| Description |
1 videodisc (double-sided) (approximately 92 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Studio classic.
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| System Details |
DVD, Region 1, THX, stereo. or mono., region 1. |
| Language |
English stereo, English mono, French mono, Spanish mono with optional English or Spanish subtitles; Closed captioned. |
| Cast |
Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Jaffe, Billy Gray, Frances Bavier, Lock Martin. |
| Credits |
Music, Bernard Herrmann ; art direction, Lyle Wheeler, Addison Hehr ; set decorations, Thomas Little, Claude Carpenter ; film editor, William Reynolds ; wardrobe directions, Charles LeMaire ; costumes designed by Travilla ; special photographic effects, Fred Sersen. |
| Note |
Based on the story "Farewell to the master" by Harry Bates. |
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Videodisc release of the 1951 motion picture. |
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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. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Audience |
Rated G. |
| 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. |
| Awards |
Golden Globe Award, 1951. |
| Contents |
Side A. Feature film ; theatrical trailer ; Movietone newsreel (1951) -- Side B. Documentary "Making the Earth Stand Still" (70 min.) ; restoration comparison ; still galleries ; trailers. |
| Subject |
Human-alien encounters -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Science fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
North, Edmund H., 1911-1990.
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Tover, Leo, 1902-1964.
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Blaustein, Julian.
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Wise, Robert, 1914-2005.
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Rennie, Michael.
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Neal, Patricia, 1926-2010.
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Marlowe, Hugh.
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Jaffe, Sam, 1891-1984.
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Gray, Billy, 1938-
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Bavier, Frances, 1902-1989.
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Martin, Lock.
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Herrmann, Bernard, 1911-1975.
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Sersen, Fred, 1890-1962.
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Bates, Harry, 1900-1981.
Farewell to the master.
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Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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| Added Title |
Day the earth stood still (Motion picture : 1951)
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| Standard No. |
024543050056 |
| Music No. |
5 Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment |
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