The Day the Earth Stood Still(Movie, 1951)

Name: The Day the Earth Stood Still
Genre: Drama, Science Fiction
Released: 1951
Duration: T01:32:00
Rating: 3.8

FSK: 12+ years

| 1h 32min | Genres: Drama, Science Fiction

Rating: 3.8/5 (with 448 votes)

The Day the Earth Stood Still (working titles: Farewell to the Master and Journey to the World) is a 1951 American science fiction film from 20th Century Fox, produced by Julian Blaustein and directed by Robert Wise. It stars Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Jaffe, Billy Gray, Frances Bavier and Lock Martin. The screenplay was written by Edmund H. North, based on the 1940 science fiction short story "Farewell to the Master" by Harry Bates. The film score was composed by Bernard Herrmann. Set in the Cold War during the early stages of the nuclear arms race, the storyline involves a humanoid alien visitor who comes to Eart... ()

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About The Day the Earth Stood Still

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

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Trailer(Trailer, 2:09)

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Plays in: Washington D.C.

Based on the work of: Harry Bates ("Farewell to the Master")

Derivative works/Adaptions: "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (movie, 2008)

Made by: 20th Century Fox

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 25 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Croatian (HR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date DE: 05/02/1952 (World premiere: 09/28/1951)

Appearing Characters: Klaatu, Gort

Cast: Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Jaffe, Frances Bavier, James Hong, Billy Gray, Lock Martin, Frank Conroy, Carleton Young, Edith Evanson, Fay Roope, Gabriel Heatter, Snub Pollard, Harry Harvey

Director: Robert Wise

Producer: Julian Blaustein

Screenwriter: Edmund H. North

Film Editor: William H. Reynolds

Director of Photography: Leo Tover

Composer: Bernard Herrmann

Performer: Bernard Herrmann

Make-up Artist: Ben Nye, Lynn F. Reynolds

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"O Dia em que a Terra Parou"

"Ultimatum alla Terra"

"Day the Earth Stood Still, The (1951)"

Keywords: peace, alien technology, remote control, physics professor, ufo, humanity, flying saucer, mathematical equation, spacecraft, black and white, giant robot, military, social commentary

Budget: 995,000 USD

Revenue: 1,850,000 USD (= 186%)

Color: Black & White (B/W)

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The Day the Earth Stood Still(Movie, 1951)

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