This Island Earth
E1029115
This Island Earth is a 1955 American science fiction film renowned for its pioneering special effects and classic alien-invasion storyline.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| This Island Earth canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13235660 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: This Island Earth Context triple: [Universal-International Pictures, notableWork, This Island Earth]
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A.
Crystal Planet
Crystal Planet is an instrumental rock album by virtuoso guitarist Joe Satriani, known for its intricate guitar work and futuristic, high-energy sound.
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B.
The Menace from Earth
"The Menace from Earth" is a science fiction short story by Robert A. Heinlein, set in a lunar colony and centered on a teenage girl who designs spacecraft and confronts romantic jealousy.
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C.
Return to Earth
"Return to Earth" is Buzz Aldrin’s autobiographical book in which he recounts his post-Apollo 11 struggles with depression, alcoholism, and adjusting to life after becoming one of the first men on the Moon.
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D.
The Earthling
The Earthling is a 1980 Australian-American drama film starring William Holden and Ricky Schroder, centered on a dying man who teaches a young boy how to survive alone in the wilderness.
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E.
A Message From Earth
A Message From Earth is a digital time capsule containing messages and images from people around the world that was beamed into space toward the exoplanet Gliese 581c in 2008 as a form of interstellar communication.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: This Island Earth Target entity description: This Island Earth is a 1955 American science fiction film renowned for its pioneering special effects and classic alien-invasion storyline.
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A.
Crystal Planet
Crystal Planet is an instrumental rock album by virtuoso guitarist Joe Satriani, known for its intricate guitar work and futuristic, high-energy sound.
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B.
The Menace from Earth
"The Menace from Earth" is a science fiction short story by Robert A. Heinlein, set in a lunar colony and centered on a teenage girl who designs spacecraft and confronts romantic jealousy.
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C.
Return to Earth
"Return to Earth" is Buzz Aldrin’s autobiographical book in which he recounts his post-Apollo 11 struggles with depression, alcoholism, and adjusting to life after becoming one of the first men on the Moon.
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D.
The Earthling
The Earthling is a 1980 Australian-American drama film starring William Holden and Ricky Schroder, centered on a dying man who teaches a young boy how to survive alone in the wilderness.
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E.
A Message From Earth
A Message From Earth is a digital time capsule containing messages and images from people around the world that was beamed into space toward the exoplanet Gliese 581c in 2008 as a form of interstellar communication.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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science fiction film ⓘ |
| artDirectionBy |
Alexander Golitzen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert Clatworthy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Raymond F. Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | This Island Earth (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Clifford Stine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| costumeDesignBy | Bill Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| director | Joseph M. Newman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Universal-International NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Marion Rothman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredCreature | Metaluna Mutant GENERATED ⓘ |
| genre |
alien invasion film
ⓘ
science fiction film ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Brack
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dr. Cal Meacham NERFINISHED ⓘ Dr. Ruth Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ Exeter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn | Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MST3KFilmVersionReleaseYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Hans J. Salter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henry Mancini NERFINISHED ⓘ Herman Stein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | feature film ⓘ |
| notableFor |
classic alien-invasion storyline
ⓘ
pioneering special effects ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | William Alland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Universal-International NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1955-06-01 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 86 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Edward G. O'Callaghan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Franklin Coen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
Earth
NERFINISHED
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Metaluna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soundDepartment | Leslie I. Carey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Douglas Spencer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Faith Domergue NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeff Morrow NERFINISHED ⓘ Lance Fuller NERFINISHED ⓘ Rex Reason NERFINISHED ⓘ Russell Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 20th century ⓘ |
| title | This Island Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uncreditedDirector | Jack Arnold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: This Island Earth Description of subject: This Island Earth is a 1955 American science fiction film renowned for its pioneering special effects and classic alien-invasion storyline.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.