Reposted by Daniel Eagan
From 1951: "In The Day the Earth Stood still, producer Julian Blaustein and director Robert Wise have a highly exploitable, suspensefully entertaining drama that will ride the crest of the current cycle of science films with the ease of a space ship."
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‘The Day the Earth Stood Still’: THR’s 1951 Review
In September 1951, Robert Wise's landmark sci-fi drama rolled out in theaters as Cold War fears hit the headlines.