STARRING:
Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen, Warren Stevens, Earl Holliman
1956, 98 Minutes, Directed by: Fred McLeod Wilcox
Description:1956 pop adaptation of Shakespeare's The Tempest. Walter Pidgeon is the
Prospero figure, presiding over a paradisiacal world with his lovely young
daughter and their servile droid. When the crew of a spaceship lands on the
planet, they become aware of a sinister invisible force that threatens to
destroy them. —
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Ambitious 1950s movie that is
basically a sci-fi retelling of Shakespeare's The Tempest. Some of the special
effects (revolutionary for its time) may look tacky by today's standards but its
intelligent storyline makes up for it. (The Star Trek television
series' concept would later on borrow liberally from this movie.)
And then there's the bonus
of the beautiful Anne Francis gallivanting about in a swimming pool and a classic robot
called Robbie.
Don't be put off by the
Shakespeare reference. It isn't anywhere as heavy and cerebral as that would make it seem.
This is a very likeable movie . . .
Description:
1956 pop adaptation of Shakespeare's The Tempest. Walter Pidgeon is the
Prospero figure, presiding over a paradisiacal world with his lovely young
daughter and their servile droid. When the crew of a spaceship lands on the
planet, they become aware of a sinister invisible force that threatens to
destroy them. —
