Forbidden Planet 4K UHD
'Forbidden Planet' Director: Fred M. Wilcox (1956) Arrow Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD
One of the all-time greats of science-fiction cinema, Forbidden Planet elevated the genre to a whole new level, transposing Shakespeare's The Tempest into deepest space and breaking new ground with its iconic designs, elaborate sets, and pioneering electronic score.
A starship crew in the 23rd century is dispatched to a distant planet to determine the fate of an earlier expedition. Warned not to land, they discover just two human survivors, a powerful robot, and the deadly secret of a lost civilisation.
Presented for the very first time in its original Cinemascope aspect ratio with its theatrical "Perspecta" stereo soundtrack. Starring Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis and Leslie Nielsen.
Limited Edition contents:
- Reversible sleeve featuring original artwork options
- Double-sided fold-out poster
- Reversible sleeve featuring two original artwork options
- Collectors' booklet containing new writing by critics Frank Collins and Johnny Mains, plus select archival material
Special features include:
- Audio commentary by film historians Kim Newman and Barry Forshaw
- Appreciation of Bebe & Louis Barron's pioneering electronic score by historian and composer Neil Brand
- Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, The 1950s and Us, an archival documentary
- Amazing!: Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet, an archival documentary
- Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-FiIcon, an archival featurette
- Deleted scenes
- Lost footage
- The Invisible Boy (90 mins, 1957), a bonus movie featuring Robby the Robot in his second feature film
- "Robot Client," an episode of The Thin Man TV series featuring Robby the Robot
- Two excerpts from MGM Parade
- Original Shooting Script
