The day the earth stood still

Wise, Robert, 1914-2005 (director.). North, Edmund H., 1911-1990 (screenwriter.). Tover, Leo, 1902-1964 (cinematographer.). Blaustein, Julian, (producer.). Rennie, Michael, (actor.). Neal, Patricia, 1926-2010 (actor.). Marlowe, Hugh, (actor.). Jaffe, Sam, 1891-1984 (actor.). Gray, Billy, 1938- (actor.). Bavier, Frances, 1902-1989 (actor.). Martin, Lock, 1916-1959 (actor.). Herrmann, Bernard, 1911-1975 (composer.). Sersen, Fred, 1890-1962 (special effects cinematographer.). Reynolds, William, 1910-1997 (editor of a moving image work.). Travilla, William, 1922-1990 (costume designer.). Wheeler, Lyle, (art director.). Hehr, Addison, (art director.). Little, Thomas, (set designer.). Carpenter, Claude, (set designer). LeMaire, Charles. (Added Author). Bates, Harry 1900-1981 Farewell to the master. (Added Author). Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation. (Added Author). Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, (presenter.). Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc., (distributor.). Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Jaffe, Billy Gray, Frances Bavier, Lock Martin. (Cast).

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.

Item details

Physical Description: videodisc
1 videodisc (double-sided) (approximately 92 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Full frame format.
Publisher: Beverly Hills, CA : Twentieth Century-Fox Film, [1951]
Distributor: Beverly Hills, CA : Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment, [2002]
Copyright: ©1951

Contents / Notes

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.
Formatted Contents Note:	Side A. Feature film ; theatrical trailer ; Movietone newsreel (1951) -- Side B. Documentary "Making the Earth stand still" ; restoration comparison ; still galleries ; trailers.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	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.
Participant or Performer Note:	Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Jaffe, Billy Gray, Frances Bavier, Lock Martin.
Target Audience Note:	Rated G.
System Details Note:	DVD, Region 1, THX, NTSC.
Language Note:	English stereo, English mono, French mono, Spanish mono; with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed captioned.
Awards Note:	Golden Globe Award, 1951.