An alien lands in Washington, D.C. and tells the people of Earth that they must live peacefully or be destroyed as a danger to other planets.An alien lands in Washington, D.C. and tells the people of Earth that they must live peacefully or be destroyed as a danger to other planets.An alien lands in Washington, D.C. and tells the people of Earth that they must live peacefully or be destroyed as a danger to other planets.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 1 nomination
Patrick Aherne
- General at Pentagon
- (uncredited)
Larry Arnold
- Scientific Delegate
- (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
- Sightseer at Spaceship
- (uncredited)
Rama Bai
- Scientific Delegate
- (uncredited)
Oscar Blank
- Peddler
- (uncredited)
Marshall Bradford
- Chief of Staff
- (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg
- Farmer
- (uncredited)
John Brown
- George Barley
- (uncredited)
John Burton
- British Radio Announcer
- (uncredited)
Wheaton Chambers
- Mr. Bleeker
- (uncredited)
Spencer Chan
- Scientific Delegate
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaLock Martin, the doorman at Grauman's Chinese Theater, was cast because of his nearly seven-foot height; however, he was not a physically strong man and could not actually carry Patricia Neal, so he had to be aided by wires (in shots from the back where he's carrying her (actually a lightweight dummy in his arms). He also had difficulty with the heavy Gort suit and could only stay in it for about a half hour at a time.
- GoofsKlaatu arranges to have the electromagnetic fields neutralized from 12.00 pm to 12:30 pm EST, yet it is clearly broad daylight in every country in which people are struggling with inoperative devices. In Asia and the Middle East, it should've been nightfall during this time frame.
- Crazy creditsElmer Davis, H.V. Kaltenborn, and Drew Pearson identify themselves when they appear on screen. Radio personality Gabriel Heatter is identified by an announcer.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Giant Claw (1957)
Featured review
When I first saw this movie (on television circa 1957)I was just a young child four years of age. I remember sitting on my father's lap and watched the whole thing through my fingers as I held my hands over my eyes for protection (yeah...right!). Gort and Klaatu were magnificent space travelers...and with a message of peace during a time that the Soviets and U.S. were deep into the 'cold war'. Very timely! Very scary! It spooked me then and I still get a chill watching the movie today. But, it's one of the classics that will live on forever! It's message is as meaningful today as it was back in the 50's. Maybe we should all watch it again and take notes.........
- ErnestPWorrell
- Mar 4, 2003
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- Release date
- Country of origin
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- Also known as
- El día que paralizaron la Tierra
- Filming locations
- The Ellipse, National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, USA(landing of the flying suacer on the oval)
- Production company
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Box office
- Budget
- $1,200,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $651
- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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