Day the Earth Stood Still Trailer
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The Day the Earth Stood Still is a 1951 science fiction film which tells the story of a humanoid alien who comes to Earth to warn its leaders not to take their conflicts into space, or they will face lethal consequences.
It stars Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Jaffe, Billy Gray, Frances Bavier, and Lock Martin. Supporting cast includes journalist Drew Pearson. The movie was adapted by Edmund H. North from the story "Farewell to the Master" by Harry Bates, and directed by Robert Wise. The score was written by Bernard Herrmann and is notable for its use of a theremin.
The trailer only begins to hint at the power of this film, but Bernard Hermann's theremin score is well represented.
ONE OF THE GREATEST SCIENCE FICTION FILMS OF ALL TIME.TIMELESS AND BEAUTIFUL.Great cast.Michael Rennie as Klaatu,Patricia Neal,Hugh Marlowe,Billy Gray,and Lock Martin as the awesome robot Gort.This is one of my favorite sci-fi classic films.What I loved about this film was that here was an alien that was'nt a menace as the world looked on him as but he was peaceful and warned the earth against the threat of warfare among themselves.Gort was one of the best robots in sci-fi.KLAATU BARADA NIKTO!
A timeless classic. One of my favourites.
One of the Greatest Movies ever made.
Michael Rennie and Patricia Neal were just Incredible in this All Time Classic.
Agreed. This film is timeless. A masterpiece.
Although it's 61years old it shall always remain my favorite movie!!!!
Still one of the greatest Sci-Fi films ever made. The original was a 90 minute, B-movie. It will be interesting to see how much more content they add to the story in the remake. For sure, they will never rival Bernard Herrmann's music which gave this film so much of it's drama, mystery, & emotional weight.
Bernard Herrmann's pioneering electronic music soundtrack is still ahead of its time, SIXTY-FIVE years later!
Yes, you can't imagine the impact this film had when it came out at the height of the McCarthy period. Many of the great films of all time were made before 1960, and the intelligence of the filmmaker is always more important than effects. I think the problem is that many young people have not been exposed to classic older films, which they ignore because the lack the contemporary technological glitz. That is sad.
I've always loved watching a classic b&w film from the comfort of my own couch/bed on a rainy night like this :). this one will always be a goodie! :)))))
One of the greatest Science Fiction film of all times!! :D
-That's a masterpiece of sci-fi!
Gotta love the “OOH MY GAAAWD!” texts in the olden days trailers 😂 Can’t get away with those these days.
One of my favorite "pre-modern" science fiction movies of all time!!
One of my earliest childhood memories is of watching The Day the Earth Stood Still when I was five years-old; my mother clued me in as to my having to see this. The joke, in part, as it pertains to the film being in black and white, is on me. We only had a black and white set ("with glorious shades of grey" as Mom would say) in the early '60s so I didn't know the difference for years. I was hooked from the first viewing; the film was already ten years-old at that point but as a five year-old I found Gort spellbinding. That feeling rubbed-off on me over the years as the first appearance of Gort, in conjunction with Bernard Hermann's chilling musical cues, still raises the hair on the back of my neck.
One of the all time GREAT films of the 20th century, and very prophetic.
A great film with a great message.
I hope we will one day listen!
This is what SI-FI is all about. Great acting combined with a great script and concept, the best!
The message is just as valid today as it was in 1951!
IMO, this is the best classic sci-fi movie ever made! Remakes? You can keep 'em!
You can't remake a masterpiece!
The message delivered thru this '1951' masterpiece is priceless!
So sorry to hear wonderful Patricia Neal passed away. She was a fabulous actress and I saw her in this movie when I was a little kid. RIP Patricia.
