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The Day the Earth Stood StillFollow

1951 • G • 1h 32m • Drama, Sci-Fi • 20th Century Fox

From out of space...A warning and an ultimatum.

🍅 92% 87% MC 83 IMDb 7.7

Box office summary

Domestic total
$3.70M
Final
Budget$1.20M
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Cast & crew

Directed byRobert Wise ScreenplayEdmund H. North Produced byJulian Blaustein CinematographyLeo Tover MusicBernard Herrmann StarringMichael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Billy Gray, Sam Jaffe, Hugh Marlowe, Lock Martin Studio20th Century Fox

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