The day the earth stood still /

The day the earth stood still /

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A spaceship lands in Washington, D.C., capturing the attention of the world. But the alien emissary (Michael Rennie) it brings refuses to reveal his mission to any single government, leaving the military, the politicians, and millions of ordinary people to wait in fear. Soon their distrust turns to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Herrmann, Bernard, 1911-1975 (Composer)
Corporate Author: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Other Authors: Wise, Robert, 1914-2005 (Director), North, Edmund H., 1911-1990 (Screenwriter), Tover, Leo, 1902-1964 (Cinematographer), Blaustein, Julian (Producer), Rennie, Michael (Actor), Neal, Patricia, 1926-2010 (Actor), Marlowe, Hugh (Actor), Jaffe, Sam, 1891-1984 (Actor), Gray, Billy, 1938- (Actor), Bavier, Frances, 1902-1989 (Actor), Martin, Lock, 1916-1959 (Actor), Sersen, Fred, 1890-1962 (special effects cinematographer.), Reynolds, William, 1910-1997 (editor of a moving image work.), Travilla, William, 1922-1990 (Costume designer), Little, Thomas (Set designer), Carpenter, Claude (Set designer), LeMaire, Charles, Bates, Harry, 1900-1981
Format: Unknown
Language:English
French
Spanish
Published: Beverly Hills, CA : Twentieth Century-Fox Film, [1951]
Edition:Full frame format.
Series:Studio classic ; 5.
Subjects:
Bates, Harry, > 1900-1981. > Farewell to the master > Film adaptations.
Human-alien encounters > Drama.
Extraterrestrial beings > Drama.
Human-alien encounters.
DVD-Video discs.
Feature films > United States.
DVD.
Video.
Drama.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Science fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Fiction films.
Adventure > Feature.
Science fiction > Feature.
Films de science-fiction.
Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
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Summary:A spaceship lands in Washington, D.C., capturing the attention of the world. But the alien emissary (Michael Rennie) it brings refuses to reveal his mission to any single government, leaving the military, the politicians, and millions of ordinary people to wait in fear. Soon their distrust turns to calls for violence. But one young woman and her son befriend him and soon realize that they may be all that stands between the human race and total destruction.
Item Description:Title from disc label.
Videodisc release of the 1951 motion picture.
Based on the story "Farewell to the master" by Harry Bates.
Program notes in insert.
Bonus features (not rated or closed captioned): audio commentary by Robert Wise and Nicolas Meyer; Movietone newsreel (7 min.); theatrical trailer (2 min.); Making the Earth stand still documentary (81 min.); restoration comparison (4 min.); 5 still galleries; shooting script.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (double-sided) (approximately 92 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD, Region 1, THX, NTSC.
Audience:Rated G.
Awards:Golden Globe Awards, 1951: Best Film Promoting International Relations
National Film Registry, 1995
Production Credits:Music, Bernard Herrmann ; director of photography, Leo Tover ; art direction, Lyle Wheeler, Addison Hehr ; set decorations, Thomas Little, Claude Carpenter ; film editor, William Reynolds ; wardrobe direction, Charles LeMaire ; costumes designed by Travilla ; special photographic effects, Fred Sersen.