The Day the Earth Stood Still

Movie trailer

The Day the Earth Stood Still (a.k.a. Farewell to the Master and Journey to the World) is a 1951 American black-and-white science fiction movie from 20th Century Fox. It was produced by Julian Blaustein, directed by Robert Wise and stars Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Billy Gray, Hugh Marlowe, and Sam Jaffe.

The screenplay was written by Edmund H. North. It is based on the 1940 science fiction short story "Farewell to the Master" by Harry Bates. The score was composed by Bernard Herrmann.^[1]

In 1995, the movie was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".^[2]^[3]

The Day The Earth Stood Still Media

Del Mar theater advertisement for the science fiction film, The Day the Earth Stood Still. 7 October 1951.

References

↑ Gianos 1998 p. 23.
↑ "Films Selected to The National Film Registry, Library of Congress 1989-2009." loc.gov. Retrieved: June 19, 2010.
↑ "'The Day the Earth Stood Still': Award Wins and Nominations." IMDb.com. Retrieved: February 1, 2015.

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[Gianos_p._23-1] Gianos 1998 p. 23.

[2] "Films Selected to The National Film Registry, Library of Congress 1989-2009." loc.gov. Retrieved: June 19, 2010.

[3] "'The Day the Earth Stood Still': Award Wins and Nominations." IMDb.com. Retrieved: February 1, 2015.

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