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Day the Earth Stood Still, The (1951)
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 DAY THE EARTH...
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cover Directed by
Robert Wise 

Writing credits
Harry Bates  (story)
Edmund H. North 


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Genre: Drama / Sci-Fi (more)

Tagline: From Out Of Space... A Warning And An Ultimatum (more)

Plot Outline: An alien lands and tells the people of Earth that we must live peacefully or be destroyed as a danger to other planets. (more)

User Comments: The thinking-person's sci-fi film (more)

User Rating: ********__ 7.9/10 (4716 votes)  top 250: #227

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete
Michael Rennie .... Klaatu
Patricia Neal .... Helen Benson
Hugh Marlowe .... Tom Stevens
Sam Jaffe (I) .... Professor Jacob Barnhardt
Billy Gray (I) .... Bobby Benson
Frances Bavier .... Mrs. Barley
Lock Martin .... Gort
rest of cast listed alphabetically
Marshall Bradford .... Chief of Staff (uncredited)
John Brown (I) .... Mr. George Barley, Boarder (uncredited)
John Burton (I) .... British Radio M.C (uncredited)
Wheaton Chambers .... Mr. Bleeker, Diamonds (uncredited)
Frank Conroy (I) .... Mr. Harley, President's Secretary (uncredited)
James Craven (I) .... Businessman (uncredited)
Marjorie Crossland .... Hilda, Barnhardt's Secretary (uncredited)
Elmer Davis .... Himself (uncredited)
Lawrence Dobkin .... Army physician (uncredited)
Charles Evans (IV) (uncredited)
Edith Evanson .... Mrs. Crockett, Boarding House (uncredited)
Elizabeth Flournoy (uncredited)
Glenn Hardy .... Interviewer (uncredited)
Harry Harvey (II) .... Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Gabriel Heatter .... Himself, Voice (uncredited)
Gil Herman (uncredited)
H.V. Kaltenborn .... Himself (uncredited)
Harry Lauter .... Platoon Leader (uncredited)
Freeman Lusk .... General Cutler (uncredited)
George Lynn .... Colonel Ryder (uncredited)
Herbert Lytton (uncredited)
Tyler McVey .... Brady, Government Agent (uncredited)
Millard Mitchell .... Voice of General Cutler (uncredited) (voice)
Dorothy Neumann .... Margaret, Tom's Secretary (uncredited)
Robert Osterloh .... Army physician (uncredited)
Drew Pearson .... Himself (uncredited)
House Peters Jr. .... MP Captain (uncredited)
Fay Roope .... Major General (uncredited)
James Seay .... Government Man (uncredited)
Olan Soule .... Mr. Krull, Boarder (uncredited)
Kim Spalding .... Army Orderly (uncredited)
Harlan Warde .... Carson (uncredited)
Stuart Whitman (uncredited)
Adam Williams (I) .... Army Physician (uncredited)
Rush Williams .... M.P. Sergeant (uncredited)
Carleton Young .... Colonel (uncredited)
 
Directed by
Robert Wise 
 
Writing credits
Harry Bates  (story Farewell to the Master)

Edmund H. North 
 
Produced by
Julian Blaustein .... producer
 
Original music by
Bernard Herrmann 
 
Cinematography by
Leo Tover 
 
Film Editing by
William Reynolds (II) 
 
Art Direction by
Addison Hehr 
Lyle R. Wheeler  (as Lyle Wheeler)
 
Set Decoration by
Claude E. Carpenter  (as Claude Carpenter)
Thomas Little 
 
Costume Design by
Perkins Bailey  (Klaatu's costume)
Travilla 
 
Makeup Department
Ben Nye (I) .... makeup artist
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bert Leeds .... second unit director (uncredited)
Arthur Lueker .... first assistant director (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Harry M. Leonard .... sound
Arthur von Kirbach .... sound (as Arthur L. Kirbach)
 
Special Effects by
L.B. Abbott .... effects team (uncredited)
Ray Kellogg .... effects team (uncredited)
Emil Kosa .... effects team (uncredited)
Fred Sersen .... special photographic effects
 
Other crew
Dr. Samuel Herrick .... technical advisor (uncredited)
Bernard Herrmann .... orchestrator (uncredited)
Dr. Samuel Hoffman .... musician: theremin
Charles Le Maire .... wardrobe director
Bert Leeds .... second unit direction (uncredited)
Paul Shure .... musician: theremin (uncredited)
Darryl F. Zanuck .... executive in charge of production (uncredited)
 

Crew verified as complete.

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Runtime: 92
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Black and White
Sound Mix: Western Electric Sound System
Certification: Finland:K-12 / USA:G

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User Comments:

Matthew Ignoffo (mermatt@webtv.net)
Eatontown, NJ, USA

Date: 30 July 1998
Summary: The thinking-person's sci-fi film

In addition to immortalizing the statement, "Gort, Klaatu barada nikto," this film is the grand-daddy of good sci-fi. It treats it's subject with dignity and realism. While the film has some good FX, it doesn't rely on the visuals and noises. Instead it focuses on characters and ideas. Klaatu is a nicely disguised Christ-figure in this allegory which makes you think at the same time that it is scaring you.

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