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feature used during diplomatic missions such as the one Klaatu and Gort make to Earth. With the use of the safe-word, Gort's deadly force can be deactivated in the event the robot is mistakenly triggered into a defensive posture. Skoble observes that the theme has evolved into a "staple of science
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power over us". Klaatu concludes, "Your choice is simple: join us and live in peace, or pursue your present course and face obliteration. We shall be waiting for your answer." Klaatu and Gort depart in the saucer.
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3176:at the Internet Movie Script Database
3029:. New York: Algora Publishing, 2007.
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2047:British Board of Film Classification
674:... I want to speak to the President
555:Uncredited (in order of appearance)
3766:Films about nuclear war and weapons
2748:The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (New York)
2196:, 1995. Retrieved: 1 February 2015.
2077:"The Top Box Office Hits of 1951."
1647:Hollywood Foreign Press Association
1466:"Solar Diamonds" (not used in film)
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1105:United States Department of Defense
978:, the film censor installed by the
91:Astounding Science-Fiction Magazine
2786:Scott, A. O. (December 12, 2008).
2661:"The Best Movies of 1951 by rank."
2608:"The Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made."
2417:"Oscar Roundtable: The composers."
1444:"Gort / The Visor / The Telescope"
1067:for the design of the spacecraft.
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3761:Films about extraterrestrial life
1047:worked as an uncredited adviser.
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3786:Films scored by Bernard Herrmann
2978:The Encyclopedia of Movie Awards
2676:Spry, Jeff (December 11, 2015).
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2321:. Retrieved: November 22, 2015.
2240:Holloway and Beck 2005, p. 135.
2144:"The Day the Earth Stood Still"
1885:"safe-word" which is part of a
1663:was impressed, its contributor
1400:"Twentieth Century Fox Fanfare"
1363:TV series in various episodes.
1360:Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
385:during the early stages of the
3821:Novels about alien visitations
3736:American science fiction films
3731:American black-and-white films
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1720:The Best 1000 Movies Ever Made
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1649:gave the filmmakers a special
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425:President of the United States
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3781:Films directed by Robert Wise
3662:Star Trek: The Motion Picture
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2644:"The Greatest Films of 1951."
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3166:AFI Catalog of Feature Films
2598:Retrieved: February 1, 2015.
1801:on January 4, 1954, for the
1122:, who worked as an usher at
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874:General at Pentagon meeting
529:as Professor Jacob Barnhardt
230:September 18, 1951
3716:Films about alien invasions
3706:1950s science fiction films
3454:The House on Telegraph Hill
3366:The Curse of the Cat People
2319:Fort George G. Meade Museum
1979:Culture during the Cold War
1740:believed the film inspired
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2820:"2006 Inductees: Gort."
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3209:, A&C Black, 2010
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2830:The Robot Hall of Fame
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2349:Warren 1982, p. 621.
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1097:Fort George G. Meade
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2995:Gianos, Phillip L.
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2684:on October 26, 2017
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246:Running time
223:Release date
129:Hugh Marlowe
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3354:Robert Wise
3273:Harry Bates
3259:Short story
1952:Film portal
1912:Robert Wise
1809:Jean Peters
1793:Adaptations
1726:Ringo Starr
1665:Pierre Kast
1565:"Departure"
1477:"Arlington"
1349:Irwin Allen
1282:Nick Redman
1239:Soundtracks
1228:August 1951
1168:vibraphones
1120:Lock Martin
1101:Robert Wise
1093:second unit
1015:Development
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880:George Lynn
830:Tyler McVey
666:Wilson Wood
584:Elmer Davis
545:Lock Martin
492:temporary.
430:The alien,
375:Harry Bates
363:Lock Martin
337:. It stars
335:Robert Wise
149:Lock Martin
102:Produced by
96:Harry Bates
64:Robert Wise
60:Directed by
24:(2008 film)
3701:1951 films
3695:Categories
3638:Two People
3430:The Set-Up
3215:0826429777
2630:Slash Film
2024:References
1916:Billy Gray
1836:and stars
1799:radio play
1734:Lou Cannon
1718:as one of
1576:"Farewell"
1243:Film score
1205:Film score
1113:Fort Meade
1091:), with a
1033:Atomic Age
1010:Production
796:Olan Soule
786:John Brown
656:Pat Aherne
533:Billy Gray
355:Billy Gray
279:Box office
250:92 minutes
234:1951-09-18
199:Production
139:Billy Gray
3294:2008 film
3289:1951 film
3104:1950–1957
3102:, Vol I:
2836:), 2006.
2805:March 14,
2800:0362-4331
2487:March 11,
2404:Channel 4
2259:0195-6051
1887:fail-safe
1708:10 Top 10
1699:100 Years
1689:100 Years
1554:"Rebirth"
1004:Christmas
958:Metaphors
722:Fay Roope
646:Roy Engel
527:Sam Jaffe
410:lands in
351:Sam Jaffe
274:$ 995,000
168:Edited by
162:Leo Tover
134:Sam Jaffe
3670:Rooftops
3132:AllMovie
2823:Archived
2570:Archived
2542:Archived
2521:IMDb.com
2312:Archived
2288:Archived
2104:IMDb.com
1938:See also
1587:"Finale"
1455:"Escape"
1433:"Klaatu"
1422:"Danger"
1308:AllMusic
1278:Producer
1225:Recorded
1217:Released
1207: by
1156:theremin
1128:neoprene
1029:Cold War
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