Klaatu
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Klaatu is the humanoid alien visitor in the classic 1951 science fiction film "The Day the Earth Stood Still," who comes to Earth with a warning about humanity's violent tendencies.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Klaatu (character) | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
extraterrestrial being
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fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ humanoid alien ⓘ |
| alias | Mr. Carpenter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Day the Earth Stood Still
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| arrivesAt | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Gort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | character in the short story "Farewell to the Master" ⓘ |
| commands | Gort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Edmund H. North
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harry Bates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disguisesAs | Carpenter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmEraContext | Cold War science fiction ⓘ |
| filmGenreContext | science fiction ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1951 ⓘ |
| formsRelationshipWith |
Bobby Benson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Helen Benson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| goal |
to deliver an ultimatum to humanity
ⓘ
to prevent human aggression from threatening other planets ⓘ to warn humanity about its violent tendencies ⓘ |
| hasTechnologyLevel | far more advanced than human technology ⓘ |
| homePlanet | unnamed advanced alien world ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | benevolent ⓘ |
| mottoOrKeyPhrase | Klaatu barada nikto ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
messenger
ⓘ
moral conscience of the story ⓘ |
| notableQuote |
I am fearful when I see people substituting fear for reason.
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I came here to give you these facts. ⓘ |
| occupation |
diplomat
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emissary ⓘ |
| originatesFromWork | Farewell to the Master NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Michael Rennie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork | protagonist ⓘ |
| species |
alien
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extraterrestrial ⓘ |
| storyThemeConnection |
critique of militarism
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warning about self-destruction ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
international cooperation
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peace ⓘ rationality ⓘ |
| threatensConsequence | Earth will be reduced to a burned-out cinder if it threatens other planets ⓘ |
| threatLevelToHumans | non-hostile ⓘ |
| vehicle | flying saucer ⓘ |
| warns | humanity ⓘ |
| warnsAbout |
interplanetary war
ⓘ
nuclear weapons ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Klaatu (character)
subject surface form:
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951 film)