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In this classic and much-emulated work of science fiction, a rescue mission to a distant planet discovers the two survivors of a space ship that crashed 20 years before on the Forbidden Planet. One of the stranded humans has deciphered the secrets of the planet's long-extinct inhabitants--and the technology that gave them the power to instantly destroy their civilization. Now, he refuses to share his knowledge ... and one-by-one the rescuers begin to die. Loosely based on Shakespeare's "The Tempest" and the film that introduced Robbie the Robot.

1956 · 1h 38m

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Forbidden Planet

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In this classic and much-emulated work of science fiction, a rescue mission to a distant planet discovers the two survivors of a space ship that crashed 20 years before on the Forbidden Planet. One of the stranded humans has deciphered the secrets of the planet's long-extinct inhabitants--and the technology that gave them the power to instantly destroy their civilization. Now, he refuses to share his knowledge ... and one-by-one the rescuers begin to die. Loosely based on Shakespeare's "The Tempest" and the film that introduced Robbie the Robot.

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© Statutory declaration under section 52A of the Copyright Act, 1957 (as amended): We, Warner Bros Entertainment Inc. located at 4000 Warner Blvd., Burbank, CA 91522 U.S.A hereby declare that we are the owners of the copyright for distributing this cinematography film, having secured necessary consent and license from the producer of the film. © 1956 Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Studio
Warner Bros.
Released
1956
Run Time
1 hr 38 min
Rated
A
Content Advisories
Alcohol Consumption, Smoking or Tobacco Use, Suggestive Dialogue, Violence
Region of Origin
United States
© Statutory declaration under section 52A of the Copyright Act, 1957 (as amended): We, Warner Bros Entertainment Inc. located at 4000 Warner Blvd., Burbank, CA 91522 U.S.A hereby declare that we are the owners of the copyright for distributing this cinematography film, having secured necessary consent and license from the producer of the film. © 1956 Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Original Audio
English
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English (United States) (AAC)

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English (CC), Danish (Denmark) , Dutch (Netherlands) , Finnish (Finland) , French (France) , German (Germany) , Greek (Greece) , Norwegian (Norway) , Polish (Poland) , Portuguese (Portugal) , Spanish (Spain) , Swedish (Sweden) , Turkish

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Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.