Storyline
An alien and a robot land on Earth after World War II and tell mankind to be peaceful or face destruction.
Released
28 September 1951
Runtime
1h 32min
Director
Budget
$995,000
Revenue
$1,850,000
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
20th Century Fox
Cast
Michael Rennie
Klaatu, alias Mr. Carpenter
Patricia Neal
Helen Benson
Billy Gray
Bobby Benson
Sam Jaffe
Prof. Jacob Barnhardt
Hugh Marlowe
Tom Stevens
Lock Martin
Gort
Freeman Lusk
General Cutler
Edith Evanson
Mrs. Crockett, landlady
Frank Conroy
Mr. Harley, Secretary to the President
Frances Bavier
Mrs. Barley, boarder
John Brown
George Barley, boarder
Olan Soule
Mr. Krull, boarder
Marjorie Crossland
Hilda, Barnhart's secretary
Elmer Davis
Elmer Davis
H.V. Kaltenborn
H. V. Kaltenborn
Drew Pearson
Drew Pearson
Gabriel Heatter
Gabriel Heatter (voice)
Harry Lauter
Lieutenant in Charge of Landing Site
James Doyle
Army Dr. White
Larry Dobkin
Balding Army Doctor
Robert Osterloh
Army Examining Doctor
Glenn Hardy
Radio Interviewer at Landing Site
Tyler McVey
Brady
House Peters Jr.
M.P. Captain at Barnhardt's
George Lynn
Conference Colonel Ryder
Dorothy Neumann
Margaret, Tom's secretary
Wheaton Chambers
Mr. Bleeker, jeweller
Carleton Young
Zone Five Lieutenant Colonel
Harry Harvey
The Cab Driver
Sammy Ogg
Sammy, boy witness
Bess Flowers
Lady Outside Jewelry Store
James Seay
Government Man
Grady Galloway
Radar Operator
Hassan Khayyam
Indian Newscaster
John Barton
British Newscaster
Stuart Whitman
Sentry (scene deleted)
Rama Bai
Scientific Delegate
John Burton
British Radio Announcer
Bill Welsh
Radio Announcer (voice)
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