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©2009
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2 videodiscs : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Based on the 1951 screenplay by Edmund H. North
Disc 1: The day the Earth stood still (2008 version) -- disc 2: Digital copy of The day the earth stood still for portable media players -- disc 3: The day the Earth stood still (1951 version) / Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation ; produced by Julian Blaustein ; story by Harry Bates ; screenplay by Edmund H. North ; directed by Robert Wise
Governments and scientists race to unravel the mystery behind a visitor's appearance. Dr. Helen Benson is a renowned scientist who finds herself face-to-face with an alien called Klaatu. Klaatu has traveled across the universe to warn of an impending global crisis. She quickly discovers the deadly ramifications of Klaatu's claim that he is a "friend to the Earth." Now, she and her young stepson must find a way to convince the entity who was sent to destroy humans that mankind is worth saving, but it may be too late
Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Jaden Smith, John Cleese, Jon Hamm, Kathy Bates
1951 version cast: Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Jaffe, Billy Gray, Frances Bavier, Lock Martin
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English, Spanish and French language with subtitles in Spanish, Portuguese, Cantonese, Korean and Mandarin; closed-captioned