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Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

The day the Earth stood still [videorecording] / Twentieth Century Fox presents a 3 Arts Entertainment production ; produced by Erwin Stoff, Gregory Goodman, Paul Harris Boardman ; screenplay by David Scarpa ; directed by Scott Derrickson.

Edition:

Widescreen.

Publisher, Date:

Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2009.

Description:

2 videodiscs (104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary:

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.

Target Audience Note:

MPAA rating: PG-13; for some sci-fi disaster images and violence.

Subjects:

Human-alien encounters -- Drama.

Women scientists -- United States -- Drama.

Nature -- Effect of human beings on -- Drama.

Human beings -- Drama.

Mothers and sons -- United States -- Drama.

Extraterrestres -- Teatro.

Científicos -- Estados Unidos -- Teatro.

Science fiction films.

Thrillers (Motion pictures)

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Feature films.

Other Author:

Stoff, Erwin.

Goodman, Gregory, 1959-

Boardman, Paul Harris.

Scarpa, David.

Derrickson, Scott.

Reeves, Keanu.

Connelly, Jennifer.

Smith, Jaden, 1998-

Cleese, John.

Hamm, Jon, 1971-

Bates, Kathy, 1948-

Rennie, Michael.

Neal, Patricia, 1926-2010.

Marlowe, Hugh, 1911-1982.

Jaffe, Sam, 1891-1984.

Gray, Billy, 1938-

Bavier, Frances, 1902-1989.

Martin, Lock, 1916-1959.

Blaustein, Julian.

Bates, Harry, 1900-1981.

North, Edmund H., 1911-1990.

Wise, Robert, 1914-2005.

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.

3 Arts Entertainment (Firm)

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.

Other Title:

Day the earth stood still (Motion picture : 1951)

Notes:

Title from container.

Based on the 1951 screenplay by Edmund H. North.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.

Music, Tyler Bates.

Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Jaden Smith, John Cleese, Jon Hamm, Kathy Bates.

1951 version cast: Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Jaffe, Billy Gray, Frances Bavier, Lock Martin.

DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital mono.

(2008 version): English (Dolby 5.1), dubbed French (Dolby 5.1) or dubbed Spanish (Dolby 5.1) dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles; closed captioned.

(1951 version): English (Dolby 5.1, Dolby mono.), dubbed French (Dolby mono) or dubbed Spanish (Dolby mono.) dialogue; English or Spanish subtitles.

Contents:

Disc 1: The day the Earth stood still (2008 version) -- Disc 2: The day the Earth stood still (1951 version) / Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation ; produced by Julian Blaustein ; story by Harry Bates ; screenplay by Edmund H. North ; directed by Robert Wise.

ISBN:

9786312805076

Publisher Number:

2256968

Other Number:

303646705

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

236546

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

DVD MOVIE Day the

Medium:

[videorecording]