UNITED STATES · 1951

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Robert Wise
alien contact nuclear age anxiety pacifism cold war tensions technological threat
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Synopsis

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

Year1951
CountryUnited States
DirectorRobert Wise
The Day the Earth Stood Still poster

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