Prince of Darkness (1987 film)
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Prince of Darkness (1987 film) is a 1987 supernatural horror movie written and directed by John Carpenter about a group of researchers who uncover a terrifying otherworldly evil in a mysterious canister in a Los Angeles church.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prince of Darkness | 5 |
| Prince of Darkness (1987 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5019345 — 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.
Target entity: Prince of Darkness (1987 film) Context triple: [John Carpenter films, hasWork, Prince of Darkness (1987 film)]
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A.
the Prince of Darkness
The Prince of Darkness is a traditional epithet for the Devil, representing the supreme embodiment of evil and opposition to divine goodness in various religious and cultural traditions.
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B.
Omen
Omen is a hip-hop record producer known for his work with artists like Kid Cudi, including contributions to the album "Man on the Moon: The End of Day."
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C.
Darkman
Darkman is a 1990 superhero horror film directed by Sam Raimi, known for its dark tone, inventive visual style, and Liam Neeson's portrayal of a disfigured scientist seeking revenge.
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D.
The Mask of Dimitrios
The Mask of Dimitrios is a 1944 film noir mystery, based on Eric Ambler’s novel, that follows a writer’s investigation into the life and death of a notorious criminal across Europe.
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E.
Phantom of the Paradise
Phantom of the Paradise is a 1974 rock musical horror-comedy film that blends elements of Faust, The Phantom of the Opera, and The Picture of Dorian Gray into a satirical story about the dark side of the music industry.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Prince of Darkness (1987 film) Target entity description: Prince of Darkness (1987 film) is a 1987 supernatural horror movie written and directed by John Carpenter about a group of researchers who uncover a terrifying otherworldly evil in a mysterious canister in a Los Angeles church.
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A.
the Prince of Darkness
The Prince of Darkness is a traditional epithet for the Devil, representing the supreme embodiment of evil and opposition to divine goodness in various religious and cultural traditions.
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B.
Omen
Omen is a hip-hop record producer known for his work with artists like Kid Cudi, including contributions to the album "Man on the Moon: The End of Day."
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C.
Darkman
Darkman is a 1990 superhero horror film directed by Sam Raimi, known for its dark tone, inventive visual style, and Liam Neeson's portrayal of a disfigured scientist seeking revenge.
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D.
The Mask of Dimitrios
The Mask of Dimitrios is a 1944 film noir mystery, based on Eric Ambler’s novel, that follows a writer’s investigation into the life and death of a notorious criminal across Europe.
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E.
Phantom of the Paradise
Phantom of the Paradise is a 1974 rock musical horror-comedy film that blends elements of Faust, The Phantom of the Opera, and The Picture of Dorian Gray into a satirical story about the dark side of the music industry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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supernatural horror film ⓘ |
| character |
Brian Marsh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Catherine Danforth NERFINISHED ⓘ Priest ⓘ Professor Howard Birack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematography | Gary B. Kibbe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | John Carpenter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| editor | Steve Mirkovich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| features |
dream transmissions from the future
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liquid embodiment of evil in a canister ⓘ |
| filmRatingUS | R ⓘ |
| follows | The Thing (1982 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
horror film
ⓘ
supernatural horror ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| homeMedia |
Blu-ray
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DVD ⓘ VHS ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Quatermass film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainLocation | abandoned church ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Alan Howarth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Carpenter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | blend of quantum physics and theology in horror context ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | John Carpenter Apocalypse Trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A group of academics and scientists investigate a mysterious canister in a Los Angeles church that contains an ancient evil. ⓘ |
| posterTagline | Before man walked the earth... it slept for centuries. It is evil. It is real. It is awakening. ⓘ |
| precedes | In the Mouth of Madness (1994 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Larry J. Franco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Alive Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDateUS | October 23, 1987 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 102 ⓘ |
| screenwriterPseudonymOf | John Carpenter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| stars |
Alice Cooper
NERFINISHED
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Dennis Dun NERFINISHED ⓘ Donald Pleasence NERFINISHED ⓘ Jameson Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ Lisa Blount NERFINISHED ⓘ Victor Wong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thematicElement |
apocalyptic prophecy
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science versus religion ⓘ |
| writer | John Carpenter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writtenUnderPseudonym | Martin Quatermass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Subject: Prince of Darkness (1987 film) Description of subject: Prince of Darkness (1987 film) is a 1987 supernatural horror movie written and directed by John Carpenter about a group of researchers who uncover a terrifying otherworldly evil in a mysterious canister in a Los Angeles church.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.