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From out of space... A warning and an ultimatum - The Day the Earth Stood Still
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Title: The Day the Earth Stood Still

Release Date: 28 Sep 1951

Runtime: 1h 32m

Genre: Science Fiction, Thriller

Director: 20th Century Fox

Production Companies: 20th Century Fox

Overview: An alien and a robot land on Earth after World War II and tell mankind to be peaceful or face destruction.

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Average Vote: 7.448 (1126 votes)

Cast

  • Klaatu, alias Mr. Carpenter: Michael Rennie
  • Helen Benson: Patricia Neal
  • Bobby Benson: Billy Gray
  • Prof. Jacob Barnhardt: Sam Jaffe
  • Tom Stevens: Hugh Marlowe
  • Gort: Lock Martin
  • General Cutler: Freeman Lusk
  • Mrs. Crockett, landlady: Edith Evanson
  • Mr. Harley, Secretary to the President: Frank Conroy
  • Mrs. Barley, boarder: Frances Bavier
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