The 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 ...

Screenplay, based on a story by Harry Bates, tells of an invasion of the earth by a single spaceship ... works well. Michael Rennie is fine as the man from space. Patricia Neal is attractive ...

The Day the Earth Stood Still predictably ends with Klaatu ... There's little action and rudimentary special effects, but Michael Rennie's performance as Klaatu is haunting and established ...