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
Music
- Music
- Bernard Herrmann
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