The day the earth stood still [videorecording] / presented by Twentieth Century-Fox ; produced by Julian Blaustein ; directed by Robert Wise ; screenplay by Edmund H. North.
Based on the story "Farewell to the master" by Harry Bates. Videodisc release of the 1951 motion picture. Special features: feature length commentary; Movietone newsreel (1951); restoration comparison; theatrical trailer. Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Jaffe, Billy Gray, Frances Bavier, Lock Martin
Summary:
"A spacecraft lands in Washington, D.C.and an alien emerges, flanked by a menacing robor with destructive capabilities far beyond their imagination. Rebuffed in his efforts to meet the worlds̓ leaders and to warn them of the earths̓ impending doom, the alien, Klaatu, takes to the streets. Klaatus̓ plea for peace is embraced by a pretty young woman and an eminent scientist but the rest of humanity reacts with mistrust, fear and violence. With time running out, Klaatu is forced to demonstrate his aewsome powers in a mind-boggling display, teaching all of mankind a lesson for the ages"--Container.
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