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Mood:
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- Benign AlienEvil AlienAlien EncounterAnti WarChases and RacesImaginarySocietySpace and Aliens more...
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- Sci-Fi
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- 20th Century50s
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- Washington DC
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- Critically Acclaimed
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The Day the Earth Stood Still, 1951
English, French, Hindi
USA
Profile of The Day the Earth Stood Still
The Day the Earth Stood Still can be described as atmospheric, suspenseful, and thought provoking. The plot revolves around evil aliens, anti-war themes, and state affairs. The main genre is sci-fi. In approach, The Day the Earth Stood Still is fantastical and serious. It is located in Washington DC. It takes place in the 1950s. Visually, The Day the Earth Stood Still is black and white. The soundtrack is pop. It is derived from a short story. The Day the Earth Stood Still has received attention for being critically acclaimed.
Summary of The Day the Earth Stood Still
Beginning with a documentary style that immediately hooks the viewer, The Day the Earth Stood Still, based on the Harry Bates short story "Farewell to the Master," becomes as much a human interest story as it does a sci-fi B-movie classic. The film soberly depicts the arrival of an alien dignitary, Klaatu (Michael Rennie), who has come to earth with his deadly robot, Gort (Lock Martin), to deliver the message that earthlings must stop warring among themselves--or else. After being shot at by ignorant, panicky military guards, Klaatu is brought to a Washington, D.C., hospital, where he begs a sympathetic but frank Major White (Robert Osterloh) to gather all the world's leaders so he can tell them more specifically what he has come 250 million miles to warn them about. Losing patience, Klaatu slips into the human world, adapting a false identity and living at a boarding house where he meets a smart woman with a conscience, Helen Benson (Patricia Neal), and her inquisitive son, Bobby (Billy Gray). Both mother and son soon find themselves embroiled in the complex mystery of Klaatu, his message, and the government's witch hunt for the alien. Made during the cold war--when Americans were obsessed with the destructive capabilities of the atomic bomb--The Day the Earth Stood Still, thanks to its beautiful pacing, excellent dialogue, and haunting score by Bernard Herrmann, is still a treat for contemporary audiences.
Details
| Language: | English, French, Hindi |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 18 September 1951 |
| Runtime: | 92 min |
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as Klaatu
as Helen Benson
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- 20.March.2009
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- by: John Bardsley, Jr
- John Bardsley, Jr rated this movie
10/10Must See
