Michael Rennie

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Michael Rennie (25 August 1909 – 10 June 1971) was an English film, television, and stage actor, perhaps best known for his starring role as the space visitor Klaatu in the 1951 classic science fiction film The Day the Earth Stood Still. Description above from the Wikipedia article  Michael Rennie  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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The 13th Letter (1951)

When Dr. Pearson comes to a quiet Quebec town to set up his medical practice, he attracts the notice of Cora, whose husband, Paul, is the town's other doctor, and Denise, eldest daughter of the family in whose house he lodges. When an unknown person begins writing ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Otto Preminger
CAST:  Linda Darnell  •  Charles Boyer  •  Michael Rennie  •  Constance Smith

When Dr. Pearson comes to a quiet Quebec town to set up his medical practice, he attracts the notice of Cora, whose husband, Paul, is the town's other doctor, and Denise, eldest daughter of the family in whose house he lodges. When an unknown person begins writing ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Otto Preminger
CAST:  Linda Darnell  •  Charles Boyer  •  Michael Rennie  •  Constance Smith

The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

Thought provokingSlow movingGrippingAction-packed

An alien and a robot land on Earth after World War II and tell mankind to be peaceful or face destruction.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Wise
CAST:  Michael Rennie  •  Patricia Neal  •  Hugh Marlowe  •  Sam Jaffe

An alien and a robot land on Earth after World War II and tell mankind to be peaceful or face destruction.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Wise
CAST:  Michael Rennie  •  Patricia Neal  •  Hugh Marlowe  •  Sam Jaffe

The Desert Rats (1953)

In North Africa, German Field Marshal Rommel and his troops have successfully fended off British forces, and now intend to take Tobruk, an important port city. A ramshackle group of Australian reinforcements sent to combat the Germans is put under the command of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Wise
CAST:  Richard Burton  •  James Mason  •  Robert Newton  •  Robert Douglas

In North Africa, German Field Marshal Rommel and his troops have successfully fended off British forces, and now intend to take Tobruk, an important port city. A ramshackle group of Australian reinforcements sent to combat the Germans is put under the command of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Wise
CAST:  Richard Burton  •  James Mason  •  Robert Newton  •  Robert Douglas

The Devil's Brigade (1968)

At the onset of World War II, American Lt. Col. Robert Frederick is put in charge of a unit called the 1st Special Service Force, composed of elite Canadian commandos and undisciplined American soldiers. With Maj. Alan Crown leading the Canadians and Maj. Cliff ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew V. McLaglen
CAST:  William Holden  •  Cliff Robertson  •  Vince Edwards  •  Andrew Prine

At the onset of World War II, American Lt. Col. Robert Frederick is put in charge of a unit called the 1st Special Service Force, composed of elite Canadian commandos and undisciplined American soldiers. With Maj. Alan Crown leading the Canadians and Maj. Cliff ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew V. McLaglen
CAST:  William Holden  •  Cliff Robertson  •  Vince Edwards  •  Andrew Prine

The Divorce of Lady X (1938)

The morning after a London barrister lets a mystery woman stay in his suite, a friend files for divorce.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim Whelan
CAST:  Merle Oberon  •  Laurence Olivier  •  Binnie Barnes  •  Ralph Richardson

The morning after a London barrister lets a mystery woman stay in his suite, a friend files for divorce.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim Whelan
CAST:  Merle Oberon  •  Laurence Olivier  •  Binnie Barnes  •  Ralph Richardson

The Lost World (1960)

Professor Challenger leads an expedition of scientists and adventurers to a remote plateau deep in the Amazonian jungle to verify his claim that dinosaurs still live there.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Irwin Allen
CAST:  Michael Rennie  •  Jill St. John  •  David Hedison  •  Claude Rains

Professor Challenger leads an expedition of scientists and adventurers to a remote plateau deep in the Amazonian jungle to verify his claim that dinosaurs still live there.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Irwin Allen
CAST:  Michael Rennie  •  Jill St. John  •  David Hedison  •  Claude Rains

The Power (1968)

One by one members of a special project team are being killed by telekinesis - the ability to move things with the power of the mind alone. The race is on to determine which of the remaining team members is the murderer and to stop them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Byron Haskin
CAST:  George Hamilton  •  Aldo Ray  •  Suzanne Pleshette  •  Richard Carlson

