The Quatermass Xperiment
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The Quatermass Xperiment is a 1955 British science fiction horror film, adapted from a BBC television serial, that helped establish Hammer Film Productions’ reputation in genre cinema.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Quatermass Xperiment canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4709922 — 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 Quatermass Xperiment Context triple: [Hammer Film Productions, notableWork, The Quatermass Xperiment]
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A.
Quatermass II
Quatermass II is a 1955 British science-fiction television serial, written by Nigel Kneale for the BBC, that follows Professor Bernard Quatermass as he uncovers a sinister alien infiltration of the British government.
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B.
Quatermass and the Pit (film)
Quatermass and the Pit is a 1967 British science fiction horror film, based on Nigel Kneale’s TV serial, that blends alien invasion themes with psychological terror beneath the London Underground.
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The Tenth Planet
"The Tenth Planet" is a 1966 Doctor Who serial from the show's fourth season, notable for introducing the Cybermen and featuring the First Doctor's regeneration.
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Forbidden Planet
Forbidden Planet is a landmark 1956 science fiction film, loosely inspired by Shakespeare’s "The Tempest," renowned for its groundbreaking visual effects, electronic score, and the iconic robot character Robby.
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E.
The Invaders
"The Invaders" is a renowned, nearly dialogue-free episode of the original The Twilight Zone series, in which a solitary woman in a remote farmhouse is terrorized by tiny, mysterious invaders.
- 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 Quatermass Xperiment Target entity description: The Quatermass Xperiment is a 1955 British science fiction horror film, adapted from a BBC television serial, that helped establish Hammer Film Productions’ reputation in genre cinema.
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A.
Quatermass II
Quatermass II is a 1955 British science-fiction television serial, written by Nigel Kneale for the BBC, that follows Professor Bernard Quatermass as he uncovers a sinister alien infiltration of the British government.
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B.
Quatermass and the Pit (film)
Quatermass and the Pit is a 1967 British science fiction horror film, based on Nigel Kneale’s TV serial, that blends alien invasion themes with psychological terror beneath the London Underground.
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C.
The Tenth Planet
"The Tenth Planet" is a 1966 Doctor Who serial from the show's fourth season, notable for introducing the Cybermen and featuring the First Doctor's regeneration.
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D.
Forbidden Planet
Forbidden Planet is a landmark 1956 science fiction film, loosely inspired by Shakespeare’s "The Tempest," renowned for its groundbreaking visual effects, electronic score, and the iconic robot character Robby.
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E.
The Invaders
"The Invaders" is a renowned, nearly dialogue-free episode of the original The Twilight Zone series, in which a solitary woman in a remote farmhouse is terrorized by tiny, mysterious invaders.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British film
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film ⓘ science fiction horror film ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle | The Creeping Unknown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
BBC television serial The Quatermass Experiment
NERFINISHED
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The Quatermass Experiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Nigel Kneale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| BBFCClassification | X ⓘ |
| character | Professor Bernard Quatermass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Walter J. Harvey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black-and-white cinematography ⓘ |
| composer | James Bernard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Val Guest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Exclusive Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | James Needs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1950s British horror cinema ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Bray Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Quatermass 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
horror
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monster film ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
alien infection
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scientific responsibility ⓘ space exploration ⓘ |
| helpedEstablishReputationOf | Hammer Film Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | British science fiction cinema ⓘ |
| medium | theatrical film ⓘ |
| notableFor | helping establish Hammer Film Productions in genre cinema ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Quatermass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A British rocket returns to Earth with only one of three astronauts, who begins mutating after contact with an alien organism. ⓘ |
| portrays | space program experiment gone wrong ⓘ |
| producer | Anthony Hinds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Hammer Film Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1955-08-26 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 82 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Richard H. Landau
NERFINISHED
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Val Guest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Brian Donlevy
NERFINISHED
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Jack Warner NERFINISHED ⓘ Margia Dean NERFINISHED ⓘ Thora Hird NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult ⓘ |
| title | The Quatermass Xperiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Quatermass Xperiment Description of subject: The Quatermass Xperiment is a 1955 British science fiction horror film, adapted from a BBC television serial, that helped establish Hammer Film Productions’ reputation in genre cinema.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.