... Reeves does a better job of conveying extraterrestriality than did the well-spoken English actor MichaelRennie . However, both films had pressing causes, the one a plea for nuclear disarmament, the other a warning that Earth does not exist for humans alone—and the cockroaches are just waiting for their turn. Klaatu barada nikto!
Page 1 of 2Bernanke's neck on the lineBy Julian Delasantellis They're back, the huge, hulking city sized spacecraft that suddenly appear from the blackness of deep space to take positions above the metropolises of America and around the world. In Robert Wise's 1951 The Day the Earth Stood Still, Klaatu (MichaelRennie) seemed peaceful enough; it was his butt-kicking, robot supervisor...
... British soon realize that secrets are leaking from their embassy in Turkey and send Colin Travers (MichaelRennie) to investigate. The wily Diello manages to stay two steps ahead of both Travers and his German clients, but there are a couple of twists which even the careful Diello fails to anticipate. The film is in the best tradition of Alfred Hitchcock, combining suspense and humor;...