5 Movies Starring Michael Rennie

The Day the Earth Stood Still

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1951-09-28

Languages:

English, French, Hindi, Russian

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

92 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (61109 Reviews)

Director:

Robert Wise

Genres:

Sci-Fi

Cast:

Writer:

Edmund H. North (screen play)

Harry Bates (based on a story by)

Fullplot:

An alien (Klaatu) with his mighty robot (Gort) land their spacecraft on Cold War-era Earth just after the end of World War II. They bring an important message to the planet that Klaatu wishes to tell to representatives of all nations. However, communication turns out to be difficult, so, after learning something about the natives, Klaatu decides on an alternative approach.

5 Fingers

5 Fingers

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1952-02-22

Languages:

English, German, Portuguese, Turkish

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

108 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (2671 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Michael Wilson (screenplay)

L.C. Moyzisch (book)

Fullplot:

Based on a true story. In neutral Turkey during WWII, the ambitious and extremely efficient valet for the British ambassador tires of being a servant and forms a plan to promote himself to rich gentleman of leisure. His employer has many secret documents; he will photograph them, and with the help of a refugee Countess, sell them to the Nazis. When he makes a certain amount of money, he will retire to South America with the Countess as his wife.

Phone Call from a Stranger

Phone Call from a Stranger

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1952-02-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

105 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (1264 Reviews)

Director:

Jean Negulesco

Cast:

Writer:

Nunnally Johnson (screenplay)

I.A.R. Wylie (story)

Fullplot:

On a flight from Chicago to Los Angeles via Iowa, lawyer David Trask gets to know three of his fellow passengers as one technical issue after another leads to delays and unscheduled stops along the way. Those three are physician Dr. Robert Fortness, struggling actress with the stage name Binky Gay, and loud salesman Eddie Hoke, who is both quick with a joke and quick to show off a photograph of his beautiful wife, Marie Hoke. Below the surface, the three have deeper stories, which are bringing them back to Los Angeles and which Dr. Fortness and Binky divulge to David. Dr. Fortness, an alcoholic, is returning to own up to his drunken part in the death of a friend, and his wife Claire's complicity in the matter. Binky, after being away in New York for a year, is returning to her husband, Mike Carr, hoping to take him away from his overbearing mother, former vaudeville star Sally Carr, who still basks in her former but no longer shining glory, and who is the cause of any marital problem she and Mike have had as she sees Binky as competition in every sense of the word. Because of an incident en route and his burgeoning friendship with them, David feels compelled to help them resolve their issues. Specifically in dealing with Eddie's life, David is forced to reflect on his own and the reason he left his home in Midland City, Iowa.

The Robe

The Robe

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1953-12-04

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

135 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (5744 Reviews)

Director:

Henry Koster

Genres:

DramaHistory

Cast:

Writer:

Philip Dunne (screenplay)

Gina Kaus (adaptation)

Lloyd C. Douglas (novel)

Albert Maltz (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Marcellus is a tribune in the time of Christ. He is in charge of the group that is assigned to crucify Jesus. Drunk, he wins Jesus' homespun robe after the crucifixion. He is tormented by nightmares and delusions after the event. Hoping to find a way to live with what he has done, and still not believing in Jesus, he returns to Palestine to try and learn what he can of the man he killed.

The Lost World

The Lost World

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1960-07-13

Languages:

English, Spanish

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

97 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

5.5 (2279 Reviews)

Director:

Irwin Allen

Cast:

Writer:

Charles Bennett (screenplay)

Irwin Allen (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Professor Challenger leads team of scientists and adventurers to a remote plateau deep within the Amazonian jungle to investigate reports that dinosaurs still live there.

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