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The day the earth stood still [videorecording] / Twentieth Century-Fox ; screen play by Edmund H. North ; produced by Julian Blaustein ; directed by Robert Wise.

Contributor(s): Publisher number: 5Language: English, French, Spanish Summary language: Spanish Original language: English Series: Studio classicPublication details: Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment, c2002.Edition: Full frame formatDescription: 1 videodisc (92 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 inSubject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • BF2050
  • PN1995.9.S26 .D39 2002
Contents:
Side A. Feature film ; theatrical trailer ; Movietone newsreel (1951) -- Side B. Documentary "Making the Earth Stand Still" (70 min.) ; restoration comparison ; 5 still galleries ; trailers.
Production credits:
  • Music, Bernard Herrmann; director of photography, Leo Tover; special photographic effects, Fred Sersen.
Awards:
  • Golden Globe Award, 1951.
Cast: Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Jaffe, Billy Gray, Frances Bavier, Lock Martin.Summary: "A spaceship lands in Washington, D.C., capturing the attention of the world. But the alien emissary (Michael Rennie) it brings, 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 (Patricia Neal, Billy Gray) befriend him ... and soon realize that they may be all that stands between the human race and total destruction"--Container.
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DVDs DVDs American University in Dubai American University in Dubai AUDIO & DVD Collection DVD DayT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 49890

Based on the story "Farewell to the master" by Harry Bates.

Videodisc release of the 1951 motion picture.

Bonus features (not rated or closed captioned): Audio commentary by Robert Wise and Nicolas Meyer; 70-minute "Making the Earth stand still" documentary; Movietone newsreel (1951); restoration comparison; 5 still galleries; shooting script; theatrical trailer.

Side A. Feature film ; theatrical trailer ; Movietone newsreel (1951) -- Side B. Documentary "Making the Earth Stand Still" (70 min.) ; restoration comparison ; 5 still galleries ; trailers.

Music, Bernard Herrmann; director of photography, Leo Tover; special photographic effects, Fred Sersen.

Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Jaffe, Billy Gray, Frances Bavier, Lock Martin.

"A spaceship lands in Washington, D.C., capturing the attention of the world. But the alien emissary (Michael Rennie) it brings, 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 (Patricia Neal, Billy Gray) befriend him ... and soon realize that they may be all that stands between the human race and total destruction"--Container.

MPAA rating: G.

DVD, THX (NTSC Region 1); 2 sided.

Closed-captioned; available Spanish subtitles, and dubbed tracks in French or Spanish; available in English mono and stereo, French mono, and Spanish mono.

Golden Globe Award, 1951.

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