The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Michael Rennie
Klaatu
Patricia Neal
Helen Benson
Hugh Marlowe
Tom Stevens
Sam Jaffe
Professor Jacob Barnhardt
Billy Gray
Bobby Benson
Freeman Lusk
General Cutler
Frances Bavier
Mrs. Barley
Lock Martin
Gort
Edith Evanson
Mrs. Crockett, landlady
Patrick Aherne
General at Pentagon
Frank Conroy
Mr. Harley, Secretary to the President
Walter Bacon
Sightseer at Spaceship
Rama Bai
Scientific Delegate
John Brown
George Barley, boarder
Robert Wise
Director
Olan Soule
Mr. Krull, boarder
Edmund H. North
Writer
Marjorie Crossland
Hilda, Barnhart's secretary
Harry Bates
Writer
Elmer Davis
Elmer Davis
Julian Blaustein
Producer
H.V. Kaltenborn
H. V. Kaltenborn
Drew Pearson
Drew Pearson
Bernard Herrmann
Composer
Gabriel Heatter
Gabriel Heatter (voice)
Leo Tover
Cinematographer
Harry Lauter
Lieutenant in Charge of Landing Site
William Reynolds
Editor
James Doyle
Army Dr. White
Larry Dobkin
Balding Army Doctor
Robert Osterloh
Army Examining Doctor
Glenn Hardy
Radio Interviewer at Landing Site
Tyler McVey
Brady
House Peters Jr.
M.P. Captain at Barnhardt's
George Lynn
Conference Colonel Ryder
Dorothy Neumann
Margaret, Tom's secretary
Wheaton Chambers
Mr. Bleeker, jeweller
Carleton Young
Zone Five Lieutenant Colonel
Harry Harvey
The Cab Driver
Sammy Ogg
Sammy, boy witness
Bess Flowers
Lady Outside Jewelry Store
James Seay
Government Man
Grady Galloway
Radar Operator
Hassan Khayyam
Indian Newscaster
John Barton
British Newscaster
Stuart Whitman
Sentry (scene deleted)
John Burton
British Radio Announcer
Bill Welsh
Radio Announcer (voice)
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 28, 1951
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 32m
Budget$995,000
Box Office$1,850,000
Genres
Wiki.
The Day the Earth Stood Still (working titles: Farewell to the Master and Journey to the World) is a 1951 American science fiction film from 20th Century Fox, produced by Julian Blaustein and directed by Robert Wise. It stars Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Jaffe, Billy Gray, Frances Bavier and Lock Martin. The screenplay was written by Edmund H. North, based on the 1940 science fiction short story "Farewell to the Master" by Harry Bates. The film score was composed by Bernard Herrmann.Set in the Cold War during the early stages of the nuclear arms race, the storyline involves a humanoid alien visitor who comes to Earth, accompanied by a powerful robot, to deliver an important message that will affect the entire human race.
In 1995, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".The 2008 remake The Day the Earth Stood Still stars Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly.