THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL

Director Robert Wise / 1951 / USA

A pivotal science fiction film, the themes explored in The Day The Earth Stood Still have been recurrent since Wise depicted visiting alien diplomat Michael Rennie and his mono­lithic robot sidekick, parking on the Whitehouse lawn. Cold War anticipation, anti-fascist senti­ments, the nuclear threat and man's capacity for self-destruction are explored both literally and allegorically.

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