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Le Jour où la Terre s'arrêta...

Original title: The Day the Earth Stood Still
  • 1951
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  • 1h 32m
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Le Jour où la Terre s'arrêta... (1951)
Watch the trailer for the sci-fi classic The Day the Earth Stood Still.
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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.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.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.

  • Director
    • Robert Wise
  • Writers
    • Edmund H. North
    • Harry Bates
  • Stars
    • Michael Rennie
    • Patricia Neal
    • Hugh Marlowe
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    85K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Robert Wise
    • Writers
      • Edmund H. North
      • Harry Bates
    • Stars
      • Michael Rennie
      • Patricia Neal
      • Hugh Marlowe
    • 494User reviews
    • 133Critic reviews
    • 83Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 1 nomination

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    Lock Martin, Patricia Neal, and Michael Rennie in Le Jour où la Terre s'arrêta... (1951)
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    Lock Martin and Michael Rennie in Le Jour où la Terre s'arrêta... (1951)
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    Michael Rennie
    Michael Rennie
    • Klaatu
    Patricia Neal
    Patricia Neal
    • Helen Benson
    Hugh Marlowe
    Hugh Marlowe
    • Tom Stevens
    Sam Jaffe
    Sam Jaffe
    • Professor Jacob Barnhardt
    Billy Gray
    Billy Gray
    • Bobby Benson
    Frances Bavier
    Frances Bavier
    • Mrs. Barley
    Lock Martin
    • Gort
    Patrick Aherne
    • General at Pentagon
    • (uncredited)
    Walter Bacon
    • Sightseer at Spaceship
    • (uncredited)
    Rama Bai
    Rama Bai
    • Scientific Delegate
    • (uncredited)
    Oscar Blank
    • Peddler
    • (uncredited)
    Marshall Bradford
    Marshall Bradford
    • Chief of Staff
    • (uncredited)
    Chet Brandenburg
    Chet Brandenburg
    • Farmer
    • (uncredited)
    John Brown
    • George Barley
    • (uncredited)
    John Burton
    • British Radio Announcer
    • (uncredited)
    Michael Capanna
    • Sentry
    • (uncredited)
    Wheaton Chambers
    Wheaton Chambers
    • Mr. Bleeker
    • (uncredited)
    Spencer Chan
    Spencer Chan
    • Scientific Delegate
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Robert Wise
    • Writers
      • Edmund H. North
      • Harry Bates
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    • Trivia
      Lock Martin, the doorman at Grauman's Chinese Theater, was cast because of his nearly seven-foot height; however, he was not a physically strong man and could not actually carry Patricia Neal, so he had to be aided by wires (in shots from the back where he's carrying her (actually a lightweight dummy in his arms). He also had difficulty with the heavy Gort suit and could only stay in it for about a half hour at a time.
    • Goofs
      Klaatu arranges to have the electromagnetic fields neutralized from 12.00 pm to 12:30 pm EST, yet it is clearly broad daylight in every country in which people are struggling with inoperative devices. In Asia and the Middle East, it should've been nightfall during this time frame.
    • Quotes

      Reporter: Would you care to say a few words, Mr. Carpenter? I suppose you're just as scared as the rest of us.

      Klaatu: In a different way, perhaps. I am fearful when I see people substituting fear for reason. In fact, I would like...

      Reporter: [cutting him off abruptly] Thank you, Mr. Carpenter. Thank-thank you very much.

      [moves on to another spectator]

    • Crazy credits
      Elmer Davis, H.V. Kaltenborn, and Drew Pearson identify themselves when they appear on screen. Radio personality Gabriel Heatter is identified by an announcer.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Giant Claw (1957)

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    My FIRST sci-fi movie!
    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.........
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    • ErnestPWorrell
    • Mar 5, 2003

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    • Release date
      • September 18, 1952 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • Hindi
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Mission spatiale : Le Jour où la Terre s'arrêta
    • Filming locations
      • The Ellipse, National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, USA(landing of the flying suacer on the oval)
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    • Budget
      • $1,200,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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