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| Genre/Form: | DVD-Video discs Drama Feature films Science fiction films Thrillers (Motion pictures) Features Films de science-fiction Thrillers (Films) |
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| Material Type: | Videorecording |
| Document Type: | Visual material |
| All Authors / Contributors: | Scott Derrickson; Erwin Stoff; Gregory Goodman; Paul Harris Boardman; David Scarpa; Keanu Reeves; Jennifer Connelly; Jaden Smith; John Cleese; Jon Hamm; Kathy Bates; Robert Wise; Julian Blaustein; Edmund H North; Harry Bates; Michael Rennie; Patricia Neal; Hugh Marlowe; Sam Jaffe; Billy Gray; Frances Bavier; Lock Martin; Twentieth Century Fox (Firm); 3 Arts Entertainment Productions (Firm); Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm) |
| Language Note: | Languages: English; also dubbed into French or Spanish. Subtitles: English, Spanish; Closed-captioned. |
| OCLC Number: | 1020466894 |
| Notes: | Copyright. Based on the 1951 screenplay by Edmund H. North. |
| Credits: | Credits: Music, Tyler Bates. |
| Performer(s): | 1951 version cast: Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Jaffe, Billy Gray, Frances Bavier, Lock Martin. 2008 version cast: Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Jaden Smith, John Cleese, Jon Hamm, Kathy Bates. |
| Target Audience: | Ratings: PG-13 (for some sci-fi disaster images and violence). |
| Description: | 2 videodiscs (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Details: | DVD, Region 1, Dual-Layer Format, Anamorphic Widescreen (2.35:1) presentation, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround ; Dolby Digital mono. |
| Contents: | Disc 1: The day the Earth stood still (2008 version) -- Disc 2: The day the Earth stood still (1951 version) / Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation ; produced by Julian Blaustein ; story by Harry Bates ; screenplay by Edmund H. North ; directed by Robert Wise. |
| Responsibility: | Twentieth Century Fox presents ; a 3 Arts Entertainment production ; produced by Erwin Stoff, Gregory Goodman, Paul Harris Boardman ; screenplay by David Scarpa ; directed by Scott Derrickson. |
Abstract:
Governments and scientists race to unravel the mystery behind a visitor's appearance. Dr. Helen Benson is a renowned scientist who finds herself face-to-face with an alien called Klaatu. Klaatu has traveled across the universe to warn of an impending global crisis. She quickly discovers the deadly ramificications of Klaatu's claim that he is a 'friend to the Earth.' Now, she and her yourng stepson must find a way to convince the entity who was sent to destroy humans that mankind is worth saving, but it may be too late.
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