Forbidden Planet
- Synopsis
- Science fiction story with a plot derived from The Tempest. In the year 2257, a distant star has three inhabitants - Professor Morbius (Prospero), his daughter Altaira (Miranda), and Robby the Robot (Ariel). Something has destroyed the planet’s other inhabitants, and now a monster mind-thing (Caliban) begins to pick on the spaceship’s crew.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Film; Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 1956
- Duration
- 96 mins; 8,662 feet
Credits
- Director
- Fred Wilcox
- Producer
- Nicholas Nayfack
- Cinematographer
- George Folsey
- Screenplay
- Cyril Hume
- Music
- Bebe Barron; Louis Barron
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Historical period
- Future
- Plays
- Tempest, The
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- science fiction films; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- Estimated budget $1,9000,000
The BFI National Archive holds a 35mm master and viewing copy print.
The DVD release in 2006 to mark the film’s 50th anniversary is a new widescreen version and digitally transferred from restored new film and audio elements. The 2-disc set (Region 1) special edition includes a number of documentaries on the film, deleted scenes and the feature film THE INVISIBLE BOY which also features Robbie The Robot. - General
- Forbidden Planet was the first major motion picture to feature an all-electronic film score. Louis and Bebe Barron worked on the score for only three months. The Musicians Union objected to the finished product and blocked the Barrons from being credited as composers, hence the term ‘electronic tonalities’.
- Figures
- Gross $3,000,000 USA (IMDb) 2005
- Reviews
- An analysis of the film appears in Judith Buchanan’s article ‘Forbidden Planet’ in Shakespeare on Film, (Harlow, Pearson Education, 2005) pp. 96-103.
Production Company
Archive
- Name
BFI National Archive
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk/archive-collections/searching-access-collections/research-viewing-services External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7436 0165
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
Distributor (Sale)
- Name
Retail outlets
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Forbidden Planet". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/8002 (Accessed 12 Nov 2024)