Cinematic background from Forbidden Planet 1956 - Starship C57D travels to planet Altair 4 in search of the crew of spaceship "Bellerophon," a scientific expedition that has been missing for 20 years, only to find themselves unwelcome by the expedition's lone survivor and warned of destruction by an invisible force if they don't turn back immediately.
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A woman in a gold dress talking to a man in a uniform; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A man kneeling on the ground in front of a robot; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A man standing next to a robot in a field; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A man standing next to a fire hydrant in a field; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A group of men working on computers next to an object; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – An image of an alien spaceship in the middle of the night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A man sitting in front of a computer; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – Two men in uniforms are talking to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A man holding a microphone while standing next to a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A young boy standing in front of a television; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A couple of men sitting at a table with food; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A woman standing in front of a painting of a forest; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A woman standing in front of a large robot; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A group of men standing on top of a dirt field; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A man and a woman hugging each other in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A man and a woman kissing in front of a tree; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – Two men standing next to each other on a dirt field; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A beautiful young woman standing next to a bunch of red flowers; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A man and a woman are hugging in the woods; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A woman with blonde hair wearing a gray dress; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – Two men looking at each other in a mirror; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A group of men sitting at a table drinking from cups; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A man holding a microphone while standing next to a table; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A man and a woman hugging in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A group of men standing next to each other wearing uniforms; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A man and a woman are standing in front of each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A man and a woman wearing green necklaces; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A man and a woman kissing each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A man and a woman are standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A man walking down a set of stairs; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A woman with blonde hair wearing a gold dress; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A group of people standing next to each other in front of a building; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A man in a military uniform putting lipstick on a woman's face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – An image of an alien invasion in the desert; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A woman in a black dress standing in a room; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – An older man in a black shirt and black jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A man and a woman standing in front of a projection screen; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – An older man wearing a brown shirt and a pair of glasses; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A man and a woman are singing together; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – Two men in a lab looking at an object; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A couple of men standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A man is looking at a pile of beer bottles; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A man and a woman talking to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A man standing in front of a large rock formation; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A scene from the movie , the wizard of oz; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A robot is sitting on top of a pile of metal; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A man sitting in front of a table with a map; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A group of people standing next to each other near rocks; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A man in a black shirt is standing with his arms crossed; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A man smiling while standing in front of a tree; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A group of men standing next to each other at a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A man and a woman sitting at a table in a restaurant; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A man wearing a hat standing in front of a group of people; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A group of people standing in a field; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A group of men standing next to each other near an airplane; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A man and a woman are standing next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A man laying on the ground next to another man; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A group of men standing next to each other holding guns; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A man in a uniform looking at himself in the mirror; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A man sitting at a table in front of another man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A man and a woman standing next to each other in front of a tree; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – Two men are sitting at a table in front of a globe; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A man with a beard and a brown shirt standing in front of a picture of a galaxy; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A woman standing in front of a mirror in a room; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A desert landscape with a green sky in the background; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A group of people standing on top of a dirt field; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A man standing next to a woman wearing a black shirt; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A group of people sitting around a table; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A man holding a gun while standing next to a wall; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A woman in a white dress standing in front of a fountain; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A woman sitting on the ground next to a man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – Two men in grey suits standing in front of a robot; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – An old fashion looking coffee pot sitting next to flowers; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – An older man in a black shirt and black jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A man sitting in front of another man in a chair; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A woman standing next to a robot in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A couple of men sitting on top of a pink couch; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A group of men standing next to each other in uniforms; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – The inside of a room with green lighting; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – Two men sitting on a couch in front of a robot; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A couple of men sitting next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A man standing in front of a group of people in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A man and a woman standing next to each other in the woods; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A group of men standing next to each other in a field; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A man standing in a room with his arms crossed; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A man in a gray suit stands in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A man in a uniform standing in front of a tree; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A man and a woman standing next to each other in front of trees; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A group of men standing next to each other on top of a hill; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – Two men are looking at a television screen; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A man and a woman are standing next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Forbidden Planet” (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox – A man standing in front of a large telescope; Medium shot, Low angle