Michael Rennie Overview:

Actor, Michael Rennie, was born Eric Alexander Rennie on Aug 25, 1909 in Bradford, Yorkshire. Rennie died at the age of 61 on Jun 10, 1971 in Harrogate, Yorkshire and was laid to rest in Harlow Hill Cemetery in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England.

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is the visitor from space in “The Day the Earth Stood Still”

By Stephen Reginald on May 29, 2024 From Classic Movie Man

is the visitor from space in “The Day the Earth Stood Still” The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) was an American science fiction film directed by Robert Wise and starring , Patricia Neal, and Hugh Marlowe. The supporting cast includes Sam Jaffe, Frances... Read full article


The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) with

By Greg Orypeck on Mar 9, 2014 From Classic Film Freak

Share This! ?I?m impatient with stupidity.??My people have learned to live without it.???? Klaatu () War is always with us, it seems, despite the horrors of its continuance, how little it accomplishes and that one war usually results in another.???If we do not end war,? H. G. Wells wro... Read full article


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Michael Rennie Quotes:

[Klaatu is revived by Gort after being fatally shot]
Helen: I - I thought you were...
Klaatu: I was.
Helen: You mean... he has the power of life and death?
Klaatu: No. That power is reserved to the Almighty Spirit. This technique, in some cases, can restore life for a limited period.
Helen: But... how long?
Klaatu: You mean how long will I live? That no one can tell.


Klaatu: I am fearful when I see people substituting fear for reason.


[Anna has been captured by the Gestapo]
Tadek: Will she talk?
Stefan: Yes, she'll talk. Women always talk. But she won't say anything that they want to hear.


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Michael Rennie Facts
In his best known film, the classic sci-fi The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), a scene was cut that showed his even-tempered alien character Klaatu in an emotional state.

He had a second son, John Marshall Rennie, with longtime companion Renee Gilbert Taylor. Professionally, his son went by John M. Taylor.

His early career was interrupted by war service. He was a flight instructor for over two of those years.

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