Socially minded yet entertaining, The Day the Earth Stood Still imparts its moral of peace and understanding without didacticism.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Robert Wise -
Producer -
Julian Blaustein -
Screenwriter -
Harry Bates , Edmund H. North -
Distributor -
CBS/Fox , 20th Century Fox , Fox -
Production Co -
20th Century Fox -
Rating -
G -
Genre -
Sci-Fi -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Sep 18, 1951, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Sep 18, 2012 -
Runtime -
1h 32m -
Sound Mix -
Mono -
Aspect Ratio -
35mm , Flat (1.37:1)