Title:
The day the earth stood still / Twentieth Century-Fox presents ; screen play by Edmund H. North ; produced by Julian Blaustein ; directed by Robert Wise.
Uniform Title:
Day the earth stood still (Motion picture : 1951)
Edition:
Full frame format.
Publication Information:
Beverly Hills, CA : Twentieth Century-Fox Film, [1951]
Beverly Hills, CA : Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment, [2002]
©1951
©2002
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (double-sided) (approximately 92 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Title from disc label.
Videodisc release of the 1951 motion picture.
Based on the story "Farewell to the master" by Harry Bates.
Program notes in insert.
Bonus features (not rated or closed captioned): audio commentary by Robert Wise and Nicolas Meyer; Movietone newsreel (7 min.); theatrical trailer (2 min.); Making the Earth stand still documentary (81 min.); restoration comparison (4 min.); 5 still galleries; shooting script.
Special features and enhancements may vary by copy.
DVD, Region 1, THX, NTSC.
Awards Note:
Golden Globe Awards, 1951: Best Film Promoting International Relations
National Film Registry, 1995
Contents:
Side A. Feature film ; theatrical trailer ; Movietone newsreel (1951) -- Side B. Documentary "Making the Earth stand still" ; restoration comparison ; still galleries ; trailers.
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 befriend him and soon realize that they may be all that stands between the human race and total destruction.
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Electronic Access:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043456/
Language Note:
English stereo, English mono, French mono, Spanish mono; with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed captioned.
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Performer:
Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Jaffe, Billy Gray, Frances Bavier, Lock Martin.
Production 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 direction, Charles LeMaire ; costumes designed by Travilla ; special photographic effects, Fred Sersen.
OCLC Number:
ocm51813578
Availability:
Rosemount - Robert Trail~1
Burnsville - Burnhaven~1