The Day the earth stood still [videorecording] / Twentieth Century-Fox presents ; screen play by Edmund H. North ; produced by Julian Blaustein ; directed by Robert Wise.
Accompanied by: Robert Wise on his films: from editing room to director's chair / by Sergio Leemann. Based on the story Farewell to the master, by Harry Bates. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1951. "8739-80"--Disc labels. Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Jaffe, Billy Gray, Frances Bavier, Lock Martin.
Summary:
A visitor from outer space comes with the warning that unless war is abolished, the Earth will be destroyed by the more advanced planets of the universe. Features of this edition include: the original theatrical trailer, a Movietone News feature mentioning the movie, the documentary Making the earth stand still, production stills, preliminary sketches, studio memos, the shooting script, and much more. The audio CD includes previously unreleased music and sound tracks.
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