The Day the Earth Stood Still
Produced by: 
20th Century Fox 
Runtime: 
USA:92 
 
Directed by
Robert Wise
Cast (in credits order) verified as complete
 
Michael Rennie 
.... 
Klaatu
Patricia Neal
.... 
Helen Benson
Hugh Marlowe
.... 
Tom Stevens
Sam Jaffe
.... 
Dr. Barnhardt
Billy Gray
.... 
Bobby Benson
Frances Bavier
.... 
Mrs. Barley
Lock Martin
.... 
Gort
Drew Pearson
.... 
Himself
Frank Conroy 
.... 
Harley
Carleton Young
.... 
Colonel
Fay Roope
.... 
Major General
Edith Evanson
.... 
Mrs. Crockett
Robert Osterloh
.... 
Major White
Tyler McVey
.... 
Brady
James Seay
.... 
Government Man
John Brown 
.... 
Mr. Barley
Marjorie Crossland
.... 
Hilda
Glenn Hardy
.... 
Interviewer
House Peters Jr.
.... 
MP Captain
H.V. Kaltenborn
.... 
Himself
Elmer Davis
.... 
Himself
Rush Williams
.... 
M.P. Sergeant
Olan Soule
.... 
Mr. Krull
Gil Herman
.... 
Government Agent
James Craven
.... 
Businessman
Harry Lauter
.... 
Platoon Leader
Wheaton Chambers
.... 
Jeweler
Dorothy Neumann
.... 
Barnhardt's Secretary
George Lynn
.... 
Colonel Ryder
Freeman Lusk
.... 
General Cutler
John Burton
.... 
British Radio M.C
 
Written by
Harry Bates (story Farewell to the Master) 
Edmund H. North
 
Cinematography by
Leo Tover
 
Music by
Bernard Herrmann
 
Production Design by
Addison Hehr
Lyle R. Wheeler
 
Costume Design by
Travilla
Film Editing by
William Reynolds (II)
 
Produced by
Julian Blaustein
 
Other crew
L.B. Abbott
.... 
effects team, uncredited 
Claude E. Carpenter
.... 
set decorator 
Addison Hehr
.... 
art director 
Dr. Samuel Herrick
.... 
technical advisor 
Ray Kellogg
.... 
effects team, uncredited 
Arthur L. Kirbach
.... 
sound 
Emil Kosa
.... 
effects team, uncredited 
Charles Le Maire
.... 
wardrobe director 
Bert Leeds
.... 
second unit direction 
Harry M. Leonard
.... 
sound 
Thomas Little
.... 
set decorator 
Ben Nye
.... 
make-up 
Fred Sersen
.... 
special effects 
Lyle R. Wheeler
.... 
art director 
Darryl F. Zanuck
.... 
executive in charge of production 
 
Links with other movies
remade as
Stranger from Venus (1954)
referenced in
Devil Girl From Mars (1954)
Rocky Horror Picture Show, The (1975)
Tron (1982)
Chopping Mall (1986)
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991)
Toys (1992)
Army of Darkness (1993)
spoofed in
Army of Darkness (1993)
featured in
It Came from Hollywood (1982)
Wisdom (1986)
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey (1993) (TV)
Independence Day (1996)
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