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| Genre/Form: | Feature films Fiction Science fiction films Thrillers (Motion pictures) Video recordings for the hearing impaired Films de science-fiction Thrillers (Films) Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives Romans, nouvelles, etc |
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| Material Type: | Videorecording |
| Document Type: | Visual material |
| All Authors / Contributors: | Edmund H North; David Scarpa; Scott Derrickson; Keanu Reeves; Jennifer Connelly; Jaden Smith; John Cleese; Jon Hamm; Kathy Bates; Erwin Stoff; Harry Bates; Robert Wise; Michael Rennie; Patricia Neal; Hugh Marlowe; Sam Jaffe; Billy Gray; Frances Bavier; Lock Martin; Julian Blaustein |
| Language Note: | (2008 version): English (Dolby 5.1), dubbed French (Dolby 5.1) or dubbed Spanish (Dolby 5.1) dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles; closed captioned. (1951 version): English (Dolby 5.1, Dolby mono.), dubbed French (Dolby mono) or dubbed Spanish (Dolby mono.) dialogue; English or Spanish subtitles. |
| OCLC Number: | 857971654 |
| Notes: | Title from container. Based on the 1951 screenplay by Edmund H. North. Originally released as a motion picture in 2008. |
| Credits: | Music, Tyler Bates. |
| Cast: | Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Jaden Smith, John Cleese, Jon Hamm, Kathy Bates. |
| Performer(s): | 1951 version cast: Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Jaffe, Billy Gray, Frances Bavier, Lock Martin. |
| Target Audience: | Rated: PG. |
| Description: | 3 videodiscs (104 min.) : sound, color ; 12 cm |
| Details: | DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital mono.; Includes H.264 enhanced digital file at 1.5 MBps and MPEG-4 file for PC/MAC and video-enabled iPod or iPhone and Windows Media enhanced digital file at 1.6 Mbps for PC and 796 Kbps for PlayForSure compatible portable player. Not currently compatible with Sony PSP or Microsoft Zune. |
| Contents: | Disc 1: The day the Earth stood still (special edition 2008 version) -- Disc 2. The day the Earth stood still (digital copy). -- Disc 3: 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. |
| Other Titles: | Day the earth stood still (Motion picture : 1951) |
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 ramifications 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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