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Disc #1 -- The Day the Earth Stood Still: 2008 Version
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Disc #2 -- The Day the Earth Stood Still: 1951 Version
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Disc #1 -- The Day the Earth Stood Still: 2008 Version
1. 1928 (Main Titles) [5:23]
2. In Federal Custody [6:27]
3. Impact Location [3:53]
4. The Object Lands [5:37]
5. Shot Down [2:45]
6. Nothing to Fear [4:29]
7. Property of the U.S. Government [2:55]
8. Taking Time to Adapt [2:45]
9. Run! [3:29]
10. You Should Let Me Go [3:49]
11. Observing Human Behavior [2:46]
12. A Huge Risk [3:05]
13. Any Other Ideas? [1:32]
14. To Save the Earth [2:14]
15. An Unreasonable Race [3:17]
16. All Over the World [4:46]
17. The Spheres Ascend [1:39]
18. It's an Ark [5:38]
19. Not So Different [4:06]
20. On the Brink of Destruction [2:15]
21. In Control [4:34]
22. Eaten Alive! [4:12]
23. Let Me Try [2:18]
24. Everything Is Transformed [3:11]
25. Just Give Us a Chance [:02]
26. At the Precipice [2:12]
27. The Earth Stands Still [5:06]
28. End Titles [3:47]
Disc #2 -- The Day the Earth Stood Still: 1951 Version
1. Main Titles [2:00]
2. Something Real [3:24]
3. They've Landed [2:31]
4. Peace and Good Will [4:36]
5. The Future of the Planet [2:19]
6. Impatient With Stupidity [2:56]
7. Mr. Carpenter [3:41]
8. In Grave Danger [4:04]
9. Sightseeing [3:32]
10. A Real Screwball [1:52]
11. Calling Card [1:20]
12. A Fun Day [2:30]
13. There Is No Alternative [3:00]
14. Jittery [2:49]
15. Learning the Truth [5:06]
16. Waiting Up [6:13]
17. What a Brilliant Idea [4:46]
18. Dead or Alive [1:12]
19. Turning a Deaf Ear [1:38]
20. Remember Those Words [5:29]
21. A Message for Gort [3:03]
22. Unimaginable Power [4:28]
23. Resurrected [:27]
24. A Simple Choice [3:57]
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Directors
Robert Wise
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Producers
Julian Blaustein
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Composers (Music Score)
Bernard Herrmann
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Editors
William H. Reynolds
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Screen Writers
Edmund H. North
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Set Designers
Claude E. Carpenter
Thomas K. Little
Others
Art Director - Addison Hehr
Art Director - Lyle Wheeler
Cinematographer - Leo Tover
Composer (Music Score) - Bernard Herrmann
Costume Designer - William Travilla
Executive Producer - Darryl F. Zanuck
Makeup - Ben Nye, Sr.
Short Story Author - Harry Bates
Sound/Sound Designer - Arthur L. Kirbach
Sound/Sound Designer - Harry M. Leonard
Special Effects - Fred Sersen
At a time when science fiction on film had yet to work itself out of its bug-eyed monsters period,
"The Day the Earth Stood Still" was a dramatic step forward for the genre. Intelligently written and directed, well-crafted, and boasting a top-notch cast in good form, it was a class act all the way, as well as one of the first Hollywood films to take the idea of extraterrestrial visitors seriously (if not as a practical reality, at least as an interesting metaphor). Klaatu, as played by
Michael Rennie, was that rare alien invader who wanted to save us from ourselves, and
Rennie gives the character an intelligence, compassion, and strength that make him seem a lot more human than many of the earthlings he encounters, while
Sam Jaffe,
Patricia Neal, and
Billy Gray manage to prove that not all the Earth people are violent, brain-dead slobs. Director
Robert Wise and his crew create an admirable sense of tension and awestruck wonder in the wake of Klaatu's arrival (many later films with higher budgets failed to capture the magic of the spaceship landing in Washington, D.C., or the towering mystery of Klaatu's robot assistant Gort), and, at a time when Cold War paranoia was at its height,
"The Day the Earth Stood Still" carried a strong pro-disarmament message that was quite brave for its day. The film's message remains pertinent today, and, as entertainment, its intelligence, warmth, and solid filmcraft make it an enduring classic of its kind. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Bernard Herrmann : Best Original Score - Hollywood Foreign Press Association, 1951 (Nominee)