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Auction History Result 5x017 DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL 1/2sh '51 Robert Wise, classic art of Gort holding Patricia Neal! Date Sold 10/30/2011 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded Half-Sheet Movie Poster (1/2sh; measures 22" x 28") (Learn More) The Day the Earth Stood Still, the classic 1951 Robert Wise science fiction (sci-fi) alien-contact thriller ("From out of space.... a warning and an ultimatum!"; "Strange power from another planet menaces the Earth!"; from the story by Harry Bates; about a super intelligent alien visiting the Earth, and mankind mistrusts him without reason; he is able to "pass" as a human, and he visits the world's greatest scientist, and when he is injured and taken to a hospital, he is rescued by his robot Gort) starring Michael Rennie (as Klaatu), Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Jaffe, Billy Gray, Frances Bavier, and Lock Martin (as Gort the Robot). Note that the unusual music heard in this movie was achieved through the use of the musical instrument called a theramin, and audiences loved the eerie sounds it made, and it became standard in many science fiction movies thereafter to use this instrument in the same way! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that this poster was folded at one time but has been laying flat for a long time and will be sent rolled in a tube. Condition: fair to good. The poster was folded once in each direction at one time. It had many tears of varying lengths around the edges (with three areas of paper loss in the blank borders). At some time many years ago, someone repaired some of the tears on the back of the borders with paper tape and then at a later time, someone put some small pieces of conservation tape on the remaining tears. There are some creases and scuffs scattered in the image, but they are not all that noticeable or distracting. But in spite of the poster's many defects, it could surprisingly be displayed and enjoyed just as it is (and our consignor did so for many years!), and it is also certainly true that a talented restorer could remove the tape from the reverse, press and flatten the poster, and after proper paperbacking and restoration, the poster will look great, and it may not require all that much restoration within the image area. But please do not bid on this poster unless you can accept its defects described above or are willing to pay to have them properly restored! Learn More about condition grades 
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