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The Day the Earth Stood Still

An alien lands in Washington, D.C. and tells the people of Earth that they must live peacefully or be destroyed as a danger to other planets.

Director

Robert Wise

Year

Genre

Box Office

N/A

Production

20th Century Fox

Awards

3 wins & 1 nomination

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Klaatu

Helen Benson

Tom Stevens

Professor Jacob Barnhardt

Bobby Benson

Mrs. Barley

Gort

General at Pentagon

Sightseer at Spaceship

Scientific Delegate

Peddler

Chief of Staff

Marshall Bradford

Farmer

Chet Brandenburg

George Barley

British Radio Announcer

Sentry

Michael Capanna

Mr. Bleeker

Wheaton Chambers

Scientific Delegate

Mother

Secretary

Beulah Christian

Captain

French Woman

Louise Colombet

General at Pentagon

Mr. Harley

British Soldier

Cockney

Businessman

Hilda

Marjorie Crossland

Minor Role

Elmer Davis - Commentator

Army Physician

Lawrence Dobkin

Medical Corps Major

Government Man

Major General

Mrs. Crockett

Extra in Office Building Corridor

Franklyn Farnum

British Soldier

Emma - Jewelry Clerk

Elizabeth Flournoy

Scientific Delegate

American Radar Operator

Sentry

Minor Role

Military Officer at Pentagon Meeting

Citizen

Interviewer

Scientific Delegate

Taxi Driver

Scientific Delegate

Gabriel Heatter - Commentator

Gabriel Heatter

Government Agent

Airforce Captain looking perplexed

Louis Jean Heydt

TV Announcer on Truck

Pool Hall Patron

Michael Jeffers

H.V. Kantenborn - Commentator

H.V. Kaltenborn

Indian Radio Announcer

Scientific Delegate

Platoon Leader

General Cutler

Colonel Ryder

Brigadier General

Sightseer at Spaceship

Sentry

Minor Role

Sandee Marriott

Air Force Sergeant

Brady

Military Officer at Pentagon Meeting

Voice of General

Millard Mitchell

Government Man

Ralph Montgomery

Government Man

Scientific Delegate

Joseph C. Narcisse

Police Officer Behind Desk

Colonel

Margaret - Secretary

Dorothy Neumann

Sam

Major White

Robert Osterloh

Captain

Drew Pearson - Commentator

Colonel

Military Police Captain

House Peters Jr.

Cab Driver

Army Captain

Government Man

Soldier

Anthony Redondo

Tank Driver

Operator

Minor Role

Bobby

Major General

Russian Woman

Government Man

Minor Role

Government Man

Charles Sherlock

Russian Pilot

Colonel

Kid In Saucer Landing Crowd

Joseph P. Sinda

Scientific Delegate

Reginald Lal Singh

Government Man

Mr. Krull

Army Orderly

Soldier

Murray Steckler

Minor Role

Voice of Radio Announcer

Scientific Delegate

Carlson

Radio Newscaster (voice)

Sentry

Military Police Sergeant

Government Man

Colonel in Jeep

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Klaatu Helen Benson Mr. Harley George Barley Mr. Krull Mrs. Crockett Army Physician Medical Corps Major Bobby Benson Secretary Mrs. Barley Businessman American Radar Operator Hilda

Klaatu barada nikto - The Day the Earth Stood Still

Klaatu barada nikto

Holy Christmas!
That thing's doing about 4,000! - The Day the Earth Stood Still

Holy Christmas! That thing's doing about 4,000!

They're here! - The Day the Earth Stood Still

It certainly does - The Day the Earth Stood Still

It certainly does

What's the matter with him?
He's hurt. Look! - The Day the Earth Stood Still

What's the matter with him? He's hurt. Look!

It was a gift for your president. - The Day the Earth Stood Still

It was a gift for your president.

Get that ambulance over here. Take him
to Walter Reed Hospital right away. - The Day the Earth Stood Still

Get that ambulance over here. Take him to Walter Reed Hospit...

I don't want to resort to threats Mr Harley - The Day the Earth Stood Still

I don't want to resort to threats Mr Harley

I will make that recommendation
to the president. - The Day the Earth Stood Still

I will make that recommendation to the president.

It is now 2:00 a.m.,
and the giant robot still hasn't moved. - The Day the Earth Stood Still

It is now 2:00 a.m., and the giant robot still hasn't m...

For hardness and strength it's out of this world - The Day the Earth Stood Still

For hardness and strength it's out of this world

How does he explain that - The Day the Earth Stood Still

How does he explain that

But he made me feel like a third class witch doctor - The Day the Earth Stood Still

But he made me feel like a third class witch doctor

I removed a bullet
from that man's arm yesterday. - The Day the Earth Stood Still

I removed a bullet from that man's arm yesterday.

I don't know whether to get drunk or quit the practice of medicine - The Day the Earth Stood Still

I don't know whether to get drunk or quit the practice...

Your impatience is quite understandable - The Day the Earth Stood Still

Your impatience is quite understandable

Before making any decisions... - The Day the Earth Stood Still

Before making any decisions...

Captain, sir! The man from
the spaceship got away! - The Day the Earth Stood Still

Captain, sir! The man from the spaceship got away!

