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Forbidden Planet

Forbidden Planet

Mar 23, 1956
98 min
Science FictionAdventure
7.3/ 10
1,003 votes

Overview

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.

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TMDB
7.3/10
1,003 votes
IMDB
7.5/10
55,938 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
96%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
80/100
Metascore

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Performance & Recognition

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$1,900,000Production cost
Box Office$3,250,000Worldwide gross
Profit$1,350,000Profitable
ROI
+71.1%Return on investment

Awards & Nominations

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 3 nominations total

Details

Production information

"Earthmen on a fabulous, peril-journey into outer space!"

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$1,900,000

Revenue

$3,250,000

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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