70th anniversary!

In this classic and much-emulated work of science fiction, a rescue mission to a distant planet discovers the two survivors of a space ship that crashed 20 years before on the Forbidden Planet.

“A landmark science-fiction film… dazzling in its scope and imagination.”
— The New York Times

“One of the great science-fiction films—intelligent, imaginative, and still visually striking.”
— Chicago Sun-Times

“A pioneering work… its electronic score and widescreen spectacle were revolutionary.”
— British Film Institute

“A landmark of 1950s sci-fi… ambitious, eerie, and far ahead of its time.”
— Time Out

“A major influence on decades of science fiction that followed.”
— Variety

“Still one of the most intelligent and imaginative of all science-fiction films.”
— Leonard Maltin