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The Day the Earth Stood Still

starring: Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Lock Martin, Frances Bavier
directed by: Robert Wise

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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: DVD
Brand: RENNIE,MICHAEL
EAN: 0024543050056
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Region Code: 1
Release Date: March 04, 2003
Running Time: 92 minutes
Sales Rank: 465
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: 1951



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Description:
The Day The Earth Stood Still depicts the arrival of an alien dignitary, Klaatu (Michael Rennie), who has come to earth with his deadly robot, Gort (Lock Martin), to deliver the message that earthlings must stop warring among themselves--or else. After being shot at by military guards, Klaatu is brought to a Washington, D.C. hospital, where he begs a sympathetic but frank Major White (Robert Osterloh) to gather all the world's leaders so he can tell them more specifically what he has come to warn them about. Losing patience, Klaatu slips into the human world, adapting a false identity and living at a boarding house where he meets a smart woman with a conscience and her inquisitive son. Both mother and son soon find themselves embroiled in the complex mystery of Klaatu, his message and the government's witch hunt for the alien.

Amazon.com essential video:
A hallmark of the science fiction genre as well as a wry commentary on the political climate of the 1950s, The Day the Earth Stood Still is a sci-fi movie less concerned with special effects than with a social parable. A spacecraft lands in Washington, D.C., carrying a humanoid messenger from another world (Michael Rennie) imparting a warning to the people of Earth to cease their violent behavior. But panic ensues as the messenger lands and is shot by a nervous soldier. His large robot companion destroys the Capitol as the messenger escapes the confines of the hospital. He moves in with a family as a boarder and blends into society to observe the full range of the human experience. Director Robert Wise (West Side Story) not only provides one of the most recognizable icons of the science fiction world in his depiction of the massive robot loyal to his master, but he avoids the obvious camp elements of the story to create a quiet and observant story highlighting both the good and the bad in human nature. --Robert Lane



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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Great, but don't part with the earlier release
This new Blu-ray edition of THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL looks and sounds terrific (listen to the ... Read More


Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - The Day the Earth Stood Still
Amazon advertized this dvd as a new release,being released on december 2nd,this is the old movie,still ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Klaatu barada nicto!!
This classic film is one of my all-time favorites. The image of Gort was the star of many of my childhood ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A chance given.
.So I was watching the last lines of the movie "The universe grows smaller every day, and the threat of aggression ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Sci-fi at it's best
Not a sci-fi movie for todays generation which is a shame. Gore, violence and explosions traded in for acting, atmosphere ... Read More

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