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Disc Title: Forbidden Planet
MGM Home Video ML 104683

Color - 99 min

Released 1995
Available
List Price: $59.98

Video Information Disc Details
2.35 : 1
Letterbox
NTSC 		Closed Captioning: none
Master format: Film
Sides: 4 (CAV)
Language: English

Sound Encoding Digital TrackAnalog Track


STEREO

STEREO

NOTES
Includes the original theatrical trailer. This version has the best audio quality and clean and sharp transfer. The colors are a bit faded, but are better than on the Criterion version.

Disc Title: Forbidden Planet
MGM Home Video ML 102321

Color - 99 min

Released September 1991
Available
List Price: $34.98

Video Information Disc Details
2.35 : 1
Letterbox
NTSC 		Closed Captioning: none
Master format: Film
Sides: 2 (CLV)
Language: English

Sound Encoding Digital TrackAnalog Track


STEREO

STEREO

NOTES
Includes trailer. Colors on the orignal print are a bit faded.

Disc Title: Forbidden Planet
Criterion CC 1153L

Color - 99 min

Released 1989
Available
List Price: $99.95

Video Information Disc Details
2.35 : 1
Letterbox
NTSC 		Closed Captioning: none
Master format: Film
Sides: 4 (CAV)
Chapter stops: 37
Language: English

Sound Encoding Digital TrackAnalog Track


STEREO

STEREO

SUPPLEMENTS
  • "Fatal Planet", a screen treatment (The text of the short story which gave rise to the movie)
  • The Workprint (Many short clips of of scenes which were cut or altered, often followed by the final movie scenes. Includes some examples of before and after special effects were added. Original footage is of very poor quality
  • Text of screenplay alterations and some still frames of cut scenes
  • The novelization (Text about how the book of the movie was written)
  • Sets
  • Costumes
  • Music (Text discussion of the novel electronic music)
  • Robby the Robot (Text and still frames)
  • The Krell (Text and still frames)
  • Production and Publicity (Stills frames of early visual concepts of the ID monster, models of cruiser, Robby's vehicle, sketches of sets and devices, how Robby works. Publicity stills, Lobby cards, Movie posters, Covers of FB novels, Robby the Robot posters and photos)
  • and the Production Timeline.

NOTES
The colors in this transfer are faded, due to the limitations of the best available source material at the time.

Disc Title: Forbidden Planet
MGM Home Video ML 100041

Color - 98 min

Out of print
List Price: $25.98

Video Information Disc Details
1.33 : 1
Pan & Scan
NTSC 		Closed Captioning: none
Master format: Film
Sides: 2 (CLV)
Language: English

Sound Encoding Analog Track

MONO

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