and the doctor does not intend to share the secrets of the planet. Cast Walter Pidgeon Dr. Edward Morbius Anne Francis Altaira "Alta" Morbius Leslie Nielsen Commander J.J. Adams Warren Stevens Lt. "Doc" Ostrow, M.D. Jack Kelly Lt. Jerry Farman Richard Anderson Chief Quinn Earl Holliman Cook James Drury Crewman Strong George Wallace Bosun Robert Dix Crewman Grey Jimmy Thompson Crewman Youngerford Harry Harvey Jr. Crewman Randall Roger McGee Crewman Lindstrom Peter Miller Crewman Moran James Best Crewman

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