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

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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    Walter Pidgeon

    Dr. Edward Morbius

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    Anne Francis

    Altaira Morbius

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    Leslie Nielsen

    Commander John J. Adams

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    Warren Stevens

    Lt. 'Doc' Ostrow

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    Jack Kelly

    Lt. Jerry Farman

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    Earl Holliman

    Cookie

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    Richard Anderson

    Chief Engineer Quinn

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    George D. Wallace

    Bosun

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    Robert Dix

    Crewman Grey

**_The 50's prototype Sci-Fi film and... Anne Francis_** I didn't see "Forbidden Planet" (1956) until a full four decades after it's debut. I've seen it a few more times since then and here's what strikes me: For one, although Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry is undeniably great, practically every primary aspect of Trek is present in "Forbidden Planet," which was released almost a decade before the first Star Trek pilot episode was produced (!). You name it: warp drive, Captain/First Officer/Doctor triumvirate, alluring space females, beam down/up (in a visual sense, at least), etc., i...