The Crow
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The Crow is a 1994 dark fantasy action film in which Brandon Lee plays a murdered musician who returns from the dead to avenge his and his fiancée’s deaths, and is widely remembered both for its gothic style and for Lee’s tragic on-set death.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Crow canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6043041 — 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 Crow Context triple: [Brandon Lee, notableWork, The Crow]
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A.
The Crow: City of Angels
The Crow: City of Angels is a 1996 dark fantasy action film and sequel to The Crow, following a resurrected man seeking vengeance in a grim, supernatural urban setting.
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B.
As the Crow Flies
As the Crow Flies is a bestselling family saga novel by Jeffrey Archer that follows the rags-to-riches rise of Charlie Trumper in early 20th-century London.
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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.
Dead Ringer
Dead Ringer is a 1964 film noir–style thriller starring Bette Davis in dual roles as estranged twin sisters entangled in murder and identity theft.
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E.
Children of the Grave
"Children of the Grave" is a heavy, politically charged song by English metal band Black Sabbath, widely regarded as one of their classic early 1970s tracks.
- 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 Crow Target entity description: The Crow is a 1994 dark fantasy action film in which Brandon Lee plays a murdered musician who returns from the dead to avenge his and his fiancée’s deaths, and is widely remembered both for its gothic style and for Lee’s tragic on-set death.
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A.
The Crow: City of Angels
The Crow: City of Angels is a 1996 dark fantasy action film and sequel to The Crow, following a resurrected man seeking vengeance in a grim, supernatural urban setting.
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B.
As the Crow Flies
As the Crow Flies is a bestselling family saga novel by Jeffrey Archer that follows the rags-to-riches rise of Charlie Trumper in early 20th-century London.
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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.
Dead Ringer
Dead Ringer is a 1964 film noir–style thriller starring Bette Davis in dual roles as estranged twin sisters entangled in murder and identity theft.
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E.
Children of the Grave
"Children of the Grave" is a heavy, politically charged song by English metal band Black Sabbath, widely regarded as one of their classic early 1970s tracks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
action film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Crow (comic book) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | James O’Barr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boxOfficePerformance | commercial success ⓘ |
| castMember |
Bai Ling
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brandon Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ David Patrick Kelly NERFINISHED ⓘ Ernie Hudson NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Massee NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Wincott NERFINISHED ⓘ Rochelle Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Sofia Shinas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPortrayed |
Eric Draven
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sergeant Albrecht NERFINISHED ⓘ Shelly Webster NERFINISHED ⓘ Top Dollar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Dariusz Wolski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| cultStatus | cult film ⓘ |
| director | Alex Proyas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Dimension Films
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Miramax Films ⓘ |
| editor | Scott Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Wilmington, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
action
ⓘ
dark fantasy ⓘ superhero film ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActor | Brandon Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MPAARating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | Graeme Revell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Brandon Lee’s on-set death
ⓘ
gothic visual style ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A murdered musician returns from the dead to avenge his and his fiancée’s deaths. ⓘ |
| producer |
Edward R. Pressman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jeff Most NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Crowvision Inc.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edward R. Pressman Film Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDateUS | May 13, 1994 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 102 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
David J. Schow
NERFINISHED
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John Shirley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
gothic urban fantasy
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love beyond death ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
| title | The Crow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Crow Description of subject: The Crow is a 1994 dark fantasy action film in which Brandon Lee plays a murdered musician who returns from the dead to avenge his and his fiancée’s deaths, and is widely remembered both for its gothic style and for Lee’s tragic on-set death.
Referenced by (11)
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