The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951)
Genre Family; Science Fiction; Thriller
Studio 20th Century Fox
Movie Release Date 1951
Country USA
Language English
Audience Rating NR (Not Rated)
Running Time 92 mins
Format DVD
Color Black And White
Cast
Frances Bavier Mrs. Barley
Billy Gray Bobby Benson
Sam Jaffe Professor Jacob Barnhardt
Hugh Marlowe Tom Stevens
Lock Martin Gort
Patricia Neal Helen Benson
Michael Rennie Klaatu
Crew
Director Robert Wise
Writer Harry Bates
Writer Edmund H. North
Producer Julian Blaustein
Plot
What terrifying message does an alien from outer space want to deliver to humanity? When a UFO lands in Washington, D. C., it's immediately surrounded by the military. A nervous soldier shoots the silver suited and helmeted vistor who emerges from the alien spacecraft. Chaos immediately insues, and the alien escapes. Fortunately the humanoid alien finds refuge with a caring widow and her son who eventually stumble upon his secret. Then it becomes a race to safely get him back to his spacecraft so that he can complete his mission and deliver a startling message to humanity.
Features
Disc 1: Disc One: - Commentary by Director Robert Wise and Nicholas Meyer (Director, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan) - All-New Commentary by Film & Music Historians John Morgan, Steven Smith, William Stromberg and Nick Redman - Isolated Score Track - All-New Featurettes: The Mysterious, Melodious Theremin; Main Title Live Performance by Peter Pringle &The Making of The Day the Earth Stood Still - Farewell to the Master: A Reading by Jamieson K. Price of the Original Harry Bates Short Story - Fox Movietonews (1951) - Trailers Disc Two: - All-New Featurettes: Decoding "Klaatu Barada Nikto": Science Fiction as Metaphor; A Brief History of Flying Saucers; The Astounding Harry Bates &Edmund North: The Man Who Made the Earth Stand Still - Race to Oblivion Documentary Short - Interactive Pressbook and Still Galleries
Personal Details
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Index 434
Collection Status In Collection
Links Amazon US
The Day The Earth Stood Still at Movie Collector Connect
IMDB
Edition Details
Distributor 20th Century Fox
Barcode 024543553212
Region Region 1
Release Date 02-Dec-2008
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3)
Subtitles English; English (Closed Captioned); Spanish
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
Dolby Digital Mono [English]
Dolby Digital Mono [French]
Dolby Digital Mono [Spanish]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 2