Empire of the Ants
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Empire of the Ants is a 1977 science fiction horror film, loosely based on an H.G. Wells story, about humans battling giant, mutated ants.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Empire of the Ants canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6416798 — 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: Empire of the Ants Context triple: [Bert I. Gordon, notableWork, Empire of the Ants]
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A.
The Ants
The Ants is a Pulitzer Prize–winning scientific book that provides a comprehensive and authoritative overview of ant biology, behavior, and social organization.
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B.
The Ant
The Ant is the English title of the 27th chapter (Surah An-Naml) of the Qur’an, which features the story of Prophet Solomon and his interaction with an ant.
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C.
The Soul of the White Ant
The Soul of the White Ant is a classic early 20th-century natural history book by Eugène Marais that explores the complex social structure and behavior of termites through a blend of scientific observation and philosophical reflection.
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D.
Los Gusanos
Los Gusanos was a short-lived rock band formed by Ramones bassist C.J. Ramone that played a harder, more metal-influenced style than his main group.
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E.
Las Avispas
Las Avispas is the popular nickname of the Cuban baseball team from Santiago de Cuba, known as a fierce rival of Los Leones of Industriales.
- 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: Empire of the Ants Target entity description: Empire of the Ants is a 1977 science fiction horror film, loosely based on an H.G. Wells story, about humans battling giant, mutated ants.
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A.
The Ants
The Ants is a Pulitzer Prize–winning scientific book that provides a comprehensive and authoritative overview of ant biology, behavior, and social organization.
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B.
The Ant
The Ant is the English title of the 27th chapter (Surah An-Naml) of the Qur’an, which features the story of Prophet Solomon and his interaction with an ant.
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C.
The Soul of the White Ant
The Soul of the White Ant is a classic early 20th-century natural history book by Eugène Marais that explores the complex social structure and behavior of termites through a blend of scientific observation and philosophical reflection.
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D.
Los Gusanos
Los Gusanos was a short-lived rock band formed by Ramones bassist C.J. Ramone that played a harder, more metal-influenced style than his main group.
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E.
Las Avispas
Las Avispas is the popular nickname of the Cuban baseball team from Santiago de Cuba, known as a fierce rival of Los Leones of Industriales.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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science fiction horror film ⓘ |
| antagonist | giant mutated ants ⓘ |
| basedOn | Empire of the Ants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | H. G. Wells NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Reginald H. Morris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Bert I. Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disasterElement | toxic waste ⓘ |
| distributor |
American International Pictures
NERFINISHED
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Cinema International Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | James Coblentz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | color ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Florida Everglades NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
horror film
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science fiction film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
environmental pollution
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human versus nature ⓘ mind control ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | short story ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| MPAARating | PG ⓘ |
| musicBy | Dana Kaproff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrationBy | Les Tremayne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A group of humans battles giant, mutated ants created by toxic waste ⓘ |
| posterTagline | "For they shall inherit the Earth... sooner than you think!" ⓘ |
| producer |
Bert I. Gordon
NERFINISHED
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Samuel Z. Arkoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Cinema 77 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1977-05-26 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| runningTimeMinutes | 89 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Jack Turley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Albert Salmi
NERFINISHED
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Edward Power NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacqueline Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ Joan Collins NERFINISHED ⓘ John David Carson NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Lansing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Empire of the Ants Description of subject: Empire of the Ants is a 1977 science fiction horror film, loosely based on an H.G. Wells story, about humans battling giant, mutated ants.
Referenced by (3)
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