Shakespeare's THE TEMPEST is transformed in this landmark science-fiction film. Spacemen travel to a planet ruled by Dr. Edward Morbius (Walter Pidgeon), who has built a kingdom with his daughter and obedient robot Robby. The good doctor is plagued by his mad quest for knowledge through his "brain booster" machine, and by Freudian "monsters from the id" as his daughter discovers other men and learns to kiss.

Color by Eastmancolor. Shot in CinemaScope.

"Electronic tonalities" by Louis and Bebe Barron.

Joshua Meador, who worked on the special effects team, was loaned to MGM by Walt Disney Productions.

The story is loosely based on Shakespeare's classic play "The Tempest."

Rated BBFC U by the British Board of Film Censors.

DVD Features:

Region 1
Digipak
Disc - 2
Widescreen - 2.40
Audio:
Dolby Digital Surround 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital Mono 1.0 - French
Subtitles - English, French, Spanish
Additional Release Material:
Additional Footage - Deleted Scenes, Lost Footage
Featurettes - 1. "Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us"
2. "Amazing!: Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet"
3. "Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon"
Trailers - Theatrical Trailers
Additional Product:
Collectible - Toy

Distributor Notes: Forbidden Planet: Ultimate Collector's Edition

This 1956 cult classic, regarded as one of the most influential science fiction movies ever made, now has an all new Ultimate Collector's Edition featuring remastered film and audio. Loaded with hours of bonuses, vintage memorabilia, a Robby the Robot replica, and collectible packaging, this all new edition is ready for the Sci-Fi fanatic.

Source: Warner Home Video

Walter Pidgeon: Canadian actor, MADAME CURIE, MRS. MINIVER
Anne Francis: Actress, HONEY WEST
Leslie Nielsen: Author, "Leslie Nielsen's Stupid Little Golf Book"
Warren Stevens: American Actor
Earl Holliman: American Actor
Jack Kelly: American Actor/"Bart Maverick"
Richard Anderson: American Film and Television Actor, SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN
George D. Wallace: B-Movie Actor
James Drury: TV Actor/"Virginian"
Harry Harvey: Character actor, KING OF THE SIERRAS/FORBIDDEN PLANET
Bob Dix: 
Jimmie Thompson: 

Fred M. Wilcox: American Director

Nicholas Nayfack: 

Cyril Hume: Screenwriter

Bebe Barron: 
Louis Barron: 

George Folsey: Editor, PLEDGE THIS! (2006)
Ferris Webster: 

"...Sci-fi classic....[Nielsen does] a man's-gotta-do-what-a-man's-gotta-do..." -- Rating: A-
"Filmed in CinemaScope and color and given a lofty sci-fi budget for its day....[A] perennially popular outer space variation on Shakespeare's THE TEMPEST..."
"[A]n irresistible blend of the sublime and the silly....[With] magnificent galazy scapes...[and[ colorful futuristic interiors..."
5 stars out of 5 -- "FORBIDDEN PLANET is a feast for the eyes....This definitive Science Fiction movie has really never looked better..."
"Over 50 years on, FORBIDDEN PLANET still looks like the future....An oddity that would change the face of science-fiction on film."