The day the Earth stood still (DVD video, 2008) [Texas Group Catalog]
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The day the Earth stood still

The day the Earth stood still

Author: Michael RenniePatricia NealHugh MarloweSam JaffeBilly GrayAll authors
Publisher: Beverly Hills, Calif : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, ©2008, ©1979, 1951.
Edition/Format:   DVD video : English : Special ed. ; full frame edView all editions and formats
Summary:
A spaceship lands in Washington, D.C., capturing the attention of the world. But the alien emissary Klaatu (Michael Rennie) who arrives with his robot Gort refuses to reveal his mission to any single government, leaving the military, the politicians, and millions of ordinary people to wait in fear. Soon their distrust turns to calls for violence. But one young woman and her son befriend him and soon realize that  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Fiction
Science fiction films
Films de science-fiction
Material Type: Videorecording
Document Type: Visual material
All Authors / Contributors: Michael Rennie; Patricia Neal; Hugh Marlowe; Sam Jaffe; Billy Gray; Frances Bavier; Lock Martin; Harry Bates; Edmund H North; Robert Wise; Bernard Herrmann; Fred Sersen; Leo Tover
Language Note: In English, French or Spanish with English or Spanish subtitles ; Closed-captioned.
OCLC Number: 1334471540
Notes: Videodisc release of the 1951 motion picture.
Based on the story, "Farewell to the master" by Harry Bates.
Credits: Twentieth Century-Fox ; screen play by Edmund H. North ; director of photography, Leo Tover ; produced by Julian Blaustein ; directed by Robert Wise. Music, Bernard Herrmann ; art direction, Lyle Wheeler, Addison Hehr ; set decorations, Thomas Little, Claude Carpenter ; film editor, William Reynolds ; wardrobe directions, Charles LeMaire ; costumes designed by Travilla ; special photographic effects, Fred Sersen.
Cast: Participants: Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Jaffe, Billy Gray, Frances Bavier, Lock Martin.
Awards: Awards: Golden Globe Award, 1951.
Description: 2 videodiscs (92 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Details: DVDs, Dolby digital mono, Dolby digital stereo.

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A spaceship lands in Washington, D.C., capturing the attention of the world. But the alien emissary Klaatu (Michael Rennie) who arrives with his robot Gort refuses to reveal his mission to any single government, leaving the military, the politicians, and millions of ordinary people to wait in fear. Soon their distrust turns to calls for violence. But one young woman and her son befriend him and soon realize that they may be all that stands between the human race and total destruction.
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