One by one members of a special project team are being killed by telekinesis - the ability to move things with the power of the mind alone. The race is on to determine which of the remaining team members is the murderer and to stop them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Byron Haskin
CAST:  George Hamilton  •  Aldo Ray  •  Suzanne Pleshette  •  Richard Carlson

The Wicked Lady (1945)

A married woman finds new thrills as a masked robber on the highways.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leslie Arliss
CAST:  Margaret Lockwood  •  James Mason  •  Patricia Roc  •  Griffith Jones

A married woman finds new thrills as a masked robber on the highways.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leslie Arliss
CAST:  Margaret Lockwood  •  James Mason  •  Patricia Roc  •  Griffith Jones

Titanic (1953)

Unhappily married, Julia Sturges decides to go to America with her two children on the Titanic. Her husband, Richard also arranges passage on the luxury liner so as to have custody of their two children. All this fades to insignificance once the ship hits an iceberg.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Negulesco
CAST:  Clifton Webb  •  Barbara Stanwyck  •  Robert Wagner  •  Audrey Dalton

Unhappily married, Julia Sturges decides to go to America with her two children on the Titanic. Her husband, Richard also arranges passage on the luxury liner so as to have custody of their two children. All this fades to insignificance once the ship hits an iceberg.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Negulesco
CAST:  Clifton Webb  •  Barbara Stanwyck  •  Robert Wagner  •  Audrey Dalton

Secret Agent (1936)

After three British agents are assigned to assassinate a mysterious German spy during World War I, two of them become ambivalent when their duty to the mission conflicts with their consciences.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Hitchcock
CAST:  John Gielgud  •  Peter Lorre  •  Madeleine Carroll  •  Robert Young

After three British agents are assigned to assassinate a mysterious German spy during World War I, two of them become ambivalent when their duty to the mission conflicts with their consciences.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Hitchcock
CAST:  John Gielgud  •  Peter Lorre  •  Madeleine Carroll  •  Robert Young

Les Miserables (1952)

Jean Valjean, a Frenchman of good character, has nevertheless been convicted for the minor crime of stealing bread. A minor infraction leads to his pursuit by the relentless policeman Javert, a pursuit that consumes both men's lives for many years.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lewis Milestone
CAST:  Michael Rennie  •  Debra Paget  •  Robert Newton  •  Edmund Gwenn

Jean Valjean, a Frenchman of good character, has nevertheless been convicted for the minor crime of stealing bread. A minor infraction leads to his pursuit by the relentless policeman Javert, a pursuit that consumes both men's lives for many years.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lewis Milestone
CAST:  Michael Rennie  •  Debra Paget  •  Robert Newton  •  Edmund Gwenn

Island in the Sun (1957)

On a Caribbean island, a rich landowner's son, Maxwell Fleury, is fighting for political office against black labor leader David Boyeur. As if the contentious election weren't enough, there are plenty of scandals to go around: Boyeur has a secret white lover and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Rossen
CAST:  James Mason  •  Joan Fontaine  •  Dorothy Dandridge  •  Joan Collins

On a Caribbean island, a rich landowner's son, Maxwell Fleury, is fighting for political office against black labor leader David Boyeur. As if the contentious election weren't enough, there are plenty of scandals to go around: Boyeur has a secret white lover and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Rossen
CAST:  James Mason  •  Joan Fontaine  •  Dorothy Dandridge  •  Joan Collins

'Pimpernel' Smith (1941)

Eccentric Cambridge archaeologist Horatio Smith takes a group of British and American archaeology students to pre-war Nazi Germany to help in his excavations. His research is supported by the Nazis, since he professes to be looking for evidence of the Aryan origins ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leslie Howard
CAST:  Leslie Howard  •  Francis L. Sullivan  •  Mary Morris  •  Hugh McDermott

Eccentric Cambridge archaeologist Horatio Smith takes a group of British and American archaeology students to pre-war Nazi Germany to help in his excavations. His research is supported by the Nazis, since he professes to be looking for evidence of the Aryan origins ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leslie Howard
CAST:  Leslie Howard  •  Francis L. Sullivan  •  Mary Morris  •  Hugh McDermott

