The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

Directed by

Robert Wise

Genre

drama film, horror film, science fiction film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

G

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 1,251 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An alien visitor lands in Washington D.C. with a giant robot. He has a warning for humanity about their violent ways and the dangers of nuclear weapons.

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What happens

The Day the Earth Stood Still 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 Earth, accompanied by a powerful robot, to deliver an important message that will affect the entire human race. In 1995, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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