{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Febd2943d-9b8d-4f8f-8042-69ed78b3e5d4","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Cinema A La Carte Podcast \u2013 Episode 005 - FORBIDDEN PLANET (1956)","description":"\nFORBIDDEN PLANET (1956), one of the most iconic science fiction films of all time, has been chosen as the latest Cinema A La Carte episode to discuss.\u00a0 With its timely phenomenal special effects, the movie was nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Visual Effects category.\u00a0 By 2013, the film was entered into the Library of Congress\u2019 National Film Registry as an important movie in history.\u00a0\n\n\n\nThe planet Altair IV had been colonized twenty years earlier, but now it is time for the relief team to replace the original explorers.\u00a0 When coming into audio communication with the planet, one of the original pioneers, Dr. Edward Morbius (Walter Pidgeon), warns starship C-57D to stay away.\u00a0 But following orders, Commander John J. Adams (Leslie Nielsen) lands the ship only to find Morbius, his daughter Altaira (Anne Francis), and a robot named Robbie all that\u2019s left of the original settlers.\n\n\n\nThe film was one of MGM\u2019s most successful movies.\u00a0 FORBIDDEN PLANET was directed by Fred M. Wilcox, written by Cyril Hume, and produced by Nicholas Nayfack.\u00a0 Years later, the movie still resonates with Robbie the Robot considered one of the most iconic characters in movie history.\u00a0 Take a listen to your co-hosts discuss all things Krell, the mind\u2019s id, and miniskirts.\n","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/68223c5c-cb62-47aa-87c6-c89458d8b1f6/calc-3000x3000-2-scaled.jpg"}