Posts Tagged ‘force-field’

Forbidden Planet (1956)

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009
Forbidden Planet
Genres: Adventure | War
Countries: USA
Actors: Walter Pidgeon | Anne Francis | Leslie Nielsen | Warren Stevens | Jack Kelly | Richard Anderson | Earl Holliman | Robby the Robot | George Wallace | Robert Dix | Jimmy Thompson | James Drury | Harry Harvey Jr. | Roger McGee | Peter Miller
Directors: Fred M. Wilcox
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An expedition is sent from Earth to Altair in the constellation of Aquilae (some 17 light years from Earth) to discover what happened to a colony of settlers on its fourth planet, Altair-4. What they discover is how and why an alien race of geniuses destroyed itself overnight while leaving their technology intact at some point in the distant, distant past.

Escape to Witch Mountain ()

Thursday, February 19th, 2009
Escape to Witch Mountain
Genres: Adventure | War
Countries: USA
Actors: Eddie Albert | Ray Milland | Donald Pleasence | Kim Richards | Ike Eisenmann | Walter Barnes | Reta Shaw | Denver Pyle | Alfred Ryder | Lawrence Montaigne | Terry Wilson | George Chandler | Dermott Downs | Shepherd Sanders | Don Brodie
Directors: John Hough
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Tia (Kim Richards) and Tony (Ike Eisenmann) are two orphaned youngsters with extraordinary powers. Lucas Deranian (Donald Pleasence) poses as their uncle in order to get the kids into the clutches of Deranian’s megalomaniacal boss, evil millionaire Aristotle Bolt (Ray Milland), who wants to exploit them. Jason (Eddie Albert), a cynical widower, helps Tia and Tony “escape to witch mountain,” while at the same time Tia and Tony help Jason escape the pain of the loss of his wife.