The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) - From out of space...A warning and an ultimatum.

The Day the Earth Stood Still

From out of space...A warning and an ultimatum.
( Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller )

MPAA Rating:

US Runtime: 92 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
Sep 28, 1951 [USA]

Director:	Robert Wise [Director]

Writer:	Edmund H. North [Screenplay]

Producer:	Julian Blaustein [Producer]

Cinematography:	Leo Tover [Director of Photography]

Edited by:	William Reynolds [Editor]

Music Composed by	Bernard Herrmann [Original Music Composer]

Costume Design:	Perkins Bailey [Costume Design] Travilla [Costume Design]

Production Company:	20th Century Fox (US)

Plot Summary:

An alien lands in Washington, D.C. and tells the people of Earth that they must live peacefully or be destroyed as a danger to other planets.

Cast:

Michael Rennie Klaatu, alias Mr. Carpenter Patricia Neal Helen Benson Billy Gray Bobby Benson Sam Jaffe Prof. Jacob Barnhardt Hugh Marlowe Tom Stevens Lock Martin Gort Freeman Lusk General Cutler Edith Evanson Mrs. Crockett, landlady Frank Conroy Mr. Harley, Secretary to the President Frances Bavier Mrs. Barley, boarder John Brown George Barley, boarder Olan Soule Mr. Krull, boarder Marjorie Crossland Hilda, Barnhart's secretary Elmer Davis Elmer Davis H.V. Kaltenborn H. V. Kaltenborn Drew Pearson Drew Pearson Gabriel Heatter Gabriel Heatter (voice) Harry Lauter Lieutenant in Charge of Landing Site 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) Rama Bai Scientific Delegate John Burton British Radio Announcer Bill Welsh Radio Announcer (voice)

Special Visual Effects Crew:

Fred Sersen Special Effects

Art Department:

Claude E. Carpenter Set Decoration		Thomas Little Set Decoration

Costume and Wardrobe Department:

Charles LeMaire Wardrobe Master

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