FORBIDDEN PLANET (1956) 31085 Movie Poster U.S. 27x41 Folded Unbacked Very Fine Walter Pidgeon Anne Francis Leslie Nielsen Fred M. Wilcox

Original U.S. One-Sheet Poster (27x41) Very Fine Condition Folded Unbacked

Original U.S. One sheet poster is very lovely (very fine) condition - and unbacked - for one of the most beloved science-fiction films of the 1950s. MGM gave this film the premium treatment in CinemaScope and Eastman Color. Loosely based on Shakespeare's play THE TEMPEST, the film introduced the world most lovable, if not most original, robot, Robbie. Robbie was practically the star of this film, although MGM veteran player Walter Pidgeon, lithe and beautiful Anne Francis, and a young actor named Leslie Nielsen would illuminate the story. The movie was directed by Fred McLeod Wilcox. It cannot be overstated that no one on the MGM lot thought that this movie would become one of the classic films of the decade. But it has. The one sheet is especially wonderful because in an era when many movie posters were produced without much attention to the quality of the printing, this poster features absolutely lovely offset lithography. The classic images of the girl in the robot's arms had been used before, certainly. But Robbie was not exactly any robot. Still there is an element of, well, sex, in the composition. In the background there is a space-scape with clouds and stars and planets. We once again stress that this example of the poster is very high grade. As Shakespeare wrote, "What's past is prologue." MovieArt Original Film Posters guarantees this poster is authentic.

Walter Pidgeon - Actor
Anne Francis - Actor
Leslie Nielsen - Actor
FRED M. WILCOX - Director
ROBBY -