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The Day the Earth Stood Still (DVD, 2008, 2-Disc Set, Checkpoint Sensormatic Pan and Scan)

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Beginning with a documentary style that immediately hooks the viewer, THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL, based on the Harry Bates short story "Farewell to the Master," becomes as much a human interest story as it does a sci-fi B-movie classic. The film soberly depicts the arrival of an alien dignitary, Klaatu (Michael Rennie), who has come to earth with his deadly robot, Gort (Lock Martin), to deliver the message that earthlings must stop warring among themselves--or else. After being shot at by ignorant, panicky military guards, Klaatu is brought to a Washington, D.C., hospital, where he begs a sympathetic but frank Major White (Robert Osterloh) to gather all the world's leaders so he can tell them more specifically what he has come 250 million miles to warn them about. Losing patience, Klaatu slips into the human world, adapting a false identity and living at a boarding house where he meets a smart woman with a conscience, Helen Benson (Patricia Neal), and her inquisitive son, Bobby (Billy Gray). Both mother and son soon find themselves embroiled in the complex mystery of Klaatu, his message, and the government's witch hunt for the alien. Made during the cold war--when Americans were obsessed with the destructive capabilities of the atomic bomb--THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL, thanks to its beautiful pacing, excellent dialogue, and haunting score by Bernard Herrmann, is still a treat for contemporary audiences.

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UPC0024543553212

eBay Product ID (ePID)70909960

Product Key Features

ActorMichael Rennie

RatingNR

Edition2-Disc Set; Checkpoint; Sensormatic; Pan and Scan

Movie/TV TitleDay the Earth Stood Still

DirectorRobert Wise, Robert Wise Jr.

FormatDVD

Release Year2008

GenreSci-Fi & Fantasy

Additional Product Features

Region CodeRegion 1

Number of Discs2

Country/Region of ManufactureUSA

Display Format2-Disc Set; Checkpoint; Sensormatic; Pan and Scan

Leading RoleMichael Rennie

Release Date20081202

Film CountryUSA

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by diecastbilly
29 Apr, 2023
THIS FILM IS WORTH SITTING STILL FOR!
THIS IS A SCI-FI CLASSIC FILM. IN THE 1950'S ALIENS WERE INVADING OUR MOVIE THEATERS. THIS IS ONE OF THE FIRST AND THE BEST. IT OFFERS A DIFFERENT KIND OF ALIEN WHO COMES TO EARTH TO DELIVER A MESSAGE. THE SPECIAL EFFECTS ARE AMAZING FOR THE TIME AND THE BLACK AND WHITE FILM ADDS TO THE NEWSREEL LOOK TO THE FILM. THE GREAT ACTOR, MICHAEL RENNIE IS PERFECT AS THE ALIEN. HIS TALL STATURE AND THE WAY HE CARRIES HIMSELF. ACTRESS PATRICIA NEAL AND A VERY YOUNG BILLY GRAY, BEFORE HIS FATHER KNOWS BEST SERIES, ROUND OUT THE CAST. THE WONDERFUL SCORE OFFERS SOME EQUALLY OTHER WORLDLY MUSIC. THIS WOULD MAKE A GREAT MOVIE NIGHT SELECTION.
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by doujamsny1
06 Mar, 2021
An updated edition to this classic sci-fi film from the 50s.
I had the single-disc edition of this movie for several years until I found out about this two-disc special edition. I'm in a race against time to purchase so many updated editions to the other movies that I am going to sell someday this year.
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by mer10b
24 Jun, 2025
A classic film
This is a classic , thought provoking film not just an old Sci-Fi movie.
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
by postal_petesa22
25 Feb, 2017
Klaatu barada nictu
THE classic must see scifi with a not too subtle anti-war message. Made before CG and other sophisticated special effects. Everybody wears hats and smokes cigarettes or a pipe. Sam Jaffe was black listed and I think this was his last movie. Film was made during thw cold war and at the zenith of the McCarthy anti-communist witch hunt.
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by twot_1509
11 Aug, 2023
Great. Classic movie
A great vintage movie with additional informational dvd
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by mcraig2012
31 Dec, 2020
Sci fi Classic
A classic movie to see. Better have in your collection. A great value.
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by woous_r1iqiujm
02 Apr, 2017
The very first Sci Fi I ever saw.
We got our first TV in 1957. Saw it there. The Best Sci Fi Ever! Still the best. Read the short story - Hollyweird reversed the rolls of the spaceship characters. Better in print. But that Cast! OMG! Love Michael Rennie!!!
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by junglejoe7
27 Aug, 2020
Best Science Fiction Movie Ever !!!
This is a classic movie and includes all the extras built around this movie. Surely the number 1 Sci Fi movie of all time. Excellent purchase
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by hyneybunch
13 Dec, 2018
The day the earth stood still, original
The day the earth stood still, Great DVD love it perfect
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by bobtecsex
09 May, 2020
Great Dvd the day the earth stood still
all-time favorite movies and actors Michal Renè he was great
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned