The Ghost Ship
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The Ghost Ship is a 1943 American psychological thriller film about sinister events aboard a merchant vessel, produced by Val Lewton for RKO Pictures.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Ghost Ship canonical | 3 |
| Le Vaisseau fantôme | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2668181 — 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: The Ghost Ship Context triple: [Mark Robson, directed, The Ghost Ship]
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A.
The Ghost Ship
The Ghost Ship is a 2002 supernatural horror film known for its eerie atmosphere, gruesome opening sequence, and Karl Urban’s supporting role in the doomed salvage crew.
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B.
Phantom Ship
Phantom Ship is a small, jagged island in Oregon’s Crater Lake that resembles a ghostly sailing ship and is one of the lake’s most iconic natural rock formations.
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C.
The Ship
The Ship is an informal nickname for the TARDIS, the Doctor’s time-traveling spacecraft and time machine in the long-running British science fiction series Doctor Who.
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D.
The Sea Lady
The Sea Lady is a 1902 fantasy novel by H. G. Wells that satirically explores Edwardian society through the disruptive arrival of a mysterious mermaid.
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E.
The Wreck of the Hesperus
The Wreck of the Hesperus is a narrative poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that tells the tragic story of a shipwreck caused by a captain’s pride and a violent storm.
- 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: The Ghost Ship Target entity description: The Ghost Ship is a 1943 American psychological thriller film about sinister events aboard a merchant vessel, produced by Val Lewton for RKO Pictures.
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A.
The Ghost Ship
The Ghost Ship is a 2002 supernatural horror film known for its eerie atmosphere, gruesome opening sequence, and Karl Urban’s supporting role in the doomed salvage crew.
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B.
Phantom Ship
Phantom Ship is a small, jagged island in Oregon’s Crater Lake that resembles a ghostly sailing ship and is one of the lake’s most iconic natural rock formations.
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C.
The Ship
The Ship is an informal nickname for the TARDIS, the Doctor’s time-traveling spacecraft and time machine in the long-running British science fiction series Doctor Who.
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D.
The Sea Lady
The Sea Lady is a 1902 fantasy novel by H. G. Wells that satirically explores Edwardian society through the disruptive arrival of a mysterious mermaid.
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E.
The Wreck of the Hesperus
The Wreck of the Hesperus is a narrative poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that tells the tragic story of a shipwreck caused by a captain’s pride and a violent storm.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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film ⓘ psychological thriller film ⓘ |
| basedOn | story by Leo Mittler ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Nicholas Musuraca ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Mark Robson ⓘ |
| distributor | RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | J. R. Whittredge ⓘ |
| era | 1940s American cinema ⓘ |
| genre |
psychological thriller
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thriller film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
abuse of authority
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psychological terror aboard ship ⓘ |
| musicBy | Roy Webb ⓘ |
| notableFor | use of voice-over narration by a mute character ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf |
RKO horror cycle
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surface form:
RKO Val Lewton horror cycle
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| producer | Val Lewton ⓘ |
| productionCompany | RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseDate | December 24, 1943 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1943 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 69 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Ben Nye
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Donald Henderson Clarke ⓘ |
| setting | merchant vessel ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Ben Bard
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Edmund Glover ⓘ Edmund MacDonald ⓘ Richard Dix ⓘ Russell Wade ⓘ Skelton Knaggs ⓘ |
| title | The Ghost Ship ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Ghost Ship Description of subject: The Ghost Ship is a 1943 American psychological thriller film about sinister events aboard a merchant vessel, produced by Val Lewton for RKO Pictures.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Le Vaisseau fantôme