The Hunger
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The Hunger is a 1983 erotic horror film blending vampirism with stylish, atmospheric storytelling, starring Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie, and Susan Sarandon.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Hunger canonical | 7 |
| The Hunger (TV series) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6804546 — 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 Hunger Context triple: [Ann Magnuson, notableWork, The Hunger]
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A.
The Magnificent Butcher
The Magnificent Butcher is a 1979 Hong Kong martial arts comedy film starring Sammo Hung, renowned for its intricate fight choreography and blend of slapstick humor with traditional kung fu.
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B.
The Butcher's Shop
The Butcher's Shop is a late 16th-century genre painting by Annibale Carracci that vividly depicts working butchers in a realistic, everyday scene, reflecting the artist’s interest in naturalism and ordinary life.
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C.
The Cannibal
The Cannibal is the legendary Belgian cyclist Eddy Merckx, renowned for his relentless, all-conquering racing style and status as one of the greatest cyclists in history.
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D.
The Grey
The Grey is a 2011 survival thriller film in which Liam Neeson plays an oil-rig worker leading stranded men through the Alaskan wilderness while being hunted by a pack of wolves.
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E.
The Insatiable Appetite
"The Insatiable Appetite" is an episode of the nature documentary series *The Life of Birds* that explores the diverse feeding strategies and remarkable adaptations birds use to find and consume food.
- 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 Hunger Target entity description: The Hunger is a 1983 erotic horror film blending vampirism with stylish, atmospheric storytelling, starring Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie, and Susan Sarandon.
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A.
The Magnificent Butcher
The Magnificent Butcher is a 1979 Hong Kong martial arts comedy film starring Sammo Hung, renowned for its intricate fight choreography and blend of slapstick humor with traditional kung fu.
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B.
The Butcher's Shop
The Butcher's Shop is a late 16th-century genre painting by Annibale Carracci that vividly depicts working butchers in a realistic, everyday scene, reflecting the artist’s interest in naturalism and ordinary life.
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C.
The Cannibal
The Cannibal is the legendary Belgian cyclist Eddy Merckx, renowned for his relentless, all-conquering racing style and status as one of the greatest cyclists in history.
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D.
The Grey
The Grey is a 2011 survival thriller film in which Liam Neeson plays an oil-rig worker leading stranded men through the Alaskan wilderness while being hunted by a pack of wolves.
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E.
The Insatiable Appetite
"The Insatiable Appetite" is an episode of the nature documentary series *The Life of Birds* that explores the diverse feeding strategies and remarkable adaptations birds use to find and consume food.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
erotic horror film
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film ⓘ |
| artDirectionStyle |
gothic
ⓘ
new wave ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Hunger (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Whitley Strieber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Stephen Goldblatt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Tony Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | MGM/UA Entertainment Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributorRegion | United States theatrical release ⓘ |
| editedBy | Pamela Power NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresMusicBy | Bauhaus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresTheme |
eroticism
ⓘ
immortality ⓘ lesbian romance ⓘ vampirism ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | stylized cinematography ⓘ |
| genre |
erotic
ⓘ
horror ⓘ vampire ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| leadCharacter |
John Blaylock
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Miriam Blaylock NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarah Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Denny Jaeger
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michel Rubini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCastRole |
Catherine Deneuve as Miriam Blaylock
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Bowie as John Blaylock ⓘ Susan Sarandon as Dr. Sarah Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
atmospheric storytelling
ⓘ
stylish visual aesthetic ⓘ |
| notableScene | opening nightclub sequence with Bauhaus performing "Bela Lugosi's Dead" ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Richard Shepherd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| ratingMPAA | R ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1983-04-29 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 97 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Ivan Davis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michael Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| starring |
Catherine Deneuve
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Bowie NERFINISHED ⓘ Susan Sarandon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Hunger Description of subject: The Hunger is a 1983 erotic horror film blending vampirism with stylish, atmospheric storytelling, starring Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie, and Susan Sarandon.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Hunger (TV series)