5 Fingers (1952)

During WWII, the valet to the British Ambassador to Ankara sells British secrets to the Germans while trying to romance a refugee Polish countess.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph L. Mankiewicz
CAST:  James Mason  •  Michael Rennie  •  Walter Hampden  •  Oskar Karlweis

During WWII, the valet to the British Ambassador to Ankara sells British secrets to the Germans while trying to romance a refugee Polish countess.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph L. Mankiewicz
CAST:  James Mason  •  Michael Rennie  •  Walter Hampden  •  Oskar Karlweis

Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)

The aging Caesar finds himself intrigued by the young Egyptian queen. Adapted by George Bernard Shaw from his own play.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gabriel Pascal
CAST:  Claude Rains  •  Vivien Leigh  •  Stewart Granger  •  Flora Robson

The aging Caesar finds himself intrigued by the young Egyptian queen. Adapted by George Bernard Shaw from his own play.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gabriel Pascal
CAST:  Claude Rains  •  Vivien Leigh  •  Stewart Granger  •  Flora Robson

Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954)

The story picks up at the point where "The Robe" ends, following the martyrdom of Diana and Marcellus. Christ's robe is conveyed to Peter for safe-keeping, but the emperor Caligula wants it back to benefit from its powers. Marcellus' former slave Demetrius seeks to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Delmer Daves
CAST:  Victor Mature  •  Susan Hayward  •  Michael Rennie  •  Debra Paget

The story picks up at the point where "The Robe" ends, following the martyrdom of Diana and Marcellus. Christ's robe is conveyed to Peter for safe-keeping, but the emperor Caligula wants it back to benefit from its powers. Marcellus' former slave Demetrius seeks to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Delmer Daves
CAST:  Victor Mature  •  Susan Hayward  •  Michael Rennie  •  Debra Paget

Hotel (1967)

This is the story of the clocklike movements of a giant, big city New Orleans hotel. The ambitious yet loyal manager wrestles with the round-the-clock drama of its guests. A brazen sneak thief, who nightly relieves the guests of their property, is chased through ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Quine
CAST:  Rod Taylor  •  Karl Malden  •  Kevin McCarthy  •  Catherine Spaak

This is the story of the clocklike movements of a giant, big city New Orleans hotel. The ambitious yet loyal manager wrestles with the round-the-clock drama of its guests. A brazen sneak thief, who nightly relieves the guests of their property, is chased through ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Quine
CAST:  Rod Taylor  •  Karl Malden  •  Kevin McCarthy  •  Catherine Spaak

Soldier of Fortune (1955)

An American woman arrives in Hong Kong to unravel the mystery of her missing photographer husband. After getting nowhere with the authorities, she is led by some underground characters to an American soldier of fortune working in the area against the Communists. He ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Dmytryk
CAST:  Clark Gable  •  Susan Hayward  •  Michael Rennie  •  Gene Barry

An American woman arrives in Hong Kong to unravel the mystery of her missing photographer husband. After getting nowhere with the authorities, she is led by some underground characters to an American soldier of fortune working in the area against the Communists. He ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Dmytryk
CAST:  Clark Gable  •  Susan Hayward  •  Michael Rennie  •  Gene Barry

The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951)

The life and career of Erwin Rommel and his involvement in the plot to assassinate Hitler.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Hathaway
CAST:  James Mason  •  Cedric Hardwicke  •  Jessica Tandy  •  Luther Adler

The life and career of Erwin Rommel and his involvement in the plot to assassinate Hitler.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Hathaway
CAST:  James Mason  •  Cedric Hardwicke  •  Jessica Tandy  •  Luther Adler

The Black Rose (1950)

In the 13th century, Walter of Gurnie, a disinherited Saxon youth, is forced to flee England. With his friend, Tristram, he falls in with the army of the fierce but avuncular General Bayan, and journeys all the way to China, where both men become involved in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Hathaway
CAST:  Tyrone Power  •  Orson Welles  •  Cécile Aubry  •  Jack Hawkins

In the 13th century, Walter of Gurnie, a disinherited Saxon youth, is forced to flee England. With his friend, Tristram, he falls in with the army of the fierce but avuncular General Bayan, and journeys all the way to China, where both men become involved in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Hathaway
CAST:  Tyrone Power  •  Orson Welles  •  Cécile Aubry  •  Jack Hawkins
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