Attack of the Puppet People
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Attack of the Puppet People is a 1958 American science fiction horror film about a deranged doll-maker who shrinks people to miniature size and keeps them as living dolls.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Attack of the Puppet People canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6416793 — 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: Attack of the Puppet People Context triple: [Bert I. Gordon, notableWork, Attack of the Puppet People]
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A.
The Puppet Masters
The Puppet Masters is a 1951 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein about a covert alien invasion using parasitic mind-controlling creatures.
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B.
Puppet Master
Puppet Master is a cult horror film series centered on living, murderous puppets animated by an ancient secret formula.
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C.
The Day of the Clown
"The Day of the Clown" is an episode of the Doctor Who spin-off series The Sarah Jane Adventures, featuring a sinister clown-linked alien threat and introducing the character Rani Chandra as a new member of Sarah Jane's team.
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D.
The Paras
The Paras are an elite airborne infantry regiment of the British Army renowned for their rigorous training, rapid deployment capabilities, and distinguished combat history.
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E.
The Pupa
The Pupa is a mysterious, evolving alien organism in the animated series "Solar Opposites" destined to eventually terraform and reshape the Earth.
- 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: Attack of the Puppet People Target entity description: Attack of the Puppet People is a 1958 American science fiction horror film about a deranged doll-maker who shrinks people to miniature size and keeps them as living dolls.
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A.
The Puppet Masters
The Puppet Masters is a 1951 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein about a covert alien invasion using parasitic mind-controlling creatures.
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B.
Puppet Master
Puppet Master is a cult horror film series centered on living, murderous puppets animated by an ancient secret formula.
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C.
The Day of the Clown
"The Day of the Clown" is an episode of the Doctor Who spin-off series The Sarah Jane Adventures, featuring a sinister clown-linked alien threat and introducing the character Rani Chandra as a new member of Sarah Jane's team.
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D.
The Paras
The Paras are an elite airborne infantry regiment of the British Army renowned for their rigorous training, rapid deployment capabilities, and distinguished combat history.
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E.
The Pupa
The Pupa is a mysterious, evolving alien organism in the animated series "Solar Opposites" destined to eventually terraform and reshape the Earth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
ⓘ
science fiction horror film ⓘ |
| certificate | Approved (MPAA, 1950s code era) ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Ernest Laszlo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black-and-white photography ⓘ |
| composer | Albert Glasser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Bert I. Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | American International Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributorRegion | North America ⓘ |
| editor | Al Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1950s American science fiction cinema ⓘ |
| featuredCreatureType | miniature humans ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | special effects photography for miniaturization ⓘ |
| followedBy | Village of the Giants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
horror
ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | The Fantastic Puppet People NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
imprisonment
ⓘ
miniaturization ⓘ obsession ⓘ |
| hasVillain | Mr. Franz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Mr. Franz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketingTagline | Doll dwarfs versus the crushing giant beasts of the jungle! ⓘ |
| medium | theatrical film ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of several 1950s films about shrinking humans
ⓘ
use of oversized props to depict shrunken characters ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A deranged doll-maker shrinks people to miniature size and keeps them as living dolls. ⓘ |
| producer | Bert I. Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Alta Vista Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | doll-maker ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1958-03-12 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1958 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 79 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Bert I. Gordon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George Worthing Yates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Jack Kosslyn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Agar NERFINISHED ⓘ John Hoyt NERFINISHED ⓘ June Kenney NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Mark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | teenage drive-in audiences ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | contemporary 1950s America ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Attack of the Puppet People Description of subject: Attack of the Puppet People is a 1958 American science fiction horror film about a deranged doll-maker who shrinks people to miniature size and keeps them as living dolls.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.