Film record

The Day the Earth Stood Still

1951Feature film92 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
United States
Languages
English
Genres
drama film · science fiction film · horror film

Credits

Direction

Robert Wise — Directing

Cast

Michael Rennie — Acting
Patricia Neal — Acting
Hugh Marlowe — Acting
Sam Jaffe — Acting
Frances Bavier — Acting
James Hong — Acting
Billy Gray — Acting
Lock Martin — Acting
Frank Conroy — Acting
Carleton Young — Acting
Edith Evanson — Acting
Fay Roope — Acting
Gabriel Heatter — Acting
Snub Pollard — Acting
Harry Harvey — Acting

Writing

Edmund H. North — Screenwriting

Production

Julian Blaustein — Production

Music

Bernard Herrmann — Music composition

Cinematography

Leo Tover — Cinematography

Editing

William H. Reynolds — Editing
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Distribution

Netflix

International
Verified

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Releases by territory

United States · Original release
18 Sep 1951Checked 18 Sep 2026
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