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Overview
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Writers:
Edmund H. North (screenplay)
Harry Bates (story)
Release Date:
28 September 1951 (USA) more
Tagline:
A robot and a man . . . hold the world spellbound with new and startling powers from another planet! more
Plot:
An alien lands and tells the people of Earth that they must live peacefully or be destroyed as a danger to other planets. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(278 articles)
Scores from Outer Space
(From SoundOnSight. 30 September 2009, 7:38 PM, PDT)
Cinematical Seven: Our Alien Friends
(From Cinematical. 18 August 2009, 8:02 PM, PDT)
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My FIRST sci-fi movie! more (323 total)
Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Michael Rennie | ... | Klaatu | |
| Patricia Neal | ... | Helen Benson | |
| Hugh Marlowe | ... | Tom Stevens | |
| Sam Jaffe | ... | Professor Jacob Barnhardt | |
| Billy Gray | ... | Bobby Benson | |
| Frances Bavier | ... | Mrs. Barley | |
| Lock Martin | ... | Gort |
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Runtime:
92 min | Germany:85 min
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1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
Australia:PG (DVD rating) | Canada:G (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Portugal:M/12 | Italy:T | USA:Approved (PCA #15271) (original rating) | USA:G (re-rating) (1969) | Canada:G (video rating) | South Korea:12 (2004) | Brazil:Livre | Germany:12 (f) | Netherlands:12 | USA:TV-G (TV rating) | Ireland:G | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Finland:K-12 | Spain:T | Sweden:15 | UK:U
Filming Locations:
RKO Encino Ranch - Balboa Boulevard & Burbank Boulevard, Encino, Los Angeles, California, USA more
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Trivia:
One scene was cut from the movie before it was released. The original script called for Klaatu to be taken to a police station by the government man who came for him at the boarding house, not directly to Barnhart's home. At the station, men were being dragged in from all over and questioned, and Klaatu becomes upset when he sees how a man was beaten up by a crowd because they thought he was the spaceman. The scene was cut because director Robert Wise realized that the audience was interested in the Klaatu/ Barnhart meeting and the scene at the police station was unnecessary, but on the DVD there are stills from that deleted scene. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Drew Pearson's desk doesn't have any pens on it when he starts his broadcast. There are two pens directly in front of him on the desk when the camera angle changes. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
American Radar Operator:
Holy Mackerel! Call headquarters. Get the lieutenant.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Read or Die (2001) (V) more
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How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?What does "Klaatu barada nikto" mean?
Was Gort played by a robot or a real actor?
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When I first saw this movie (on television circa 1957)I was just a young child four years of age. I remember sitting on my father's lap and watched the whole thing through my fingers as I held my hands over my eyes for protection (yeah...right!). Gort and Klaatu were magnificent space travelers...and with a message of peace during a time that the Soviets and U.S. were deep into the 'cold war'. Very timely! Very scary! It spooked me then and I still get a chill watching the movie today. But, it's one of the classics that will live on forever! It's message is as meaningful today as it was back in the 50's. Maybe we should all watch it again and take notes.........