"From out of space...A warning and an ultimatum."

1951

1h 32m

7.4(1161 votes)

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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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39 members

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Michael Rennie

Klaatu, alias Mr. Carpenter

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Patricia Neal

Helen Benson

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Billy Gray

Bobby Benson

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Sam Jaffe

Prof. Jacob Barnhardt

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Hugh Marlowe

Tom Stevens

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Lock Martin

Gort

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Freeman Lusk

General Cutler

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Edith Evanson

Mrs. Crockett, landlady

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Frank Conroy

Mr. Harley, Secretary to the President

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Frances Bavier

Mrs. Barley, boarder

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John Brown

George Barley, boarder

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Olan Soule

Mr. Krull, boarder

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Marjorie Crossland

Hilda, Barnhart's secretary

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Elmer Davis

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H.V. Kaltenborn

H. V. Kaltenborn

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Drew Pearson

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Gabriel Heatter

Gabriel Heatter (voice)

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Harry Lauter

Lieutenant in Charge of Landing Site

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James Doyle

Army Dr. White

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Larry Dobkin

Balding Army Doctor

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Robert Osterloh

Army Examining Doctor

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Glenn Hardy

Radio Interviewer at Landing Site

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Tyler McVey

Brady

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House Peters Jr.

M.P. Captain at Barnhardt's

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George Lynn

Conference Colonel Ryder

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Dorothy Neumann

Margaret, Tom's secretary

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Wheaton Chambers

Mr. Bleeker, jeweller

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Carleton Young

Zone Five Lieutenant Colonel

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Harry Harvey

The Cab Driver

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Sammy Ogg

Sammy, boy witness

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Bess Flowers

Lady Outside Jewelry Store

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James Seay

Government Man

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Grady Galloway

Radar Operator

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Hassan Khayyam

Indian Newscaster

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John Barton

British Newscaster

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Stuart Whitman

Sentry (scene deleted)

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Rama Bai

Scientific Delegate

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John Burton

British Radio Announcer

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Bill Welsh

Radio Announcer (voice)

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