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MGM's Forbidden Planet released

When: 30 Mar 1956
Sources: 2 public sources

The theatrical poster for MGM's Forbidden Planet (1956) Loew's International (MGM), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

MGM released Forbidden Planet, a big-budget science fiction film loosely based on The Tempest in which a future human crew travels by space cruiser to a distant world. The Library of Congress added it to the National Film Registry in 2013.

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OfficialReading the Film Registry: Forbidden Planet (1956) (opens in a new tab)Library of Congress (Now See Hear! blog) / 2018-12-07
OtherForbidden Planet (1956) catalog entry (opens in a new tab)American Film Institute (AFI Catalog)

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