Back in 1951 they came out with this movie "The Day The Earth Stood Still". Every Saturday morning my brother and I would watch cartoons and inevitably after the cartoons they would show a movie and more often then not it was this movie. Now in the movie there is a scene where the spaceman walks into the scientists laboratory and there on a large black board with this huge mathematical equation. Its got all the scientific symbols and lots of numbers, it's huge. Well the spaceman looks at it, erases part of it and puts in his equations "There that's the right answer"..it's the secret to the universe! I was hooked! Every time I saw the movie I would copy part of the equation on a piece of paper, after all, IT WAS THE SECRET OF THE UNIVERSE!!! Fifth grade, Miss Kulla's class, I'm like what 9?..10?... I'm not paying attention and on a piece of paper I'm writing part of that equation that I memorized. In walks the principle, just checking out the class and he sees me just doodling. He walks over to me and asks "Let me see that." well it's fifth grade and he expects to pick up a note that says something like "Judy has Cooties". Instead he opens the paper and there is a physics equation for the secret of the universe, IN FIFTH GRADE! He walks up to Miss Kulla and I see them talking and he's pointing to me. Boy I'm in trouble now, they'll probably call my mom, mom will tell dad..oh man, not good. He reaches into his pocket and pulls out the note and shows it to Miss Kulla. She does this, she looks at the note, looks at me, and drops her jaw. The next day I return to her class and they have moved my deck from the back of the room to right next to the teachers desk. Because she's got a kid that's going right from 5th grade to M.I.T. At first I was worried being right under the teachers nose but I soon found out it had it's advantages. Because from my new vantage point I could see right into her blouse. So ever since then I've been fascinated by science...you never know where exploration will take you.
P.S. You would think they would have asked me what the equation was, but they never did. movie. Now in the movie there is a scene where the spaceman walks into the scientists laboratory and there on a large black board with this huge ma
Ground breaking Science Fiction Movie!
And not one Human in this movie was harmed by Gort....
A great classic.Takes me to my childhood.Great movie.
Michael Rennie, Born:Eric Alexander Rennie. He was a stage actor, working in repetory in York & Windsor, England, UK. He achieved star status in , I"ll be your Sweetheart (1945). In 1951, he was brought to Hollywood by Darrel Zanuck at 20th Century Fox to be cast as Klaatu. His acting in this movie was great !
One of the best films ever.
Geez, I was awake the other day.. I think it was like 4am and turn on the tv and this movie was on.. it really got my attetion completly.. couldnt go back to sleep! amazing
The main reason that this movie is still hailed as one of the greatest sci-fi flicks of all time has nothing to do with acting, and is barely related to plot. As with all good sci-fi, this film delivers a message that is intended to provoke thought in its viewers, and engage them mentally rather than simply tittilate them with so called 'awe inspiring' set-pieces of modern movies. Not to mention that for the 1950's, the effects in this film were cutting edge.
Better than the new remake.
I agree .
You must be a grumpy old *.
The LouseGrouse That's not too difficult!
YES
The remake put me to sleep.
My first sci-fi movie I ever watched! My dad bought me the DVD to this, and I loved it.
One of the greatest films of all time. Infinitely better than the 21st century remake!
I just saw this movie today. It really blew me away! Great film!
This is a great movie, and when I heard it was going to have a remake I was really excited. I saw the new trailer and it looks like it strays from the orginal and I pray that they dont screw up a classic.
The movie was taken from the short story "Farewell to the Master." You should read it. Very different from the movie and fits right in to modern times and technology. A truly great story. I guarantee you won't be disappointed.
Those of us who grew up in the 50'd and 60s got to see SCIENCE FICTION become a vaild form of art both in print and film. It always helped when the writers and directors at least tried to get some of the science correct, to a point.
movie trailers have gotten so much better since the 50s
I.. is that Daft Punk?
You are so right. This is one of the few Sci-fi movies that I personally put on my best movies of all times list. These remakes are mere attempts to exploit a phenomena - the remake. These producers have no respect or even knowledge of the originals. Make you own product and try to make it have the qualities to become an original. Please don't let them get there hands on the Maltese Falcon or The Bridge of the River Kwai.
Michael Rennie's speech was brilliant.
Old alien/monster movies have some kind of charm. Sometimes they seem so funny even though they were supposed to be scary (mostly)
I don't really blame anyone for cherishing the old one. I agree with you all the way that the old movies are why we have films today:) After all, without the original TDTESS we wouldn't have the awesome remake. I just liked the newer one myself for my own reasons, but everyone has their own likes and dislikes I guess:)
To be honest though, I think that most of today's remakes stink, but I just found that I really like the new TDTESS. & not just cause of the effects:)
An amazing film, this Robert Wise's master piece is way better than the remake which despite the special effects sound design and all the modern film making techniques is unable to catch your attention 100%,
I've watched the 1951 version. Though the effects are not so good but I really love the story and I think it is one the best sci-fi movies at those time, of course basis of comparison shouldn't be by the effects since we know the limitation in making film in the 50s. It should be by the quality of how it's being written and that makes up mind boggled in the end. It's great...It also makes me remember my late uncle who loves to watch it also.
