Overview:
An alien and a robot land on Earth after World War II and tell mankind to be peaceful or face destruction.| Status: | Released (1951-09-28) |
|---|---|
| Awards: | 3 wins & 1 nomination |
| Screen: | Edmund H. North, Harry Bates |
| Productions: | 20th Century Fox |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English, Français |
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Casts
- 12282: Michael Rennie - Klaatu, alias Mr. Carpenter
- 1934: Patricia Neal - Helen Benson
- 3162: Billy Gray - Bobby Benson
- 10024: Sam Jaffe - Prof. Jacob Barnhardt
- 10609: Hugh Marlowe - Tom Stevens
- 12284: Lock Martin - Gort
- 1014356: Freeman Lusk - General Cutler
Crews
- 1744: Robert Wise - Director - Directing
- 12277: Edmund H. North - Screenplay - Writing
- 12278: Julian Blaustein - Producer - Production
- 1045: Bernard Herrmann - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 12279: Leo Tover - Director of Photography - Camera
- 3099: William Reynolds - Editor - Editing
- 12280: Addison Hehr - Art Direction - Art
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Reviews
John Chard
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I'm impatient with stupidity. My people have learned to live without it. The Day the Earth Stood Still is directed by Robert Wise and adapted to screenplay by Edmund H. North from the story Farewell to the Master written by Harry Bates. It stars Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hug ....
Continue reading ->Filipe Manuel Neto
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**An excellent sci-fi film.** This is one of the best and most influential films from the early days of sci-fi. The theme was not new, there were several films about aliens and flying saucers, but this is one of the best and most impactful. The script is simple: the atomic arms ra ....
Continue reading ->CinemaSerf
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This is probably Michael Rennie's best cinema role here as he lands his spaceship in the middle of Washington DC. Of course, the Americans panic and surround the thing with tanks and machine guns, and when he emerges looking as human as the rest of us, only clad in a silver suit, the ....
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