The day the earth stood still
(DVD) 

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LC Subjects
Bates, Harry, -- 1900-1981. -- Farewell to the master -- Film adaptations.
Feature films
Feature films
Film adaptations
Films for the hearing impaired
Human-alien encounters -- Drama.
Science fiction films
Science fiction films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings.
Other Subjects
Adventure -- Feature.
DVD.
Feature films -- United States.
Human-alien encounters -- Drama.
Science fiction -- Feature.
Video.

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Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (double-sided) (approximately 92 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
024543050056

Notes

General Note
Title from disc label.
General Note
Videodisc release of the 1951 motion picture.
General Note
Based on the story "Farewell to the master" by Harry Bates.
General Note
Program notes in insert.
General Note
Bonus features (not rated or closed captioned): audio commentary by Robert Wise and Nicolas Meyer; Movietone newsreel (7 min.); theatrical trailer (2 min.); Making the Earth stand still documentary (81 min.); restoration comparison (4 min.); 5 still galleries; shooting script.
Creation/Production Credits
Music, Bernard Herrmann ; director of photography, Leo Tover ; art direction, Lyle Wheeler, Addison Hehr ; set decorations, Thomas Little, Claude Carpenter ; film editor, William Reynolds ; wardrobe direction, Charles LeMaire ; costumes designed by Travilla ; special photographic effects, Fred Sersen.
Participants/Performers
Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Jaffe, Billy Gray, Frances Bavier, Lock Martin.
Description
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 befriend him and soon realize that they may be all that stands between the human race and total destruction.
Target Audience
Rated G.
System Details
DVD, Region 1, THX, NTSC.
Language
English stereo, English mono, French mono, Spanish mono; with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed captioned.
Awards
Golden Globe Award, 1951.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Wise, R., North, E. H., Tover, L., Blaustein, J., Rennie, M., Neal, P., Marlowe, H., Jaffe, S., Gray, B., Bavier, F., Martin, L., Herrmann, B., Sersen, F., Reynolds, W., Travilla, W., Wheeler, L., Hehr, A., Little, T., Carpenter, C., LeMaire, C., & Bates, H. (1951). The day the earth stood still (Full frame format.). Twentieth Century-Fox Film.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Robert Wise et al.. 1951. The Day the Earth Stood Still. Twentieth Century-Fox Film.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Robert Wise et al.. The Day the Earth Stood Still Twentieth Century-Fox Film, 1951.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Wise, Robert, et al. The Day the Earth Stood Still Full frame format., Twentieth Century-Fox Film, 1951.

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