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FORBIDDEN PLANET
July 19, 2012  | By David Bianculli

TCM, 8:00 p.m. ET

 

This 1956 sci-fi movie is a classic in its genre, not only because of its cool robot, but because of its source material: Shakespeare’s The Tempest. And as a bonus, it features the gorgeous Anne Francis. So with three good reasons to watch, why not? And there’s a fourth: Her male co-star is Leslie Nielsen, playing it straight.

 
 
 
 
 
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