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The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951, Robert Wise)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Dec 26, 2017
The Day the Earth Stood Still opens with these sensational titles. 3D text jumping out, set against the backdrop of space, Bernard Herrmann’s score at its loudest; the titles suggest the film is going to be something grandiose. It is and it isn’t. For the first act, director Wise moves quickly, read more
ClassicFlix (Teen Scene): The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on Jun 30, 2017
From March 2015 to April 2017, I was writing the monthly Teen Scene column for the website ClassicFlix. My objective was to promote classic films among teenagers and young adults. Due to the establishing of a new version of the website, it’s now more difficult to access to the old version and read read more
Classics Revisited: The Day the Earth Stood Still
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Aug 16, 2015
(1951) Directed by: Robert Wise; Written by: Edmund H. North;
Based on the story “Farewell to the Master,” by Harry Bates; Starring: Michael
Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Jaffe and Lock Martin; Available on Blu-ray
and DVD
Rating: *****
“I'm impatient with read more
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jul 24, 2015
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Directed by Robert Wise
Written by Edmund H. North
1951/USA
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental
#252 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die The sleek design of this early sci-fi thriller with a message has held up remarkably well read more
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Oct 10, 2014
Starring Patricia Neal and Michael Rennie with direction by Robert Wise, this sci-fi film begins with the landing of a mysterious alien space craft in Washington D. C. At first nothing seems to happen and the whole country is tense. Then an extra-terrestrial named Klaatu gets off followed by his gia read more
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Oct 10, 2014
Starring Patricia Neal and Michael Rennie with direction by Robert Wise, this sci-fi film begins with the landing of a mysterious alien space craft in Washington D. C. At first nothing seems to happen and the whole country is tense. Then an extra-terrestrial named Klaatu gets off followed by his gia read more
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) with Michael Rennie
Classic Film Freak Posted by Greg Orypeck on Mar 9, 2014
Share This! “I’m impatient with stupidity. My people have learned to live without it.” —— Klaatu (Michael Rennie) War is always with us, it seems, despite the horrors of its continuance, how little it accomplishes and that one war usually results in another. “If we do not end war,” read more
The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951)
The Old Movie House Posted by Tom on Jul 11, 2011
This film is the one of the most underrated films of the science-fiction genre, but it was one of the first films of its kind with a message that applied to young and old alike.
THE AUTHOR
Harry Bates was born Hiram Gilmore Bates III on October 9, 1900 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
He began work read more
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Apr 26, 2011
The Day the Earth Stood Still (Robert Wise, 1951)
This Science fiction classic by Robert Wise the man who directed masterpiece noir films like The Set-Up, musicals like West Side Story (co-directed with Jerome Robbins) and The Sound of Music, horror films like The Haunting and who edited Citizen K read more