In the realm of retro science fiction cinema, "Forbidden Planet" is unanimously ... crew from the patrol spaceship C-57D lands on the planet Altair IV to investigate a colony of forgotten scientists.

Forbidden Planet is set in the 23 rd century, where the starship C-57D arrives at the distant planet Altair IV to solve the mystery of what happened to another starship sent 20 years prior.

It follows the crew of starship C-57D as they investigate the mysterious fate of an earlier expedition on distant Altair IV. The story centers on Dr. Edward Morbius (originally played by Walter ...

In Forbidden Planet Walter Pidgeon plays Dr. Morbius, a scientist who sets up a colony on desert planet Altair IV. “Modernism and the desert go together,” says Hess of the house in the movie.

lands on Altair-4 to search for survivors from a previous flight. He finds Walter Pidgeon, super-scientist, and the latter’s daughter (Anne Francis) who, with Robby, are the planet’s only ...

EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros has made a deal to mount a new version of the 1956 science fiction classic Forbidden Planet. The film will be written by comic book and screenwriter Brian K. Vaughan ...

There are many wonders on Altair-4, but none is greater or more deadly than the human mind. "Forbidden Planet" is the granddaddy of tomorrow, a pioneering work whose ideas and style would be ...