Director: Fred M. Wilcox

Writers: Cyril Hume; Irving Block; Allen Adler

Producer: Nicholas Nayfack

Keywords: Sci-Fi

A crew is dispatched to the remote Altair-5 outpost to determine the fate of the scientific settlement posted there a quarter century prior. They find only Dr. Edward Morbius and his daughter; the others are dead. Cautionary tale of technology and human destiny. This is the key science fiction film of the 1950s and possibly of all time. Received an Oscar nomination for Best Special Effects.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Richard Anderson	Actor	8-Aug-1926	31-Aug-2017	Oscar Goldman on The 6 Million Dollar Man
James Drury	Actor	18-Apr-1934		The Virginian
Anne Francis	Actor	16-Sep-1930	2-Jan-2011	Forbidden Planet
Earl Holliman	Actor	11-Sep-1928		The Rainmaker
Jack Kelly	Actor	16-Sep-1927	7-Nov-1992	Bart Maverick
Leslie Nielsen	Actor	11-Feb-1926	28-Nov-2010	Airplane!
Walter Pidgeon	Actor	23-Sep-1897	25-Sep-1984	How Green Was My Valley
Warren Stevens	Actor	2-Nov-1919	27-Mar-2012	Forbidden Planet

CAST

Starring
Walter Pidgeon	...   Dr. Morbius
Anne Francis	...   Altaira Morbius
Leslie Nielsen	...   Cmdr. Adams
with
Warren Stevens	...   Lt. "Doc" Ostrow
Jack Kelly	...   Lt. Farman
Richard Anderson	...   Chief Quinn
Earl Holliman]	...   Cook
And Introducing
Robby, the Robot	...   Himself
George Wallace	...   Bosun
Bob Dix	...   Grey
Jimmy Thompson	...   Youngerford
James Drury	...   Strong
Harry Harvey, Jr.	...   Randall
Roger McGee	...   Lindstrom
Peter Miller	...   Moran
Morgan Jones	...   Nichols
Richard Grant	...   Silvers
Notable uncredited roles
Marvin Miller	...   Robby, the Robot

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