The 2003 VideoHound Guide to films available on VHS and DVD says the following: A gentle alien lands on earth to deliver a message of peace and a warning against experimenting with nuclear power. He finds his views echoed by a majority of the population, but not by the ones who are in control. In this account based loosely on the story of Christ, Michael Rennie is the visitor backed by the mighty robot Gort. One of the Greatest science fiction films of all time. 