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The Day the Earth Stood Still is a 1951 American science fiction film from 20th Century-Fox, produced by Julian Blaustein and directed by Robert Wise. It stars Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Jaffe, Billy Gray, Frances Bavier and Lock Martin. The screenplay was written by Edmund H. North, based on the 1940 science fiction short story "Farewell to the Master" by Harry Bates. The film score was composed by Bernard Herrmann. Set in the Cold War during the early stages of the nuclear arms race, the storyline involves a humanoid alien visitor who comes to Earth, accompanied by a powerful robot, to deliver an important message that will affect the entire human race. In 1995, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
- Director
- Robert Wise
- Writer
- Edmund H. North
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- Release date
- 18 September 1951 · Released
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Country of origin
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Genres
- Drama · Horror · Science Fiction
- Also known as
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- Deutsch
- Der Tag, an dem die Erde stillstand
- Français
- Le Jour où la Terre s'arrêta
- Italiano
- Ultimatum alla Terra
- 日本語
- 地球の静止する日
- 한국어
- 지구 최후의 날
- Polski
- Dzień, w którym zatrzymała się Ziemia
- Português
- O Dia em que a Terra Parou
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