The day the earth stood still (DVD video, 2013) [Texas Group Catalog]
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The day the earth stood still

The day the earth stood still

Author: Frances BavierSam JaffeLock MartinMichael RennieEdmund H NorthAll authors
Publisher: London : Film4, 2013.
Edition/Format:   DVD video : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:
Sci-fi classic of extraterrestrial visitation in which a peaceful alien accompanied by a huge robot lands his impregnable spacecraft in Washington with a message of brotherhood - and a warning. This provocative film, years ahead of its time, has a memorable score by Bernard Herrmann and a biting screenplay by Edmund North.
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Genre/Form: Drama
Material Type: Videorecording
Document Type: Visual material
All Authors / Contributors: Frances Bavier; Sam Jaffe; Lock Martin; Michael Rennie; Edmund H North; Patricia Neal; Hugh Marlowe; Billy Gray; Bernard Herrmann; Leo Tover; Robert Wise; Harry Bates
OCLC Number: 849612821
Notes: Recorded off-air from Film4 on 26/03/13.
Based on the story "Farewell to the master" by Harry Bates.
Credits: Music, Bernard Herrmann ; director of photography, Leo Tover ; 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: Sam Jaffe, Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Billy Gray, Frances Bavier.
Description: 1 DVD (110 min.) : sound, color
Responsibility: directed by Robert Wise ; produced by Julian Blaustein.

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Sci-fi classic of extraterrestrial visitation in which a peaceful alien accompanied by a huge robot lands his impregnable spacecraft in Washington with a message of brotherhood - and a warning. This provocative film, years ahead of its time, has a memorable score by Bernard Herrmann and a biting screenplay by Edmund North.
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