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Klaatu (Character)
from The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

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The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) -- An alien lands and tells the people of Earth that they must live peacefully or be destroyed as a danger to other planets.
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) -- Doctors discuss the mystery of the extremely health alien as they light up cigarettes.
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) -- An alien lands and tells the people of Earth that they must live peacefully or be destroyed as a danger to other planets.
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) -- Klaatu knows if he is killed, Gort will destroy the world so he tells Helen the words that will keep that from happening.
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) -- After a soldier shoots Klaatu, the giant robot Gort appears and attacks, turning tanks to slag with a strange ray.

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Klaatu (played by Michael Rennie in the 1951 original... more

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  1. The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) Played by Keanu Reeves
    ... aka D.T.E.S.S. (USA: promotional abbreviation)
    ... aka The Day the Earth Stood Still: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version)

  2. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) Played by Michael Rennie
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  1. Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us (2005) (TV) Played by Michael Rennie
    ... aka Watch the Skies! (USA: short title)

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Genres:
Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Plot Keywords:
Alien / Alien Contact / Back From The Dead / Blackout more

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Quotes:
From The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
Professor Barnhardt: I have so many questions to ask you.
Helen Benson: [addressing Klaatu about the music playing] It's Bach.
Klaatu: It's beautiful.
Professor Barnhardt: So we're not so different after all.
Klaatu: I wish that were true.
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