Science fiction with a United Nations message. The stuffiness of that aside, there is plenty of low-key suspense built up around a tall and finely chiselled extraterrestrial (Michael Rennie) who maintains a low profile in a Washington, D.C. boarding house while satisfying his curiosity about the American Way of Life. There is also a formidable, stoical robot named Gort, whose lustrous pewter-like chassis withstands all attempts at puncture and analysis, and a good spooky musical score by Bernard Herrmann. With Patricia Neal and Sam Jaffe; directed by Robert Wise. (1951) — Duncan Shepherd
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