The Day the Earth Stood Still
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1951
1h 32m
G
English
Science Fiction, Thriller
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An alien and a robot land on Earth after World War II and tell mankind to be peaceful or face destruction.
The Day the Earth Stood Still
An alien and a robot land on Earth after World War II and tell mankind to be peaceful or face destruction.
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Cast
Klaatu, alias Mr. Carpenter
Helen Benson
Bobby Benson
Prof. Jacob Barnhardt
Tom Stevens
Gort
General Cutler
Mrs. Crockett, landlady
Mr. Harley, Secretary to the Presid...
Mrs. Barley, boarder
George Barley, boarder
Mr. Krull, boarder
Hilda, Barnhart's secretary
Elmer Davis
H. V. Kaltenborn
Drew Pearson
Gabriel Heatter (voice)
Lieutenant in Charge of Landing Sit...
Army Dr. White
Balding Army Doctor
Army Examining Doctor
Radio Interviewer at Landing Site
Brady
M.P. Captain at Barnhardt's
Conference Colonel Ryder
Directed By: Robert Wise
Written By: Edmund H. North (Screenplay), Harry Bates (Original Story)
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John Chard
6 years ago
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, Hugh Marlowe, Sam J More
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, Hugh Marlowe, Sam J More
CinemaSerf
4 weeks ago
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, they go and shoot h More
Filipe Manuel Neto
one year ago
**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 race was threateni More
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 race was threateni More
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