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.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 5 | Twentieth Century-Fox Home EntertainmentLanguage: English, French, Spanish Summary language: Spanish Original language: English Series: Studio classicPublication details: Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment, c2002.Edition: Full frame formatDescription: 1 videodisc (double-sided) (ca. 92 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 inSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 791.43/72 22
LOC classification:
  • CM DVD 00696
Contents:
Side A. Feature film ; theatrical trailer ; Movietone newsreel (1951) -- Side B. Documentary "Making the Earth Stand Still" (70 min.) ; restoration comparison ; still galleries ; trailers.
Production credits:
  • Music, Bernard Herrmann ; director of photography, Leo Tover ; special photographic effects, Fred Sersen.
Awards:
  • Golden Globe Award, 1951.
Cast: Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Jaffe, Billy Gray, Frances Bavier, Lock Martin.Summary: "A spaceship lands in Washington, D.C., capturing the attention of the world. But the alien emissary (Michael Rennie) it brings refuses to reveal his mission to any single government, leaving the military, the politicians, and millions of ordinary people to wait in fear. Soon their distrust turns to calls for violence. But one young woman and her son (Patricia Neal, Billy Gray) befriend him ... and soon realize that they may be all that stands between the human race and total destruction"--Container.
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DVD DVD Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Colección Multimedia (Humanidades 4to. Piso) CM DVD 00696 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000039099

DVD, THX (NTSC Region 1).

Closed-captioned; available Spanish subtitles, and dubbed tracks in French or Spanish.

Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Jaffe, Billy Gray, Frances Bavier, Lock Martin.

Music, Bernard Herrmann ; director of photography, Leo Tover ; special photographic effects, Fred Sersen.

Based on the story "Farewell to the master" by Harry Bates.

Videodisc release of the 1951 motion picture.

Rated G.

"A spaceship lands in Washington, D.C., capturing the attention of the world. But the alien emissary (Michael Rennie) it brings refuses to reveal his mission to any single government, leaving the military, the politicians, and millions of ordinary people to wait in fear. Soon their distrust turns to calls for violence. But one young woman and her son (Patricia Neal, Billy Gray) befriend him ... and soon realize that they may be all that stands between the human race and total destruction"--Container.

Bonus features (not rated or closed captioned): Audio commentary by Robert Wise and Nicolas Meyer; 70-minute "Making the Earth stand still" documentary; Movietone newsreel (1951); restoration comparison; 5 still galleries; shooting script; theatrical trailer.

Golden Globe Award, 1951.

Side A. Feature film ; theatrical trailer ; Movietone newsreel (1951) -- Side B. Documentary "Making the Earth Stand Still" (70 min.) ; restoration comparison ; still galleries ; trailers.

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