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Forbidden planet  Cover Image DVD DVD

Forbidden planet / M-G-M ; screen play by Cyril Hume ; directed by Fred McLeod Wilcox ; produced by Nicholas Nayfack ; The invisible boy / Pan Production ; produced by Nicholas Nayfack ; screen play by Cyril Hume ; directed by Herman Hoffman.

Hume, Cyril, 1900-1966 (Added Author). Wilcox, Fred M. (Added Author). Nayfack, Nicholas. (Added Author). Hoffman, Herman, 1909-1989 (Added Author). Pidgeon, Walter, 1897-1984 (Added Author). Francis, Anne, 1930-2011 (Added Author). Nielsen, Leslie, 1926-2010 (Added Author). Stevens, Warren, 1919-2012 (Added Author). Eyer, Richard, 1945- (Added Author). Abbott, Philip. (Added Author). Brewster, Diane. (Added Author). Stone, Harold J., 1911-2005 (Added Author). Harris, Robert H. (Added Author). Block, Irving, 1930- (Added Author). Adler, Alan J. (Added Author). Cooper, Edmund. (Added Author). Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (Added Author). Pan Production (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary:

Leslie Nielsen plays the commander who brings his space cruiser crew, and Robby the Robot, to the green-skied world that's home to Dr. Morbius and his daughter, and to a mysterious terror.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0790792141
  • ISBN: 9780790792149
  • Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (98 min.) : sound, color & black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Fiftieth anniversary two-disc special edition.
  • Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2006]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Forbidden planet originally produced as a motion picture in 1956.
The invisible boy originally produced as a motion picture in 1957.
Forbidden planet based on a story by Irving Block and Allen Adler.
The invisible boy based on a story by Edmund Cooper.
Special features: deleted scenes and lost footage; 2 follow-up vehicles starring Robby the Robot: feature film "The invisible boy" ; "The thin man" TV series episode Robot client; 3 documentaries: TCM original Watch the skies!: science fiction, the 1950's and US ; The all-new amazing! Exploring the far reaches of Forbidden planet ; Robby the Robot: engineering a sci-fi icon; excerpts from "The MGM parade" TV series; New digital transfer from restored picture and audio elements; science-fiction movie trailer gallery.
Participant or Performer Note:
Forbidden planet: Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen, Warren Stevens.
The invisible boy: Richard Eyer, Philip Abbott, Diane Brewster, Harold J. Stone, Robert H. Harris.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: G.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital; dual layer.
Language Note:
English (Dolby surround 5.1) or French (mono.) dialogue, subtitles in English, French and Spanish.
Subject: Interplanetary voyages > Drama.
Robots > Drama.
Viajes interplanetarios > Teatro.
Robots > Teatro.
Interplanetary voyages > Drama.
Genre: Feature films.
Science fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Science fiction > Feature.
Science fiction films.

Available copies

  • 8 of 8 copies available at SPARK Libraries.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Degenstein. (Show)

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 8 total copies.
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Degenstein Community Library DVF FORBIDDEN (Text) 35031301197500 DVD Available -
Albright Memorial Library DVD FORBIDD (Text) 50686013412528 Storage Available -
Bethlehem Main Library DVD 2 DVDs (Text) 33062008600612 Adult DVD Fiction Available -
Gettysburg Library A-DVD FO (Text) 35740635903792 DVD Available -
Lower Macungie Library DVD FIC FOR (Text) 33400001202624 Adult DVD Available -
New Castle Public Library DVD SCIFI FORB (Text) 31902005356118 NWCM DVD Available -
RACC Film - SciFi/Fantasy (Text) 33624024625491 DVD Available -
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