The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
An alien and a robot land on Earth after World War II and tell mankind to be peaceful or face destruction.
Director:
Robert Wise
Writer:
Edmund H. North
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Michael Rennie as Klaatu, alias Mr. Carpenter |
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Patricia Neal as Helen Benson |
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Billy Gray as Bobby Benson |
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Sam Jaffe as Prof. Jacob Barnhardt |
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Hugh Marlowe as Tom Stevens |
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Lock Martin as Gort |
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Freeman Lusk as General Cutler |
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Edith Evanson as Mrs. Crockett, landlady |
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Frank Conroy as Mr. Harley, Secretary to the President |
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Frances Bavier as Mrs. Barley, boarder |
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John Brown as George Barley, boarder |
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Olan Soule as Mr. Krull, boarder |
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Marjorie Crossland as Hilda, Barnhart's secretary |
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Elmer Davis as Elmer Davis |
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H.V. Kaltenborn as H. V. Kaltenborn |
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Drew Pearson as Drew Pearson |
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Gabriel Heatter as Gabriel Heatter (voice) |
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Harry Lauter as Lieutenant in Charge of Landing Site |
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James Doyle as Army Dr. White |
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Larry Dobkin as Balding Army Doctor |
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Robert Osterloh as Army Examining Doctor |
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Glenn Hardy as Radio Interviewer at Landing Site |
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Tyler McVey as Brady |
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House Peters Jr. as M.P. Captain at Barnhardt's |
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George Lynn as Conference Colonel Ryder |
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Dorothy Neumann as Margaret, Tom's secretary |
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Wheaton Chambers as Mr. Bleeker, jeweller |
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Carleton Young as Zone Five Lieutenant Colonel |
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Harry Harvey as The Cab Driver |
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Sammy Ogg as Sammy, boy witness |
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Bess Flowers as Lady Outside Jewelry Store |
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James Seay as Government Man |
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Grady Galloway as Radar Operator |
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Hassan Khayyam as Indian Newscaster |
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John Barton as British Newscaster |
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Stuart Whitman as Sentry (scene deleted) |
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Rama Bai as Scientific Delegate |
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John Burton as British Radio Announcer |
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Bill Welsh as Radio Announcer (voice) |
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Guy Williams as Radio Operator (uncredited) |
| Directing | Robert Wise | Director |
| Writing | Edmund H. North | Screenplay |
| Production | Julian Blaustein | Producer |
| Sound | Bernard Herrmann | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Leo Tover | Director of Photography |
| Editing | William Reynolds | Editor |
| Art | Addison Hehr | Art Direction |
| Art | Lyle R. Wheeler | Art Direction |
| Art | Claude E. Carpenter | Set Decoration |
| Art | Thomas Little | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Perkins Bailey | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Travilla | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charles LeMaire | Wardrobe Master |
| Crew | Fred Sersen | Special Effects |
| Writing | Harry Bates | Original Story |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ben Nye | Makeup Artist |