The Day the Earth Stood Still

1951 · directed by Robert Wise

Rating

81/100

Hit

yes

An alien and a robot land on Earth after World War II and tell mankind to be peaceful or face destruction.

The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), directed by Robert Wise, rates 81/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Michael Rennie
• Patricia Neal
• Billy Gray
• Sam Jaffe
• Hugh Marlowe
• Lock Martin
• Freeman Lusk
• Edith Evanson
• Frank Conroy
• Frances Bavier

Crew

• Leo Tover — Director of Photography
• William Reynolds — Editor
• Bernard Herrmann — Original Music Composer
• Edmund H. North — Screenplay

More from Robert Wise

1. West Side Story (1961) — 96/100 · hit
2. The Sound of Music (1965) — 84/100 · hit
3. Executive Suite (1954) — 83/100 · hit
4. I Want to Live! (1958) — 81/100 · hit
5. The Set-Up (1949) — 79/100
6. Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956) — 79/100

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