Movie

The Day the Earth Stood Still

“From out of space...A warning and an ultimatum.”

★ 7.4(1,255)19511h 32m

The Day the Earth Stood Still is streaming on Cultpix in Germany, and available to rent or buy on Apple TV Store and Amazon Video. Availability checked 22 July 2026.

Where to watch The Day the Earth Stood Still

🇩🇪 Germany

Good to know

Director: Robert Wise
Release date: 1951-09-18
Runtime: 1h 32m
Language: German
Box office: $1,850,000
Budget: $995,000
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Studio: 20th Century Fox

The Day the Earth Stood Still — trailer

About The Day the Earth Stood Still

The Day the Earth Stood Still is a 1951 movie in the Science Fiction, Thriller and Drama genres, directed by Robert Wise, starring Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal and Billy Gray. It has a runtime of 1 hour 32 minutes. It holds an average rating of 7.4/10 from 1,255 viewers. Below you can see where to watch The Day the Earth Stood Still in Germany — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

An alien and a robot land on Earth after World War II and tell mankind to be peaceful or face destruction.

Cast

Michael Rennie

Klaatu / Mr. Carpenter

Patricia Neal

Helen Benson

Billy Gray

Bobby Benson

Sam Jaffe

Prof. Jacob Barnhardt

Hugh Marlowe

Tom Stevens

Lock Martin

Gort

Freeman Lusk

General Cutler

Edith Evanson

Mrs. Crockett

Frank Conroy

Mr. Harley

Frances Bavier

Mrs. Barley

John Brown

George Barley

Olan Soule

Mr. Krull

Themes & keywords

spacecraftflying saucerpeaceremote controlufosocial commentarygiant robotblack and whitemilitarycuriousphysics professorhumanityalien technologyambiguousawestruck