Day The Earth Stood Still The (1951) - 11 x 17 - Style A

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BALROG AWARD WINNER'S SCIENCE FANTASY CLASSIC!

Were the alien and his robot here to help or hinder humankind? Find out the surprising answer in the original story that inspired the classic 1951 science fiction movie The Day the Earth Stood Still. Here is a must-read for any science fiction lover, for, as the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction says, "the film lost the story's ironic ending." Discover for yourself what Hollywood left out in this first-ever collection of the best work of the legendary 1930s idea man, Harry Bates (1900-1981). Rounding out this collection of sophisticated plays-on-ideas that stood traditional science fiction on its head are "A Matter of Size" and "Alas, All Thinking" (1935). These three short novels, which the Encyclopedia calls his most "notable stories," have never before been gathered in one book. Bates' "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (1940 under the title, "Farewell to the Master"), with its poignant, haunting last line, would posthumously bring him the coveted Balrog Award (1983). When you have read it, you will understand why long-time science fiction fans rank it and its creator, Harry Bates, among the greats.

 

BALROG AWARD WINNER'S SCIENCE FANTASY CLASSIC!

Were the alien and his robot here to help or hinder humankind? Find out the surprising answer in the original story that inspired the classic 1951 science fiction movie The Day the Earth Stood Still. Here is a must-read for any science fiction lover, for, as the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction says, "the film lost the story's ironic ending." Discover for yourself what Hollywood left out in this first-ever collection of the best work of the legendary 1930s idea man, Harry Bates! (1900-1981). Rounding out this collection of sophisticated pl! ays-on-i deas that stood traditional science fiction on its head are "A Matter of Size" and "Alas, All Thinking" (1935). These three short novels, which the Encyclopedia calls his most "notable stories," have never before been gathered in one book. Bates' "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (1940 under the title, "Farewell to the Master"), with its poignant, haunting last line, would posthumously bring him the coveted Balrog Award (1983). When you have read it, you will understand why long-time science fiction fans rank it and its creator, Harry Bates, among the greats.

 

Klaatu Barada Nikto! This is an all-new recording of Bernard Herrmann's magnificent otherwordly score for the science fiction classic.

Track: 10: Arlington,

Track: 11: Lincoln Memorial,

Track: 12: Nocturne,

Track: 13: The Robot,

Track: 14: Space Control,

Track: 15: The Elevator,

Track: 16: The Magnetic Pull,

Track: 17: The Study,

Track: 18: The Conference,

Track: 19: T! he Jeweler,

Track: 1: Prelude And Outer Space,

Track: 20: 12:30,

Track: 21: Panic,

Track: 22: The Glowing,

Track: 23: Alone,

Track: 24: Gort's Rage,

Track: 25: Nikto,

Track: 26: Captive,

Track: 27: The Flashlight,

Track: 28: Terror,

Track: 29: The Prison,

Track: 2: Radar,

Track: 30: Rebirth,

Track: 31: Departure,

Track: 32: Farewell,

Track: 33: Finale,

Track: 3: Danger,

Track: 4: Klaatu,

Track: 5: Gort,

Track: 6: The Visor,

Track: 7: The Telescope,

Track: 8: Escape,

Track: 9: Solar Diamonds
Media Type: CD
Artist: DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL
Title: SCORE
Street Release Date: 03/04/2003
Domestic
Genre: SOUNDTRACKThe Day The Earth Stood Still depicts the arrival of an alien dignitary, Klaatu (Michael Rennie), who has come to earth with his deadly robot, Gort (Lock Martin), to deliver the message that earthlings must stop warring among! themselves--or else. After being shot at by military guards, ! Klaatu i s brought to a Washington, D.C. hospital, where he begs a sympathetic but frank Major White (Robert Osterloh) to gather all the world's leaders so he can tell them more specifically what he has come to warn them about. Losing patience, Klaatu slips into the human world, adapting a false identity and living at a boarding house where he meets a smart woman with a conscience and her inquisitive son. Both mother and son soon find themselves embroiled in the complex mystery of Klaatu, his message and the government's witch hunt for the alien.A hallmark of the science fiction genre as well as a wry commentary on the political climate of the 1950s, The Day the Earth Stood Still is a sci-fi movie less concerned with special effects than with a social parable. A spacecraft lands in Washington, D.C., carrying a humanoid messenger from another world (Michael Rennie) imparting a warning to the people of Earth to cease their violent behavior. But panic ensues as the messenger land! s and is shot by a nervous soldier. His large robot companion destroys the Capitol as the messenger escapes the confines of the hospital. He moves in with a family as a boarder and blends into society to observe the full range of the human experience. Director Robert Wise (West Side Story) not only provides one of the most recognizable icons of the science fiction world in his depiction of the massive robot loyal to his master, but he avoids the obvious camp elements of the story to create a quiet and observant story highlighting both the good and the bad in human nature. --Robert Lane11" x 17" high quality reproduction poster by Pop Culture Graphics. Printed in the USA. Perfect for framing.