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THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL
U.S., 1951
Directed by Robert Wise
Starring Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe
Approx. 92 min. DCP.
“Klaatu barada nikto!” Reeling from an ill-advised fusillade after his saucer lands in the nation’s Capitol, alien Michael Rennie gives that famous order to his killer robot Gort. Mega-classic with an eerie Bernard Herrmann theremin score.
Reviews
“THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL, still rightly considered a classic in everything from its Theremin-enhanced Bernard Herrmann score to its fine pacing and performances, continues to be pointed and timely”
– Jonathan Rosenbaum