Distributors Corporation of America
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Distributors Corporation of America was a mid-20th-century American film distribution company best known for handling low-budget and independent releases, including cult classics like "Plan 9 from Outer Space."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Continental Distributing | 2 |
| Distributors Corporation of America canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T985970 — 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: Distributors Corporation of America Context triple: [Plan 9 from Outer Space, distributor, Distributors Corporation of America]
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A.
Empire Distribution
Empire Distribution is an independent music distribution and record label known for working with prominent hip-hop and R&B artists and leveraging digital platforms to release their music.
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B.
United Company
United Company was a prominent late 17th-century London theatre company formed by the merger of the King’s Company and the Duke’s Company, active during the Restoration period.
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C.
Cox Enterprises
Cox Enterprises is a major U.S. privately held media, communications, and automotive services conglomerate.
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D.
Wirtz Corporation
Wirtz Corporation is a Chicago-based, family-owned holding company with major interests in sports, liquor distribution, and real estate, best known for controlling the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks.
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E.
Lerner Enterprises
Lerner Enterprises is a major privately held real estate development and management company based in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
- 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: Distributors Corporation of America Target entity description: Distributors Corporation of America was a mid-20th-century American film distribution company best known for handling low-budget and independent releases, including cult classics like "Plan 9 from Outer Space."
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A.
Empire Distribution
Empire Distribution is an independent music distribution and record label known for working with prominent hip-hop and R&B artists and leveraging digital platforms to release their music.
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B.
United Company
United Company was a prominent late 17th-century London theatre company formed by the merger of the King’s Company and the Duke’s Company, active during the Restoration period.
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C.
Cox Enterprises
Cox Enterprises is a major U.S. privately held media, communications, and automotive services conglomerate.
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D.
Wirtz Corporation
Wirtz Corporation is a Chicago-based, family-owned holding company with major interests in sports, liquor distribution, and real estate, best known for controlling the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks.
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E.
Lerner Enterprises
Lerner Enterprises is a major privately held real estate development and management company based in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American company
ⓘ
film distribution company ⓘ |
| associatedWithGenre |
exploitation films
ⓘ
horror films ⓘ science fiction films ⓘ |
| businessModel |
distribution of independent films
ⓘ
distribution of low-budget films ⓘ |
| businessRole | intermediary between producers and exhibitors ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distributedFilm | Plan 9 from Outer Space ⓘ |
| distributedFilmType | cult classic films ⓘ |
| distributionChannel | cinema theaters ⓘ |
| era | post-World War II film industry ⓘ |
| focus | independent producers ⓘ |
| industry | film distribution ⓘ |
| market | United States theatrical market ⓘ |
| mediaTypeDistributed | feature films ⓘ |
| notableFor |
distribution of cult films
ⓘ
handling independent releases ⓘ handling low-budget releases ⓘ |
| operationalPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| reputation |
cult film distributor
ⓘ
specialist in marginal and offbeat titles ⓘ |
| scale | small to mid-size distributor ⓘ |
| typicalBudgetLevelOfReleases | low-budget ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Distributors Corporation of America Description of subject: Distributors Corporation of America was a mid-20th-century American film distribution company best known for handling low-budget and independent releases, including cult classics like "Plan 9 from Outer Space."
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Continental Distributing
this entity surface form:
Continental Distributing