Released – September, 1951 

Directed By - Robert Wise

Starring – Michael Rennie (Mr. Carpenter/Klaatu), Patricia Neal (Helen Benson), Hugh Marlowe (Tom Stevens), Sam Jaffe (Prof. Jacob Barnhardt).

Description – Science Fiction with a message. A poignant script backed by fine acting make up for the lower level special effects. This classic 1050′s sci-fi tells the story of a visiting alien (Klaatu) in human form who has landed in Washington, D.C. in a flying saucer.

His intentions are to warn earth regarding the potential of any nuclear war and the consequences it would have on other planets in our solar system. His an anti-nuclear warning is misunderstood and he is wounded by a nervous soldier who mistakes the gift he is carrying for a weapon.

This mistake leads to a large robot exiting the flying saucer and disintegrating all the present weapons without harming the soldiers. Klaatu stops the robot from any further harm, and is treated in a hospital until his recovery.

Remaining on earth for a while in order to observe the people, Klaatu finds that while most of the earth’s inhabitents share the peaceful wishes of the interplanatery visitor – some other’s do not. Unable to bring his message of peace to all in the world, Klaatu now must consider the use of robot’s to insure the prevention of nuclear war on earth.

NOTABLE: In 1995 this film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.

This year, 2008, this motion picture was selected by the American Film Institute as the 5th best Science Fiction movie ever made.

Director Robert Wise was attracted to this film due to his personal anti-military beliefs as well as his belief in UFO’s.

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