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The Day the Earth Stood Still
Directed by
Robert Wise
G
1951
1h 32m
Drama
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Science Fiction
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7.7
95%
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An alien lands in Washington, D.C. and tells the people of Earth that they must live peacefully or be destroyed as a danger to other planets.
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Cast of The Day the Earth Stood Still
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
Freeman Lusk
General Cutler
Edith Evanson
Mrs. Crockett, landlady
Frank Conroy
Mr. Harley, Secretary to the President
Frances Bavier
Mrs. Barley, boarder
John Brown
George Barley, boarder
Olan Soule
Mr. Krull, boarder
Marjorie Crossland
Hilda, Barnhart's secretary
Elmer Davis
Elmer Davis
H.V. Kaltenborn
H. V. Kaltenborn
Drew Pearson
Drew Pearson
Gabriel Heatter
Gabriel Heatter (voice)
Harry Lauter
Lieutenant in Charge of Landing Site
James Doyle
Army Dr. White
Larry Dobkin
Balding Army Doctor
Robert Osterloh
Army Examining Doctor
Glenn Hardy
Radio Interviewer at Landing Site
Tyler McVey
Brady
House Peters Jr.
M.P. Captain at Barnhardt's
George Lynn
Conference Colonel Ryder
Dorothy Neumann
Margaret, Tom's secretary
Wheaton Chambers
Mr. Bleeker, jeweller
Carleton Young
Zone Five Lieutenant Colonel
Harry Harvey
The Cab Driver
Sammy Ogg
Sammy, boy witness
Bess Flowers
Lady Outside Jewelry Store
James Seay
Government Man
Grady Galloway
Radar Operator
Hassan Khayyam
Indian Newscaster
John Barton
British Newscaster
Stuart Whitman
Sentry (scene deleted)
Rama Bai
Scientific Delegate
John Burton
British Radio Announcer
Bill Welsh
Radio Announcer (voice)
The Day the Earth Stood Still Ratings & Reviews
ahwoo
December 9, 2024
One of the most iconic Sci-Fi movies ever.
NathanTheDad
November 8, 2024
The juxtaposition of infinite technical power and mediocre execution of Klaatu's mission is hilarious at times and disappointing elsewise.
New York Times
Bosley Crowther
It is comforting, of course, to have it made plain that our planetary neighbors are much wiser and more peaceful than are we, but this makes for a tepid entertainment in what is anamolously labeled the science-fiction field.
Slant Magazine
Bill Weber
Iconic from the get-go.
Decent Films
Steven D. Greydanus
More thoughtful and restrained than most sci-fi of the period, The Day the Earth Stood Still has aged better than almost all of its peers.
LarsenOnFilm
Josh Larsen
...dispels any notion you might have about shlocky science fiction.
Denver Post
Michael Booth
The Day the Earth Stood Still may at first look like goofy, outdated science fiction, but its timeless warnings about violence, nuclear confrontation and the difficulties of policing the planet have made it an enduring cultural classic.
Chicago Reader
Dave Kehr
Like most of Robert Wise's work, this slickly constructed 1951 science fiction film settles squarely in the middle of its genre, better than some and worse than others.
The Hollywood Reporter
Glenn Abel
Today, wistful viewers might ask: Where are Klaatu and Gort when we need them most?
Combustible Celluloid
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Very good, but slowish and slightly high-minded.
DVDJournal.com
Mark Bourne
The naivete of some of the film's thinking is trumped by the virtue that it's thinking at all, and that it asks us to do likewise.
EmanuelLevy.Com
Emanuel Levy
Though made half a century ago, this film remains a seminal sci-fi and a defining moment in the genre's history as well as in the visual treatment of fear of atomic bomb.
Flipside Movie Emporium
Rob Vaux
A first-rate science fiction classic.
Kansas City Kansan
Steve Crum
Absolutely among the top 5 sci-fi films ever. Keep going, Gort!
Boulder Weekly
Thomas Delapa
"Klaatu Barada Nikto" are the words that launched a thousand spaceships in this early sci-fi standard.
Variety
Cast, although secondary to the story, works well.
Austin Chronicle
This beloved science-fiction film shows what happens to the alien Klaatu and his robot Gort after they land their spaceship on Earth.
TV Guide
Superb performances by all involved, restrained direction by Wise, and a magnificent and innovative score by Bernard Herrmann help keep this 35-year-old film just as relevant today as it was the day it was released.
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