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The Day the Earth Stood Still
From out of space...A warning and an ultimatum.
( Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller )


The Day the Earth Stood Still Poster

MPAA Rating:
G

US Runtime: 92 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
Sep 28, 1951   [USA]
 
Director: Robert Wise
 
Writer: Edmund H. North   [Screenplay]
 
Producer: Julian Blaustein   [Producer]
 
Cinematography: Leo Tover
 
Edited by: William Reynolds
 
Music Composed by Bernard Herrmann
 
Costume Design: Perkins Bailey
Travilla
 
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: (First 20, for the rest click 'Show All Cast & Crew' below.)

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
 
 

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Filming Locations: (Now With Clickable Links To Location On Google Maps)

 

Tech Info:

Budget:
$995,000
Revenue:
$1,850,000
Color Info:
B&W
Sound Mix:
Mono

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