The Owl and the Pussycat
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The Owl and the Pussycat is a 1970 romantic comedy film starring Barbra Streisand and George Segal, adapted from a stage play about an unlikely relationship between a would-be writer and a spirited prostitute.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Owl and the Pussycat canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6437130 — 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 Owl and the Pussycat Context triple: [Rastar Productions, notableWork, The Owl and the Pussycat]
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A.
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats is a whimsical collection of light verse about anthropomorphic cats by T. S. Eliot, best known today as the basis for the musical "Cats."
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B.
Macavity: The Mystery Cat
Macavity: The Mystery Cat is a famous poem by T. S. Eliot that portrays a cunning, elusive master criminal cat who continually outwits the authorities.
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C.
The Cat's Meow
The Cat's Meow is a 2001 period mystery-drama film directed by Peter Bogdanovich that dramatizes the infamous 1924 death aboard William Randolph Hearst's yacht involving figures like Charlie Chaplin and Marion Davies.
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The Cat About Town
The Cat About Town is a distinguished, portly, and impeccably dressed feline character from T.S. Eliot’s “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats,” known for frequenting gentlemen’s clubs and living a life of refined leisure.
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E.
All the Cats Join In
All the Cats Join In is a jazzy, stylized animated short from Disney’s 1940s era that follows teenagers spontaneously dancing and partying as they are drawn into existence by a lively pencil.
- 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 Owl and the Pussycat Target entity description: The Owl and the Pussycat is a 1970 romantic comedy film starring Barbra Streisand and George Segal, adapted from a stage play about an unlikely relationship between a would-be writer and a spirited prostitute.
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A.
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats is a whimsical collection of light verse about anthropomorphic cats by T. S. Eliot, best known today as the basis for the musical "Cats."
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B.
Macavity: The Mystery Cat
Macavity: The Mystery Cat is a famous poem by T. S. Eliot that portrays a cunning, elusive master criminal cat who continually outwits the authorities.
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C.
The Cat's Meow
The Cat's Meow is a 2001 period mystery-drama film directed by Peter Bogdanovich that dramatizes the infamous 1924 death aboard William Randolph Hearst's yacht involving figures like Charlie Chaplin and Marion Davies.
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D.
The Mousehole Cat
The Mousehole Cat is a beloved children's picture book by Antonia Barber, illustrated by Nicola Bayley, that retells the Cornish legend of a fisherman and his cat who save their village from famine.
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The Cat About Town
The Cat About Town is a distinguished, portly, and impeccably dressed feline character from T.S. Eliot’s “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats,” known for frequenting gentlemen’s clubs and living a life of refined leisure.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| adaptedFromWorkBy | Bill Manhoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Owl and the Pussycat (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Barbra Streisand
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George Segal NERFINISHED ⓘ Marilyn Chambers NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Klein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Andrew Laszlo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Herbert Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | David Blewitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | color ⓘ |
| genre | romantic comedy film ⓘ |
| hasAdaptationSource | The Owl and the Pussycat (stage play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Barbra Streisand
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George Segal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Doris
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Felix Sherman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy | George Duning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | on-screen pairing of Barbra Streisand and George Segal ⓘ |
| partOf | American cinema ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A would-be writer becomes involved with a spirited prostitute after they are forced to share an apartment. ⓘ |
| producer | Ray Stark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Rastar Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1970 ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 95 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Buck Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
| stars |
Barbra Streisand
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George Segal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme | romantic relationship between mismatched individuals ⓘ |
| title | The Owl and the Pussycat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Owl and the Pussycat Description of subject: The Owl and the Pussycat is a 1970 romantic comedy film starring Barbra Streisand and George Segal, adapted from a stage play about an unlikely relationship between a would-be writer and a spirited prostitute.
Referenced by (3)
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