The Day the earth stood still /
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FilmLanguage: English, French, Spanish Original language: English Subtitle language: English, Spanish Publication details: Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment, c2002.Beginning or single date created: 1951.Edition: Full frame formatDescription: 1 videodisc (double-sided) (ca. 92 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 inSubject(s): Genre/Form: Cast: Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Jaffe, Billy Gray, Frances Bavier, Lock Martin.Summary: A hallmark of the science fiction genre as well as a wry commentary on the political climate of the 1950s, The Day the Earth Stood Still is a sci-fi movie less concerned with special effects than with a social parable. A spacecraft lands in Washington, D.C., carrying a humanoid messenger from another world (Michael Rennie) imparting a warning to the people of Earth to cease their violent behavior. But panic ensues as the messenger lands and is shot by a nervous soldier. His large robot companion destroys the Capitol as the messenger escapes the confines of the hospital. He moves in with a family as a boarder and blends into society to observe the full range of the human experience. Director Robert Wise (West Side Story) not only provides one of the most recognizable icons of the science fiction world in his depiction of the massive robot loyal to his master, but he avoids the obvious camp elements of the story to create a quiet and observant story highlighting both the good and the bad in human nature.
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Carleton University, AVRC | Stokes Donation | SP456 - Collections Room | DVD-03819 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Checked out | 2026-01-19 | 1605031822S |
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Videodisc release of the 1951 motion picture.
Based on the story "Farewell to the master" by Harry Bates.
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.
Features: Audio Commentary; Audio: English, French, Spanish; Subtitles: English, Spanish; Shooting Script; Theatrical Trailer; Restoration Comparison; 5 Still Galleries
Not rated.
DVD, region 1 ; NTSC.
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Can be viewed subtitled in English or Spanish or dubbed in French or Spanish ; Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.
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