The day the Earth stood still
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2009.
Format
DVD
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
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Published
Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2009.
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Language
English
UPC
024543569688
Notes
General Note
Title from container.
General Note
Based on the 1951 screenplay by Edmund H. North.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.
Creation/Production Credits
Music, Tyler Bates.
Participants/Performers
Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Jaden Smith, John Cleese, Jon Hamm, Kathy Bates.
Participants/Performers
1951 version cast: Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Jaffe, Billy Gray, Frances Bavier, Lock Martin.
Description
Governments and scientists race to unravel the mystery behind a visitor's appearance. Dr. Helen Benson is a renowned scientist who finds herself face-to-face with an alien called Klaatu. Klaatu has traveled across the universe to warn of an impending global crisis. She quickly discovers the deadly ramifications of Klaatu's claim that he is a 'friend to the Earth.' Now, she and her yourng stepson must find a way to convince the entity who was sent to destroy humans that mankind is worth saving, but it may be too late.
System Details
DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital mono.
Language
(2008 version): English (Dolby 5.1), dubbed French (Dolby 5.1) or dubbed Spanish (Dolby 5.1) dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles; closed captioned.
Language
(1951 version): English (Dolby 5.1, Dolby mono.), dubbed French (Dolby mono) or dubbed Spanish (Dolby mono.) dialogue; English or Spanish subtitles.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Drama.
Feature films.
Human beings -- Drama.
Human-alien encounters -- Drama.
Mothers and sons -- United States -- Drama.
Nature -- Effect of human beings on -- Drama.
Science fiction films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings.
Women scientists -- United States -- Drama.
Feature films.
Human beings -- Drama.
Human-alien encounters -- Drama.
Mothers and sons -- United States -- Drama.
Nature -- Effect of human beings on -- Drama.
Science fiction films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings.
Women scientists -- United States -- Drama.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Stoff, E., Goodman, G., Boardman, P. H., Scarpa, D., Derrickson, S., Reeves, K., Connelly, J., Smith, J., Cleese, J., Hamm, J., Bates, K., Rennie, M., Neal, P., Marlowe, H., Jaffe, S., Gray, B., Bavier, F., Martin, L., Blaustein, J., Bates, H., North, E. H., & Wise, R. (2009). The day the Earth stood still (Widescreen ver.). 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Erwin. Stoff et al.. 2009. The Day the Earth Stood Still. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Erwin. Stoff et al.. The Day the Earth Stood Still 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2009.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Stoff, Erwin., et al. The Day the Earth Stood Still Widescreen ver., 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2009.
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