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The Day the Earth Stood Still

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The Day the Earth Stood Still
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G,1hr 32min
Genres:
Sci-Fi,Drama
Released:
January 1, 1951
Director:
Robert Wise
Distributor:
20th Century Fox
Starring:
Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe  ...more
Synopsis: All of Washington, D.C., is thrown into a panic when an extraterrestrial spacecraft lands near the White House. Out steps Klaatu (Michael Rennie, in a role intended for Claude Rains), a handsome and soft-spoken interplanetary traveler, whose "bodyguard" is Gort (Lock Martin), a huge robot who spews forth laser-like death rays when danger threatens. After being wounded by an overzealous soldier, Klaatu announces that he has a message of the gravest importance for all humankind, which he will deliver ... Full Synopsis
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Mark Deming, AMG Review
At a time when science fiction on film had yet to work itself out of its bug-eyed monsters period, The Day the Earth Stood Still was a dramatic step forward for the genre. Intelligently written and directed, well-crafted, and boasting a top-notch cast in good form, it was a class act all the way, as well as one of the first Hollywood films to take the idea of extraterrestrial visitors seriously (if ... Full Review
Featured Cast
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Michael Rennie
Klaatu
Patricia Neal
Helen Benson
Hugh Marlowe
Tom Stevens
Sam Jaffe
Dr. Barnhardt
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Jennifer Connelly, left, Keanu Reeves in "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (20th Century Fox)
Keanu Reeves in "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (20th Century Fox)
Keanu Reeves in "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (20th Century Fox)
Keanu Reeves, right, in "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (20th Century Fox)
Jennifer Connelly, left, and Jaden Smith in "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (20th Century Fox)
Keanu Reeves in "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (20th Century Fox)
A scene from "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (20th Century Fox)
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