The Day the Earth Stood Still poster
Director Robert Wise
Screenplay Edmund H. North

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Tagline: From out of space... A warning and an ultimatum

Release Date: 1951-09-28

Duration: 92 minutes

Synopsis

An alien and a robot land on Earth after World War II and tell mankind to be peaceful or face destruction.

Casting

  • Stuart Whitman
    Sentry (scene deleted)
  • Patricia Neal
    Helen Benson
  • Michael Rennie
    Klaatu, alias Mr. Carpenter
  • Carleton Young
    Zone Five Lieutenant Colonel
  • Sam Jaffe
    Prof. Jacob Barnhardt
  • Olan Soule
    Mr. Krull, boarder
  • Harry Harvey
    The Cab Driver
  • Tyler McVey
    Brady
  • Hugh Marlowe
    Tom Stevens
  • Billy Gray
    Bobby Benson