Story Line
An alien and a robot land on Earth after World War II and tell mankind to be peaceful or face destruction.
“From out of space...A warning and an ultimatum.”
Top Cast
Michael Rennie
Klaatu, alias Mr. Carpenter
Patricia Neal
Helen Benson
Billy Gray
Bobby Benson
Sam Jaffe
Prof. Jacob Barnhardt
Hugh Marlowe
Tom Stevens
Lock Martin
Gort
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Rating
7.5/ 10
Release Date
1951-09-18
Runtime
1h 32m
Genres
Science FictionThrillerDrama
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User Reviews (3)
John Chard
10/10
•11/2/2013I'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 screenplay by Edmund H. North from the story Farewell to the Master written by Harry Bates. It stars ...
Filipe Manuel Neto
7/10
•9/13/2023**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 several films about aliens and flying saucers, but this is one of the best and most impactful. The sc...
CinemaSerf
8/10
•6/14/2024This 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 surround the thing with tanks and machine guns, and when he emerges looking as human as the rest of u...