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The Day the Earth Stood Still released

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Theatrical poster for The Day the Earth Stood Still, 1951
Twentieth Century Fox's 1951 poster for The Day the Earth Stood Still "Copyright 1951 by Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. ", Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Twentieth Century Fox released Robert Wise's The Day the Earth Stood Still, in which the visitor Klaatu lands a flying saucer in Washington with his robot Gort to warn humanity against violence. The Library of Congress added it to the National Film Registry in 1995.

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  1. OtherThe Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)Filmsite.org (Tim Dirks)
  2. OtherNational Film Registry, 1995 selectionsOscar Goes To (oscargoesto.com)

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