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Altaira
and Robby the Robot
Original
promotion press photos #1
Altaira
and Robby the Robot
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Altaira
and Robby the Robot
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Altaira
and Robby the Robot
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Altaira
and commander J.J Adams
Original
promotion press photos
Set
of 1956 color Lobby Cards
Set
of 1956 color Lobby Cards
Altaira
Wardrobe Stills
Dr
Morbius and Robby the Robot
United
Planets Cruiser C-57 D
Original
promotion press photos
Some
interesting Film Posters
Related
and interesting sites to visit
FORBIDDEN
PLANET Starring:
Walter Pidgeon ( Dr Morbius
)
Anne Francis ( Altaira )
Leslie Nielsen ( commander
Adams )
And introducing Robby the
Robot.
Screenplay by Cyril Hume.
Inspired from Shakespeare's
play "The Tempest"
Based on a story by Irvin
Block and Allen Adler.
Electronic Tonalities by
Louis and Bebe Barron.
Directed by Fred McLeod
Wilco.
Produced by Nicholas Nayfack.
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In
1954 "Metro Goldwyn Mayer" began a
magnificent project, destined
to set a new
standard for Science-fiction
and Fantasy films.
Originally called "Fatal
Planet" the project was
retitled "FORBIDDEN PLANET"
which was felt
to have more box-office
appeal. Lavishly
expending time, money and
effort, the film
makers determined to make
it the super-
production of this neglected
genre, with
beautiful sets, intricated
miniatures, startling
special effects, and an
outstanding cast headed
by a notable new star. He
wasn't born, he was
Built! His name was "ROBBY
the ROBOT".
He would retain his popular
appeal long after
many of his human stellar
contempories were
forgotten. After two years
of production MGM
had created something really
unique. Yes,
so unique in fact that the
studio's music
department was at loos to
know how to score
the film. Using no orchestra
instruments and
only the sounds emitted
by cybernetic circuits,
the score actually launched
the era of electronic
music on film. Louis and
Bebe Barron created a
unique and compelling score.
Today it remains
as lushly surprising, as
fresh and inventive as
when it burst upon the screen.
It still carries us
through the wonder, charm
and terror of the
"Planet Altair IV".
The
story takes place in the far future with the
crew
of the United Planets Cruiser C-57D
on
a mission to Altair IV in search of survivors
from
a previous expedition. There, they
encounter
the mysterious Dr Morbius and his
beautiful
daughter Altaira, the only remaining
survivors
of the spaceship Bellerophon which
had
landed on the planet twenty years earlier.
Dr
Morbius warns commander J.J Adams and his
men
not to remain on Altair IV for fear that they will
fall
victim to the same mysterious force which had
annihilated
the Bellerophon expedition years
before.
Altaira never having seen another man in
her
life other than her father is quite pleased with
the
company of the C-57D crew and finds herself
attracted
to commander Adams. Dr Morbius,
meanwhile,
shows the crew the remains of a
highly
advanced civilization known as the Krell,
whose
technology he has been able to utilize in
the
creation of a household robot servant
"Robby
the Robot" as well to enhance his own
brain
capacity. It is discovered that in so doing,
he
had released the dark side of his subconscious
or
ID in the form of an invisible creature with an
insatiable
lust for death and destruction. Now,
after
having been dormant since the destruction
of
the Bellerophon, Dr Morbius subconscious ID
monster
has been re-awakened and commander
Adams
must then defend his ship and crew from
the
irresistible force which now threatens their
existence
and make Dr Morbius come to terms
with
the evil side of his nature. |
