Overview
An alien and a robot land on Earth after World War II and tell mankind to be peaceful or face destruction.
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Crew
DirectorRobert Wise
WriterEdmund H. North
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
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Keywords
spacecraftflying saucerpeaceremote controlufosocial commentarygiant robotblack and whitemilitaryphysics professorhumanityalien technology
Details
Budget
$1M
Revenue
$2M
TMDb Votes
1,232
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026