If people think this one was better then the remake, then they must really really REALLY hate the remake.
+Matthew G (GeniusBehindAComputer) Yeah, we do.
it's leagues better than the remake. The remake is awful schlock.
this is a classic, 100% better than any remake !
I remember seeing this as a kid (I was born in 1985, it wasn't new). I remember seeing it as a kid & one of the most frightening things ever was watching Klaatu say "..I came here to give you these facts. It is no concern of ours how you run your own planet, but if you threaten to extend your violence, this Earth of yours will be reduced to a burned-out cinder." I remember asking my dad "Why doesn't someone just shoot him" & my dad said "see that robot of his? That's not Rosie from the Jetsons"
There is nothing like the use of a theremin to convey "spookiness".
Hahaha xD
My thoughts exactly.
I stayed very impressed with the posters. One more scary than another! Including with that song! Yes I have a sensation that this could be happens.My father liked this movie!!Me too!Congratulations!
I just got word of Patricia Neal's passing. So I'm watching this (and later the whole movie on Netflix) in her honor and memory.
Gort doesn't play around.
This movie was the first movie about UFO's in movie industry in association with U.S. Air Force. This helps the public to keep their minds open, but also allows them to keep their secret away from the public's knowledge.
Pretty sure in the near future, this movie will become more of a documentary than just a Sci-Fi thriller.
Forbidden Planet is my favorite Sci-fi film of the 1950s.
THANK YOU! At last someone with some taste and logical sense shares my views! These old people need to get with today's story plots...I mean, seriously! The old movie is a popcorn depression.
The best sci-fi movie of all time!
The Day the Earth Stood Still. Bam!. Good post!. Best Yet!. Smile!. Take care.
This is one of only two authentic UFO movies. The other is "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" of December 1977. Other movies with flying saucers are science fiction; but science fiction does not understand the UFO phenomenon. We must distinguish between science fiction and the UFO phenomenon. The 1951 version of "Klaatu beratta nikto" lives on.
I've been writing my own version of this "first contact" sort of thing. But no Gort this time. It does, however involve realities beyond our solar system or understanding. Photon power, Pleiadians, & the so called "sports model" Robert Lazar worked on back engineering...
"Klatu Barada Niktu" those are the words that describe cinematic sci-fi
This should be shown today, to warn people of the dangers we face.
Read the short story by Harry Bates "Farewell to the Master." Published in the Oct. 1940 issue of Astounding.
Classic ,Best sci Fi of all time!
A master piece...far better than the remake of 2008 which lacks of the original
message...inspite of the good effects and camera use...
It occurs to me now (duh!) the pivotal moment in the film is Patricia Neal's character swallowing her fear as she faces Gort. If she hiccups or coughs or forgets one syllable, she is fried to a crisp, and then what a different ending to the story as Gort goes about his rampage. Party over, oops, out of time...
My other realization is that Klaatu, knowing our potentially violent nature, didn't bullet-proof or protect himself in any way as he walked down the spaceship runway. Head scratcher...
A futuristic film with Michael Rennie as Klaatu come to Earth to warn humans against taking nuclear weapons into space. The cast conveys a sense of hometown America. The title derives from Klaatu's demonstration of power in shutting down Earth's electricity. There is poignancy in watching the army oppose advanced technology. Gort is the robot: "Klaatu barada nikto." At a time when UFOs were called flying saucers, Klaatu's is the prototype, landing on a baseball field in Washington, D.C. The second half of the 20th century emerged with movies contemplating ETs.
For its relative simplicity The Day the Earth Stood Still has 'stood' the test of time. The scenes in the boarding house remain a period-curiosity though; people dressing for dinner! Amazing.
True classic, and so much better than the remake.
a true classic in sci fi movies.
i think this is the best alien horror movie... i'm in my 20s and i know that they sure as hell don't make them like they used to!
the oldies are always the best.
