The Day the Earth Stood Still

(The Day the Earth Stood Still)

 Credits

Cast

Klaatu
Michael Rennie
Helen Benson
Patricia Neal
Tom Stevens
Hugh Marlowe
Professor Jacob Barnhardt
Sam Jaffe
Bobby Benson
Billy Gray
Mrs. Barley
Frances Bavier
Gort
Lock Martin
General at Pentagon
Patrick Aherne (*)
Sightseer at Spaceship
Walter Bacon (*)
Scientific Delegate
Rama Bai (*)
Peddler
Oscar Blanke (*)
Chief of Staff
Marshall Bradford (*)
Farmer
Chet Brandenburg (*)
George Barley
John Brown (*)
British Radio Announcer
John Burton (*)
Sentry
Michael Capanna (*)
Thomas Stevens Jr
Richard Carlson (*)
Mr. Bleeker
Wheaton Chambers (*)
Scientific Delegate
Spencer Chan (*)
Mother
Jean Charney (*)
Secretary
Beulah Christian (*)
Captain
John Close (*)
French Woman
Louise Colombet (*)
General at Pentagon
James Conaty (*)
Mr. Harley
Frank Conroy (*)
British Soldier
Eric Corrie (*)
Cockney
John Costello (*)
Businessman
James Craven (*)
Hilda
Marjorie Crossland (*)
Minor Role
Jack Daly (*)
Himself - Commentator
Elmer Davis (*)
Army Physician
Lawrence Dobkin (*)
Medical Corps Major
Jim Doyle (*)
Government Man
Roy Engel (*)
Major General
Charles Evans (*)
Mrs. Crockett
Edith Evanson (*)
Extra in Office Building Corridor
Franklyn Farnum (*)
British Soldier
Michael Ferris (*)
Emma - Jewelry Clerk
Elizabeth Flournoy (*)
American Radar Operator
Grady Galloway (*)
Sentry
Bill Gentry (*)
Minor Role
Paul Gerrits (*)
Military Officer at Pentagon Meeting
James Gonzalez (*)
Interviewer
Glenn Hardy (*)
Scientific Delegate
Sam Harris (*)
Taxi Driver
Harry Harvey (*)
Scientific Delegate
Al Haskell (*)
Himself - Commentator
Gabriel Heatter (*)
Government Agent
Gil Herman (*)
TV Announcer on Truck
John Hiestand (*)
Himself - Commentator
H.V. Kaltenborn (*)
Indian Radio Announcer
Hassan Khayyam (*)
Platoon Leader
Harry Lauter (*)
General Cutler
Freeman Lusk (*)
Colonel Ryder
George Lynn (*)
Brigadier General
Herbert Lytton (*)
Sightseer at Spaceship
Bert Madrid (*)
Sentry
Mike Mahoney (*)
Minor Role
Sandee Marriott (*)
Air Force Sergeant
David McMahon (*)
Brady
Tyler McVey (*)
Military Officer at Pentagon Meeting
Harold Miller (*)
Voice of General
Millard Mitchell (*)
Government Man
Ralph Montgomery (*)
Government Man
Bruce Morgan (*)
Scientific Delegate
Joseph C. Narcisse (*)
Police Officer Behind Desk
Bill Neff (*)
Colonel
Howard Negley (*)
Margaret - Secretary
Dorothy Neumann (*)
Scientific Delegate
Anton Northpole (*)
Sam
Sammy Ogg (*)
Major White
Robert Osterloh (*)
Captain
Gayle Pace (*)
Himself - Commentator
Drew Pearson (*)
Colonel
Ted Pearson (*)
Military Police Captain
House Peters Jr. (*)
Cab Driver
'Snub' Pollard (*)
Army Captain
Holly Bane (*)
Tank Driver
John M. Reed (*)
Operator
Bob Reeves (*)
Minor Role
Barry Regan (*)
Major General
Fay Roope (*)
Russian Woman
Pola Russ (*)
Government Man
James Seay (*)
Minor Role
Bernard Sell (*)
Government Man
Charles Sherlock (*)
Russian Pilot
Peter Similuk (*)
Colonel
Bob Simpson (*)
Scientific Delegate
Bhogwan Singh (*)
Scientific Delegate
Reginald Lal Singh (*)
Government Man
Marc Snow (*)
Mr. Krull
Olan Soule (*)
Army Orderly
Kim Spalding (*)
Soldier
Murray Steckler (*)
Minor Role
Harmon Stevens (*)
Voice of Radio Announcer
Charles Tannen (*)
Scientific Delegate
Glen Walters (*)
Carlson
Harlan Warde (*)
Government Man
Gil Warren (*)
Radio News Caster
Bill Welsh (*)
Sentry
Stuart Whitman (*)
Military Police Sergeant
Rush Williams (*)
Government Man
Wilson Wood (*)
Colonel in Jeep
Carleton Young (*)

Director

Director
Robert Wise

Writing credits

Screen play
Edmund H. North
Based on a story by
Harry Bates

Producer

Producer
Julian Blaustein

Cinematography

Director of photography
Leo Tover

Editor

Editor
William Reynolds

Art direction

Art director
Addison Hehr
Art director
Lyle Wheeler (Lyle R. Wheeler)

Set decoration

Set decorations
Claude Carpenter (Claude E. Carpenter)
Set decorations
Thomas Little

Costume design

Costumes designed by
Travilla
Costume designer
Clinton Sandeen (*)

Makeup department

Makeup artist
Ben Nye

Production management

Unit manager
Gene Bryant (*)
Executive in charge of production
Darryl F. Zanuck (*)

Assistant director

Second assistant director
Richard Del Ruth (*)
Assistant director
Stanley Hough (*) (Second unit)
Second unit director
Bert Leeds (*)
First assistant director
Arthur Lueker (*)

Sound department

Sound
Harry M. Leonard
Sound
Arthur L. Kirbach (Arthur von Kirbach)

Special effects

Robot builder
Melbourne A. Arnold (*)

Visual effects

Special photographic effects
Fred Sersen
Effects team
L.B. Abbott (*)
Visual effects editor
Lyman Hallowell (*)
Effects team
Ray Kellogg (*)
Effects team
Emil Kosa (*)

Wardrobe department

Costume designer
Perkins Bailey (Klaatu)
Wardrobe director
Charles Le Maire
Wardrobe
Sam Benson (*)
Wardrobe
Ed Wynigear (*)

Editorial department

First assistant editor
Orven Schanzer (*)

Music department

Orchestrator
Bernard Herrmann (*)
Musician
Samuel Hoffman (*) (Theremin)
Musician
Paul Shure (*) (Theremin)

Other crew

Technical advisor
Samuel Herrick (*)
Dialogue director
Anthony Jowitt (*)
Stand-in
Steve Pritko (*) (Michael Rennie)
Double
Clifford Sales (*) (Billy Gray)

(*) uncredited