Aren't you - The Day the Earth Stood Still

Why doesn't the government do something - The Day the Earth Stood Still

Why doesn't the government do something

Over on the mall - The Day the Earth Stood Still

Over on the mall

Call headquarters - The Day the Earth Stood Still

Call headquarters

Perhaps before deciding on a course of action - The Day the Earth Stood Still

Perhaps before deciding on a course of action

I'm afraid not - The Day the Earth Stood Still

I don't care about the rest of the world - The Day the Earth Stood Still

I don't care about the rest of the world

Those are great words. - The Day the Earth Stood Still

Those are great words.

Department of Commerce She's a secretary - The Day the Earth Stood Still

Department of Commerce She's a secretary

Department of Commerce - The Day the Earth Stood Still

Department of Commerce

Would you care to say a few words Mr Carpenter - The Day the Earth Stood Still

Would you care to say a few words Mr Carpenter

I like you Mr - The Day the Earth Stood Still

What's that stuff
on the blackboard mean? - The Day the Earth Stood Still

What's that stuff on the blackboard mean?

Hey, where are you going? - The Day the Earth Stood Still

Hey, where are you going?

Did he do it wrong? - The Day the Earth Stood Still

Did he do it wrong?

What are you doing in here? - The Day the Earth Stood Still

What are you doing in here?

Would you give this to the professor? - The Day the Earth Stood Still

Would you give this to the professor?

I wouldn't erase that.
The professor needs it very badly. - The Day the Earth Stood Still

I wouldn't erase that. The professor needs it very badl...

- Mr. Carpenter come home yet?
- Yeah. He's right inside. - The Day the Earth Stood Still

- Mr. Carpenter come home yet? - Yeah. He's right insid...

Your name Carpenter? - The Day the Earth Stood Still

Your name Carpenter?

Come on, dear. Time to go to bed. - The Day the Earth Stood Still

Come on, dear. Time to go to bed.

Oh, come in.
The professor's in his study. - The Day the Earth Stood Still

Oh, come in. The professor's in his study.

Have you tested this theory - The Day the Earth Stood Still

Have you tested this theory

Professor Barnhardt - The Day the Earth Stood Still

Professor Barnhardt

I gather that your efforts on the official
level were not entirely successful. - The Day the Earth Stood Still

I gather that your efforts on the official level were not en...

Suppose this group should reject your proposals - The Day the Earth Stood Still

Suppose this group should reject your proposals

- Bobby, have you a flashlight?
- Yeah. - The Day the Earth Stood Still

- Bobby, have you a flashlight? - Yeah.

Gort Berenga - The Day the Earth Stood Still

But you thought you did - The Day the Earth Stood Still

But you thought you did

Bobby Your shoes are soaking - The Day the Earth Stood Still

Bobby Your shoes are soaking

Hello. - The Day the Earth Stood Still

Mrs. Benson speaking. - The Day the Earth Stood Still

Mrs. Benson speaking.

I saw Bobby this morning
before he went to school. - The Day the Earth Stood Still

I saw Bobby this morning before he went to school.

How did you get in here and what do you want - The Day the Earth Stood Still

How did you get in here and what do you want

Oh Eleanor did you call the electrician - The Day the Earth Stood Still

Oh Eleanor did you call the electrician

The phone doesn't work - The Day the Earth Stood Still

The phone doesn't work

Deglet ovrosco - The Day the Earth Stood Still

It isn't just you and Mr Carpenter The rest of the world is involved - The Day the Earth Stood Still

It isn't just you and Mr Carpenter The rest of the...

That's right, General.
That's where he's staying. - The Day the Earth Stood Still

That's right, General. That's where he's stay...

Attention, all units. Attention, all units. - The Day the Earth Stood Still

Attention, all units. Attention, all units.

I'm sure Barnhardt can arrange
to hide me until the meeting. - The Day the Earth Stood Still

I'm sure Barnhardt can arrange to hide me until the mee...

That's the one. - The Day the Earth Stood Still

That's the one.

Attention, Zone 5. Attention, Zone 5. - The Day the Earth Stood Still

Attention, Zone 5. Attention, Zone 5.

I'm worried about Gort - The Day the Earth Stood Still

I'm worried about Gort

You must say these words Klaatu barada nikto - The Day the Earth Stood Still

You must say these words Klaatu barada nikto

The target vehicle is turning west
into Massachusetts Avenue. - The Day the Earth Stood Still

The target vehicle is turning west into Massachusetts Avenue...

Say, what's going on here? - The Day the Earth Stood Still

Say, what's going on here?

Get that message to Gort... - The Day the Earth Stood Still

Get that message to Gort...

- Captain, move these people back.
- Yes, sir. - The Day the Earth Stood Still

- Captain, move these people back. - Yes, sir.

Yes, sir. Yes, we have the body here now,
locked in a cell. - The Day the Earth Stood Still

Yes, sir. Yes, we have the body here now, locked in a cell.

- Professor Barnhardt?
- Yes. - The Day the Earth Stood Still

- Professor Barnhardt? - Yes.

I I thought you were - The Day the Earth Stood Still

I I thought you were

Under the circumstances... - The Day the Earth Stood Still

Under the circumstances...

I am leaving soon - The Day the Earth Stood Still

I am leaving soon

The Day the Earth Stood Still poster

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An alien lands in Washington, D.C. and tells the people of Earth that they must live peacefully or be destroyed as a danger to other planets.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Robert Wise

Writer: Edmund H. North, Harry Bates

Production: 20th Century Fox

Genre: drama, sci-fi

Year: 1951

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.8

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 20 Sep 1951

Awards: 3 wins & 1 nomination

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