An alien lands in Washington D.C. and tells the people of Earth that they must live peacefully or be destroyed as a danger to other planets.
Adapted from a short story by Harry Bates, THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL delivered one of cinema’s most potent anti-nuclear warnings, and remains a powerful call for peace over the self-destructive futility of war.
Directed by multiple Oscar winner Robert Wise (WEST SIDE STORY, THE SOUND OF MUSIC) from a screenplay by Edmund H. North (PATTON), the film features an outstanding experimental score by Bernard Herman (PSYCHO, TAXI DRIVER), a serious-minded approach, compelling performances from an iconic cast, and the quasi-fascist robot enforcer, Gort!
Screening as part of our new season of films - PARANOIA AT THE RIVERSIDE
