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The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
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Release Date:
28 September 1951 (USA)
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A robot and a man . . . hold the world spellbound with new and startling powers from another planet! more
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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
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Won Golden Globe.
Another 1 win
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1 nomination
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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)
(From SoundOnSight. 30 September 2009, 7:38 PM, PDT)
Cinematical Seven: Our Alien Friends
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A Peaceful Message in One of the Brightest Science-Fiction Movies
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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
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)
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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
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Bernard Herrmann used two Theremins to create his creepy score, one pitched higher, the other lower, making this one of the first films to feature a largely electronic score.
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Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): At the beginning, H.V. Kaltenborn mentions the 'beautiful spring weather' in the Nation's capital, but we find out later that it is July (Klaatu sees a dry cleaner's receipt on his suit dated 7-18-1951). In spite of the spring and summer references, when Klaatu and Billy walk around Washington, many of the trees are still bare as they had yet to regain their leaves. (Filming had started early in the year.)
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Referenced in Free Enterprise (1998)
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A Note Regarding SpoilersFrom what planet did Klaatu originate?
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A flying saucer lands in Washington, and a man, Klaatu (Michael Rennie), brings the preoccupation of other planets with the use of atomic energy and development of spacecraft by people on Earth planet. Further, he brings a message and also a threaten against the danger Earth could cause to other planets: the planet could be destroyed if the people does not live in peace. Any menace to other planets would cause the destruction of the entire planet.
This classic is one of the best science-fiction movies I have ever seen. The story is very simple, but the message is wonderful. When this film was made, World War II had finished six years ago only, there was the Cold War and the paranoia of the Americans at that time was against the communists. The special effects are excellent for a 1951 movie. In Brazil, this classic movie was not released on VHS or DVD. It is a shame! I have a VHS, having a version dubbed in Portuguese, full of commercial and with a terrible quality of image that I recorded from TV many years ago. Yesterday I watched this video again, and it is really an outstanding movie. My vote is ten.
Title (Brazil): 'O Dia Em Que a Terra Parou' ('The Day Which the Earth Stopped')
Obs: 01 March 2006 - Fox do Brasil finally released this DVD in 2005. After so many years, I was able to see one of my favorite sci-fi in the original language and restored image.