Straw Dogs
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Straw Dogs is a 1971 psychological thriller film directed by Sam Peckinpah, known for its intense exploration of violence and moral ambiguity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Straw Dogs canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4287953 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Straw Dogs Context triple: [Jerry Fielding, notableWork, Straw Dogs]
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A.
Act of Violence
Act of Violence is a 1948 American film noir thriller about a World War II veteran haunted by his past, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Fred Zinnemann.
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B.
Burnt Offerings
Burnt Offerings is a 1976 supernatural horror film about a family menaced by a malevolent house, noted for its atmospheric dread and starring Karen Black and Oliver Reed.
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C.
Dead Ringers
Dead Ringers is a 1988 psychological horror film directed by David Cronenberg about twin gynecologists whose identities and sanity unravel, in which Jill Hennessy appears in an early role.
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D.
Two-Lane Blacktop
Two-Lane Blacktop is a 1971 cult road movie known for its minimalist style, existential themes, and portrayal of car-obsessed drifters racing across the American Southwest.
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E.
Bloodsport
Bloodsport is a DC Comics antihero and assassin known for his expert marksmanship and use of advanced weaponry, notably appearing as a central member of the team in *The Suicide Squad* (2021).
- 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: Straw Dogs Target entity description: Straw Dogs is a 1971 psychological thriller film directed by Sam Peckinpah, known for its intense exploration of violence and moral ambiguity.
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A.
Act of Violence
Act of Violence is a 1948 American film noir thriller about a World War II veteran haunted by his past, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Fred Zinnemann.
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B.
Burnt Offerings
Burnt Offerings is a 1976 supernatural horror film about a family menaced by a malevolent house, noted for its atmospheric dread and starring Karen Black and Oliver Reed.
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C.
Dead Ringers
Dead Ringers is a 1988 psychological horror film directed by David Cronenberg about twin gynecologists whose identities and sanity unravel, in which Jill Hennessy appears in an early role.
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D.
Two-Lane Blacktop
Two-Lane Blacktop is a 1971 cult road movie known for its minimalist style, existential themes, and portrayal of car-obsessed drifters racing across the American Southwest.
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E.
Bloodsport
Bloodsport is a DC Comics antihero and assassin known for his expert marksmanship and use of advanced weaponry, notably appearing as a central member of the team in *The Suicide Squad* (2021).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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psychological thriller film ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Siege of Trencher's Farm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Gordon M. Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | John Coquillon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Sam Peckinpah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy |
Paul Davies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roger Spottiswoode NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | St Buryan, Cornwall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmRating | X (original British release) ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ psychological thriller ⓘ |
| hasRemake | Straw Dogs (2011 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActress | Susan George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Amy Sumner
NERFINISHED
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David Sumner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Jerry Fielding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial depiction of violence
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controversial rape scene ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | New Hollywood cinema movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
masculinity
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moral ambiguity ⓘ sexual violence ⓘ vigilantism ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| producer |
Daniel Melnick
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Swann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
ABC Pictures
NERFINISHED
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Alistair Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1971 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 118 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
David Zelag Goodman
NERFINISHED
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Sam Peckinpah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInCountry | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation | Cornwall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
David Warner
NERFINISHED
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Del Henney NERFINISHED ⓘ Dustin Hoffman NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim Norton NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Vaughan NERFINISHED ⓘ Susan George NERFINISHED ⓘ T. P. McKenna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Straw Dogs Description of subject: Straw Dogs is a 1971 psychological thriller film directed by Sam Peckinpah, known for its intense exploration of violence and moral ambiguity.
Referenced by (9)
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