The day the earth stood still

Summary: A spaceship lands in Washington, D.C., capturing the attention of the world. But the alien emissary it brings refuses to reveal his mission to any single government, leaving the military, the politicians, and millions of ordinary people to wait in fear. Soon their distrust turns to calls for violence. But one young woman and her son befriend him ... and soon realize that they may be all that stands between the human race and total destruction.

Record details

Physical Description: videorecording
videodisc
1 videodisc : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment, 2002, 1979, 1951.

Content descriptions

General Note:	DVD release of the 1951 motion picture. Based on the story "Farewell to the master" by Harry Bates. Bonus features: Audio commentary by Robert Wise and Nicolas Meyer ; 70-minute "Making the Earth stand still" documentary ; Movietone newsreel (1951) ; restoration comparison ; 5 still galleries ; shooting script ; theatrical trailer.
Formatted Contents Note:	Side A. Feature film ; theatrical trailer ; Movietone newsreel (1951) -- Side B. Documentary "Making the Earth Stand Still" (70 min.) ; restoration comparison ; still galleries ; trailers.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Produced by Julian Blaustein ; directed by Robert Wise ; screenplay by Edmund H. North.
Participant or Performer Note:	Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Jaffe, Billy Gray, Frances Bavier, Lock Martin.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: Not rated.
Language Note:	Closed captioned for the hearing impaired. Can be viewed subtitled in English or Spanish or dubbed in French or Spanish.