Helen Benson in The Day the Earth Stood Still

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fictional character film character protagonist

Helen Benson is the compassionate and courageous human protagonist in the classic 1951 science fiction film "The Day the Earth Stood Still," who becomes the key intermediary between the alien visitor Klaatu and a fearful humanity.

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Helen Benson in The Day the Earth Stood Still canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
film character ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ
appearsIn The Day the Earth Stood Still NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith Bobby Benson NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gort NERFINISHED ⓘ
Klaatu NERFINISHED ⓘ
Professor Jacob Barnhardt NERFINISHED ⓘ
characterTrait brave ⓘ
empathetic ⓘ
rational ⓘ
trustworthy ⓘ
createdBy Edmund H. North NERFINISHED ⓘ
createdFor The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
familyMember Bobby Benson NERFINISHED ⓘ
filmGenreContext science fiction ⓘ
filmReleaseYearContext 1951 ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
hasChild Bobby Benson NERFINISHED ⓘ
inspiredRemakeCharacter Helen Benson (2008 film version) NERFINISHED ⓘ
keyScene delivers the phrase "Klaatu barada nikto" to Gort NERFINISHED ⓘ
warns Klaatu about the military pursuit ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
medium live-action film ⓘ
moralAlignment good ⓘ
name Helen Benson NERFINISHED ⓘ
narrativeFunction helps avert global catastrophe by aiding Klaatu ⓘ
represents humane response to extraterrestrial contact ⓘ
notableFor compassion ⓘ
courage ⓘ
helping Klaatu communicate with humans ⓘ
occupation widowed mother ⓘ
partOf The Day the Earth Stood Still franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ
portrayedBy Patricia Neal NERFINISHED ⓘ
relationshipToKlaatu ally ⓘ
protector and helper ⓘ
residence Washington, D.C. ⓘ
roleInWork intermediary between Klaatu and humanity ⓘ
main human protagonist ⓘ
screenTimeImportance central character ⓘ
settingOfActivity Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ
species human ⓘ
themeInvolvement fear of the Cold War and nuclear weapons ⓘ
peace and disarmament ⓘ
workCountryOfOrigin United States NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Patricia Neal → portrayedCharacter → Helen Benson in The Day the Earth Stood Still ⓘ