Starship C57D travels to planet Altair 4 in search of the crew of spaceship "Bellerophon," a scientific expedition that has been missing for twenty years. They find themselves unwelcome by the expedition's lone survivor and warned of destruction by an invisible force if they don't turn back immediately.
Directed by Fred M. Wilcox
flying saucer
rescue mission
space
alien planet
robot
sabotage
mysterious death
alien civilization
lone survivor
extinct race
invisible monster
ray weapons
mind enhancement
atomic power plant
romantic triangle
Rank
#15 in 1956·#4857 overall
Trailer
IMDB
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Letterboxd
3.6 / 5
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Cast
Walter Pidgeon
Dr. Edward Morbius
Anne Francis
Altaira Morbius
Leslie Nielsen
Commander John J. Adams
Warren Stevens
Lt. 'Doc' Ostrow
Jack Kelly
Lt. Jerry Farman
Earl Holliman
Cookie
Richard Anderson
Chief Engineer Quinn
George D. Wallace
Bosun
Robert Dix
Crewman Grey
Jimmy Thompson
Crewman Youngerford
James Drury
Crewman Strong
Peter Miller
Crewman Moran
Crew
Fred M. Wilcox
Director
George J. Folsey
Director of Photography
William Tuttle
Makeup Artist
Helen Rose
Costume Design
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
Walter Plunkett
Costume Design
A. Arnold Gillespie
Special Effects
Sydney Guilaroff
Hairstylist
Popular Reviews
147 reviews
killerspaceklownn
4.0★ · 05/29/25
no thank you. ☆
no thank you. ☆
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NADA
6.0★ · 05/17/26
whoever wrote this was not listening to their english teacher when they explained “show not tell”… 🤡
whoever wrote this was not listening to their english teacher when they explained “show not tell”… 🤡
Farley Flavors II
6.0★ · 03/24/26
"Anne francis stars in... Forbidden planet"
Ok movie we get it... You have an electric score with different beeps and boops (Robby the robot is a true G fr)
"Anne francis stars in... Forbidden planet"
Ok movie we get it... You have an electric score with different beeps and boops (Robby the robot is a true G fr)
Dorian A
7.0★ · 02/24/26
Where the fuck were Brad and Janet?
Where the fuck were Brad and Janet?
Brayden
7.0★ · 02/02/26
Super fucking campy, and arguably very sexist, but quite fun and pulpy at the same time
Super fucking campy, and arguably very sexist, but quite fun and pulpy at the same time
