The day the Earth stood still

Resource Information

The work The day the Earth stood still represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Noble County Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

The day the Earth stood still

Statement of responsibility

Twentieth Century Fox presents a 3 Arts Entertainment production ; produced by Erwin Stoff, Gregory Goodman, Paul Harris Boardman ; screenplay by David Scarpa ; directed by Scott Derrickson

Contributor

• Gray, Billy, 1938-
• Smith, Jaden, 1998-
• 3 Arts Entertainment (Firm)
• Stoff, Erwin
• Hamm, Jon, 1971-
• Jaffe, Sam, 1891-1984
• Bates, Harry, 1900-1981
• Derrickson, Scott
• Boardman, Paul Harris
• North, Edmund H., 1911-1990
• Connelly, Jennifer
• Goodman, Gregory, 1959-
• Wise, Robert, 1914-2005
• Scarpa, David
• Blaustein, Julian
• Bavier, Frances, 1902-1989
• Marlowe, Hugh, 1911-1982
• Martin, Lock, 1916-1959
• Reeves, Keanu
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
• Neal, Patricia, 1926-2010
• Bates, Kathy, 1948-
• Cleese, John
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
• Rennie, Michael

Subject

• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Human beings -- Drama
• Mothers and sons -- United States -- Drama
• Cientf̕icos -- Estados Unidos -- Teatro
• Nature -- Effect of human beings on -- Drama
• Thrillers (Motion pictures)
• Feature films
• Human-alien encounters -- Drama
• Women scientists -- United States -- Drama
• Science fiction films
• Extraterrestres -- Teatro

Genre

• Feature films
• Thrillers (Motion pictures)
• Science fiction films
• Teatro
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• trueDrama

Language

• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

Governments and scientists race to unravel the mystery behind a visitor's appearance. Dr. Helen Benson is a renowned scientist who finds herself face-to-face with an alien called Klaatu. Klaatu has traveled across the universe to warn of an impending global crisis. She quickly discovers the deadly ramificications of Klaatu's claim that he is a 'friend to the Earth.' Now, she and her yourng stepson must find a way to convince the entity who was sent to destroy humans that mankind is worth saving, but it may be too late

Member of

• Day the earth stood still (Motion picture : 1951)

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

• 2008 version: Director of photography: David Tattersall ; editor, Wayne Wahrman ; music by Tyler Bates ; costume designer, Tish Monaghan ; production designer, David Brisbin
• 1951 version: Director of photography, Leo Tover ; editor, William Reynolds ; music by Bernard Herrmann ; costume designer, Travilla

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA rating: PG-13; for some sci-fi disaster images and violence

Language note

• 2008 version: English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• 2008 version: Language tracks in English (Dolby 5.1), dubbed French (Dolby 5.1) or dubbed Spanish (Dolby 5.1), with optional English or Spanish subtitles
• 1951 version: Language tracks in English (Dolby 5.1, Dolby mono.), dubbed French (Dolby mono) or dubbed Spanish (Dolby mono.)

LC call number

PN1997.2

LC item number

.D39 2009

PerformerNote

• 2008 version: Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Jaden Smith, John Cleese, Jon Hamm, Kathy Bates
• 1951 version: Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Jaffe, Billy Gray, Frances Bavier, Lock Martin

Runtime

104

Target audience

general

Technique

live action