DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL, THE (1951) 31862 Movie Poster

Original U.S. Half-Sheet Poster (22x28) Paperbacked in Very Fine Condition

20th Century-Fox Original Half-Sheet Poster (22x28), paperbacked, for the Robert Wise sci-fi masterpiece, THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951), starring Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, and Sam Jaffe. Everything about this film is superior: a beautiful and literate script, superb and believable acting, skillful but restrained direction, incredible special effects for the time, and a magnificent score by Bernard Hermann which utilized one of the earliest electronic instruments, the eerie and other-worldly Theremin. Posters for this title are treasured by cinema collectors the world over. This may controvene the conventional wisdom, but we think that the half sheet is the best U.S. poster on this title. Every element of illustration from the campaign is showing on this poster, nicely arranged and well designed. The native condition of the poster was fine, and the poster has been paperbacked to provide a clean look for framing. MovieArt Austin guarantees this poster to be an authentic U.S. half-sheet for this movie. Superb! Klaatu barada nikto !!

ROBERT WISE - Director
Michael Rennie - Actor
Patricia Neal - Actor
Billy Gray - Actor
Hugh Marlowe - Actor
Sam Jaffe - Actor
Frank Conroy - Actor
Lock Martin - Actor
Edith Evanson - Actor
LAWRENCE DOBKIN - Actor