The Day the Earth Stood Still

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1951 PG-13 1h 32m

7.5 /10

1.2K

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The Day the Earth Stood Still

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Genre

Science Fiction Thriller Drama

Plot

An alien and a robot land on Earth after World War II and tell mankind to be peaceful or face destruction.

Director

Writers

Edmund H. North Harry Bates

Stars

Michael Rennie Patricia Neal Billy Gray

Cast & Crew

Michael Rennie

Klaatu, alias Mr. Carpenter

Patricia Neal

Billy Gray

Sam Jaffe

Prof. Jacob Barnhardt

Hugh Marlowe

Lock Martin

Freeman Lusk

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

H.V. Kaltenborn

H. V. Kaltenborn

Gabriel Heatter

Gabriel Heatter (voice)

Harry Lauter

Lieutenant in Charge of Landing Site

Balding Army Doctor

Robert Osterloh

Robert Osterloh

Army Examining Doctor

Radio Interviewer at Landing Site

Tyler McVey

House Peters Jr.

House Peters Jr.

M.P. Captain at Barnhardt's

George Lynn

Conference Colonel Ryder

Dorothy Neumann

Dorothy Neumann

Margaret, Tom's secretary

Wheaton Chambers

Wheaton Chambers

Mr. Bleeker, jeweller

Carleton Young

Zone Five Lieutenant Colonel

Harry Harvey

Sammy, boy witness

Bess Flowers

Lady Outside Jewelry Store

James Seay

Indian Newscaster

British Newscaster

Stuart Whitman

Sentry (scene deleted)

Scientific Delegate

British Radio Announcer

Radio Announcer (voice)

Guy Williams

Radio Operator (uncredited)

Geronimo1967

8

14 Jun 2024

This is probably Michael Rennie's best cinema role here as he lands his spaceship in the middle of Washington DC. Of course, the Americans panic and s...

FilipeManuelNeto

FilipeManuelNeto

7

13 Sep 2023

**An excellent sci-fi film.** This is one of the best and most influential films from the early days of sci-fi. The theme was not new, there were s...

John Chard

10

2 Nov 2013

I'm impatient with stupidity. My people have learned to live without it. The Day the Earth Stood Still is directed by Robert Wise and adapted to s...

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