It proves that a good script with compelling actors will always be better than a special effecta-thon.
ONE OF THE TOP TEN MOVIES OF ALL TIME.
What more needs to be said?
And its message is STILL relevant.
this will never get old!
Would love to see Speilburg remake this one. And yes, If I saw a space alien coming out of a ship and didn't know his intentions, I grab my gun too. He may be packin too.
my teacher played this movie in the last day of skool,it was awesome!!
This movie had magic unlike the remake. A Sc-Fi classic just like I remember when I saw it in the 1950's.....
The only movies that I watch made before the 70's are comedies. I don't want to ruin any sci-fi classic's reputation by criticizing negatively about it. I'm too used to today's special effects...
Yes. Color was really always around with film, however, it wasn't viable till 1939 with Gone with the Wind and The Wizard of Oz and other films that it color became somewhat common. You must remember that NEWS Footage and what was early television footage was in black and white, as odd as it sounds to us, black and white looked more realistic to a 1950's audience. That's why fantasy sequence of Wizard of Oz is in color and the real world is in black and white.
I like that the newsreader is wearing a hat.
@spacepatrolman Helen: "you mean he (Gort) has the power of life and death?". Klaatu: "no that power is reserved for the almighty Spirit. THis technique, can restore life for a limited period". Helen: "but, how long", "you mean how long will I live? That no one can tell". You may have watche the movie numerous times, but you obviously do not remember the dialoge accurately. I have been watching this movie for over 30 years!
Robert WIse also directed the "Andromeda Strain" which is probably one of the best book to movie adaptations ever. If you only saw the remake/re-imagining, check out the original.
@msms47 I was born in 1961. THis movie came out ten years before I was born. This movie is a fictionalized version of real events that actually happend in 1958. Life imitated art. THis is a thrilling and important movie. Far better than the awful remake! Plus, the movie is a warning against postwar ballistic missile and nuclear weapons warfare preparations. I feel sorry for your generation. But there are signs things are getting better overall.
Drew Pearson was a real life investigative journalist & columnist. He was the mentor of Jack Anderson, the columnist who broke many of the stories related to the Watergate scandal. Do you think, maybe, he knew something about a real life Klatu?
we watched this in science and now we are watching the new version!
Woo! Another Earthbound fan!
One of my favorite sci-fi films besides the invasion of the body snatchers,and invaders from mars :-P
This old one is better then the new one I watched it couple of days before.
The movie makes a good point about how the U.S. really needs to take responsibility and keep everyone else in line. :)
theres a difference. the old one wasnt supposed to be just a special effects masterpiece but it's more about the story and about the plot. Im sure the new one will obviously have better special effects, but it will be lacking in other departments and will not be as good of a movie overall. this is a classic movie and unless you have seen it dont judge it. new movies RELY on special effects for entertainment, whereas older movies like this one relied on the strengh of the story and the message.
I prefer original of 1951 movie better than 2008 version. Classic all the way!
Talk to me? smile!, Mr. P.G. on the scene!. Smile! again!. Take care.
Unlike the new film, this one was gripping, and thrilling, and made you THINK.
The best SF movie….ever…ever
Lots of spooky, atmospheric theremin music to make the preview even more gripping...
Interesting that they started with a fake "interruption", like a news bulletin, followed by a black screen with just audio. That would've been quite different at the time, and attention-getting for theater audiences.
Because back in those days, it was the most revolutionary of movies. These days, it's....not good. Then again, people say Pulp Fiction was a bad movie because it was made in 94-5.
To those who are watching the video of this awesome movie. He said fictional Bloke who came 2000 yrs ago. I just had to stick up for him Who is both Real and True. Enjoy this great movie with a great message: Peace
One of the all time great Science fiction films of the 1950's. I hope that the remake that Is due to come out In December 2008 will be just as good. The Classic version still "hold's up" very well today with It's message of disarmament that Is just as revelant now as It was during the film's original 1951 release...
i'm so excited to see the remake.
Oh my goodness!!!!!!!!!!!! I just saw this movie and I was laughing so hard I almost peed my pants watching this!!!!!! "to hold the world spellbound with new and startling powers from another planet"!!!!!!!
boy, this sure is a classic!
Classic Trailer.
Best sci Fi pic ever made..