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Lock Martin and Michael Rennie in The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) Lock Martin as the robot Gort stands over a figure on a table, with Patricia Neal in the background, in a scene from The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951).
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Gort

fictional robot character
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Lock Martin and Michael Rennie in The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
Lock Martin and Michael Rennie in The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) Gort (left) and Klaatu, played by Lock Martin and Michael Rennie, respectively, in the film The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951).

Gort is a fictional robot character from the 1951 American science-fiction film The Day the Earth Stood Still. In the film, Gort is the robot servant of Klaatu, an alien visitor who comes to Earth to warn humanity about the dangers of atomic weapons. Gort is depicted as a powerful, imposing figure, capable of emitting a destructive heat ray. The phrase "Klaatu barada nikto," spoken to Gort, has become a well-known element in popular culture. The film itself is considered a classic of the science-fiction genre and reflects the anxieties of the Cold War era.1

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