The Day the Earth Stood Still
Summary:
All of Washington, D.C., is thrown into a panic when an extraterrestrial spacecraft lands near the White House. Out steps Klaatu (Michael Rennie, in a role intended for Claude Rains), a handsome and soft-spoken interplanetary traveler, whose "bodyguard" is Gort (Lock Martin), a huge robot who spews forth laser-like death rays when danger threatens. After being wounded by a... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Michael Rennie - (Klaatu)
Patricia Neal - (Helen Benson)
Hugh Marlowe - (Tom Stevens)
Sam Jaffe - (Dr. Barnhardt)
Billy Gray - (Bobby Benson)
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Review:
At a time when science fiction on film had yet to work itself out of its bug-eyed monsters period, The Day the Earth Stood Still was a dramatic step forward for the genre. Intelligently written and directed, well-crafted, and boasting a top-notch cast in good form, it was a class act all the way, as well as one of the first Hollywood films to... Continue >>
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