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.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.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.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 1 nomination
- General at Pentagon
- (uncredited)
- Sightseer at Spaceship
- (uncredited)
- Scientific Delegate
- (uncredited)
- Peddler
- (uncredited)
- Chief of Staff
- (uncredited)
- Farmer
- (uncredited)
- George Barley
- (uncredited)
- British Radio Announcer
- (uncredited)
- Sentry
- (uncredited)
- Mr. Bleeker
- (uncredited)
- Scientific Delegate
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
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Storyline
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- TriviaLock Martin, the doorman at Grauman's Chinese Theater, was cast because of his nearly seven-foot height; however, he was not a physically strong man and could not actually carry Patricia Neal, so he had to be aided by wires (in shots from the back where he's carrying her (actually a lightweight dummy in his arms). He also had difficulty with the heavy Gort suit and could only stay in it for about a half hour at a time.
- GoofsKlaatu arranges to have the electromagnetic fields neutralized from 12.00 pm to 12:30 pm EST, yet it is clearly broad daylight in every country in which people are struggling with inoperative devices. In Asia and the Middle East, it should've been nightfall during this time frame.
- Quotes
Reporter: Would you care to say a few words, Mr. Carpenter? I suppose you're just as scared as the rest of us.
Klaatu: In a different way, perhaps. I am fearful when I see people substituting fear for reason. In fact, I would like...
Reporter: [cutting him off abruptly] Thank you, Mr. Carpenter. Thank-thank you very much.
[moves on to another spectator]
- Crazy creditsElmer Davis, H.V. Kaltenborn, and Drew Pearson identify themselves when they appear on screen. Radio personality Gabriel Heatter is identified by an announcer.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Giant Claw (1957)
I am not a religious nut, nor do I prescribe to the fundamentalist assault on our civil liberties, but this movie certainly carries a theocratic religious message which should be universally accepted. War and fighting among earth's nations will surely cause havoc among the planets of the universe and man must stop its mad race to destruction or leaders of the universe will do it for you.
Michael Rennie plays the role of a messenger from another world who gently, and with humbleness, attempts to convince the scientists of the world they must become active to carry the message to the world leaders of impending doom unless they change world policy on armament and war. The character portrayed by Rennie is tall, gentle, intelligent, soothing, yet firm. Who does he represent? Why Christ of course.
His speech, nature, demeanor, and message are all symbolic of a greater power coming back to earth to warn the people what might befall them unless they change their mad march toward destruction. This character is named appropriately, Mr. "Carpenter" (get the message) and even gets killed by soldiers bent on destroying this evil force from outer space. Mr Carpenter will even rise from the dead with assistance from his beloved robot assistant.
A great movie that will only get more popular with age. Certainly one of the best Sci Fi classics of all times.
- lgkinney-1
- Mar 8, 2003
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Farewell to the Master
- Filming locations
- The Ellipse, National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, USA(landing of the flying suacer on the oval)
- Production company
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Box office
- Budget
- $1,200,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $308
- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1