Forbidden planet [videorecording] / director, Fred McLeod Wilcox; producer, Nicholas Nayfack; writer, Cyril Hume.

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Publisher number: 1000086035 | Warner Home VideoPublication details: Warner Home Video, 2007.Description: 1 videodisc (98 min.) : colDDC classification:

Cast: Cast: Walter Pidgeon, Leslie Nielsen, Anne Francis, Jack Kelly, Earl Holliman, Warren Stevens, Richard Anderson, George Wallace, Bob Dix, Jimmie Thompson.Summary: American sci-fi adventure starring Walter Pidgeon, Leslie Nielsen and Anne Francis. In the 23rd century, Altair IV is a planet populated only by the scientist Dr. Edward Morbius (Pidgeon), his daughter Altaira (Francis) and a droid named Robby the Robot. Morbius' obsession with discovering the secrets of the underground cities of the Krell and its long-dead inhabitants led him to kill all of his fellow explorers. However, his research is once again threatened with the arrival of another expedition, whose leader, Commander Adams (Nielson), is not deterred by the doctor's efforts to keep him away from either his adopted home or his daughter. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for its special effects.

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Item type	Home library	Class number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
2 week loan (DVD)	Hockney Library Film Collection	FC/FOR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	Please remember to unlock the case after issuing.		7412201332

Extras to be confirmed, Region 2, 1 disc(s), Interactive menus, Languages (English).

Made in 1956.

Based on the play 'The tempest' by William Shakespeare.

Credits: music, Louis Barron; music, Bebe Barron; cinematographer, George Folsey.

DVDS.

Cast: Walter Pidgeon, Leslie Nielsen, Anne Francis, Jack Kelly, Earl Holliman, Warren Stevens, Richard Anderson, George Wallace, Bob Dix, Jimmie Thompson.

American sci-fi adventure starring Walter Pidgeon, Leslie Nielsen and Anne Francis. In the 23rd century, Altair IV is a planet populated only by the scientist Dr. Edward Morbius (Pidgeon), his daughter Altaira (Francis) and a droid named Robby the Robot. Morbius' obsession with discovering the secrets of the underground cities of the Krell and its long-dead inhabitants led him to kill all of his fellow explorers. However, his research is once again threatened with the arrival of another expedition, whose leader, Commander Adams (Nielson), is not deterred by the doctor's efforts to keep him away from either his adopted home or his daughter. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for its special effects.

BBFC code: PG.

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Forbidden planet [videorecording] / director, Fred McLeod Wilcox; producer, Nicholas Nayfack; writer, Cyril Hume.

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