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Nov 11, 2008 official youtube channel for 20th century fox movies. Day the earth stood still movie trailer 20th century fox. Klaatu michael rennie, frustrated in his efforts to convene a meeting of world leaders, escaped from a military hospital, goes incognito in washington, d. Day the earth stood still movie trailer 20th century. A remake of the 1951 classic science fiction film about an alien visitor and his giant robot counterpart who visit earth. Helen benson jennifer connelly and her stepson come to understand the chilling ramifications behind klaatus statement that he is a friend to the earth. Watch the day the earth stood still streaming online hulu. Klaatu michael rennie has come on behalf of alien life who have been watching cold war. The day the earth stood still is a 2008 american science fiction thriller film and a loose adaptation of the 1951 film of the same name. Watch the day the earth stood still online stream full.
The day the earth stood still 15 movie clip klaatu comes. The film stars michael rennie, patricia neal, billy gray, hugh marlowe, and sam jaffe. The original film, released in 1951, was a response to bickering postworld war ii superpowers and their potential to destroy the planet with atomic power. With michael rennie, patricia neal, hugh marlowe, sam jaffe. The screenplay by david scarpa is based on the 1940 classic science fiction short story farewell to the master by harry bates and the 1951 screenplay adaptation by edmund h. The day the earth stood still by matt slovick staff men in black and contact, two films about aliens, brought people into movie theaters during the summer of 97. The day the earth stood still 1951 stream and watch. The day the earth stood still movie quotes rotten tomatoes. Nov 03, 20 the day the earth stood still depicts the arrival of an alien dignitary, klaatu michael rennie, who has come to earth with his deadly robot, gort lock martin, to deliver the message that. The day the earth stood still 45 movie clip klaatus speech. Dec 12, 2008 the original film, released in 1951, was a response to bickering post world war ii superpowers and their potential to destroy the planet with atomic power.
Klaatu keanu reeves, an extraterrestrial visitor to planet earth, becomes the herald of upheaval on a global scale. The day the earth stood still, american sciencefiction film, released in 1951, that is considered a classic of the genre and that reflects the fears and anxiety of the cold war era and nascent atomic age. The day the earth stood still movie an alien and a robot land on earth after world war ii and tell mankind to be peaceful or face destruction. I am leaving soon, and you will forgive me if i speak bluntly. Losing patience, klaatu slips into the human world, adapting a false identity.
The next day, at precisely 12 oclock, klaatu arranges for the world to stand still he shuts down all electrical power in the world, with the exception of essentials like hospitals and planes. The film stars michael rennie, patricia neal, hugh marlowe, sam jaffe, billy gray, frances bavier and lock martin. Keanu reeves stars in this contemporary reinvention of the scifi cl. The day the earth stood still dvd 1951 20th century fox. Watch the trailer for the scifi classic the day the earth stood still. The plots all haywire and the castings rotten and the dialogues stupid and the cameraworks ugly. The day the earth stood still the original 1951 golden globe winning scifi movie is still the best. A classic science fiction film from robert wise with an exceptional message. An alien lands and tells the people of earth that they must live peacefully or be destroyed as a danger to other planets. Though dated in many ways, the day the earth stood still is still a classic of the science fiction genre, and fox obviously recognizes that with a wonderful dvd release.
With keanu reeves, jennifer connelly, kathy bates, jaden smith. The day the earth stood still 25 movie clip gort appears. Lock martin, who plays gort, was discovered at graumanns chinese theater, where he was an usher. See the full list of the day the earth stood still cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. World politics being what they are in 1951, klaatus demands are. The day the earth stood still 45 movie clip klaatus. With junichi kanemaru, ryo hirohashi, sanae kobayashi, taeko kawata.
The day the earth stood still was added to the library of congress national film registry in 1995. The day the earth stood still depicts the arrival of an alien dignitary, klaatu michael rennie, who has come to earth with his deadly robot, gort lock martin, to deliver the message that. Find movie and film cast and crew information for the day the earth stood still 1951 robert wise on allmovie. The day the earth stood still 2008 cast and crew klaatu keanu reeves, an extraterrestrial visitor to planet earth, becomes the herald of upheaval on a global scale. Farewell to the master and journey to the world is a 1951 american blackandwhite science fiction film from 20th century fox, produced by julian blaustein and directed by robert wise. Released september 18th, 1951, the day the earth stood still stars michael rennie, patricia neal, hugh marlowe, sam jaffe the g movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 32 min, and received a score of. Directed by 1 writing credits 2 cast 109 produced by 1 music by 1 cinematography by 1. Sonic x the day the world stood still tv episode 2004. Imagine times square, london, hong kong and other parts of the globe at a complete standstill. The day the earth stood still 2008 cast and crew moviefone. Official youtube channel for 20th century fox movies. The day the earth stood still 1951 robert wise cast and. The day the earth stood still 1951 when a ufo lands in washington, d.
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