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Forbidden planet

United States, 1956
film

The year is 2257AD and the distant planet Altair-IV has three lone inhabitants: Professor Morbius (Walter Pidgeon), a fugitive super-scientist who has created..

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Journey to the seventh planet

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A Far off world

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Alien (Captioned)

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Lost in space

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Alphaville

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World to conquer

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Dark star

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The Brother from Another Planet

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The Mysterians

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