Island of Terror
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Island of Terror is a 1966 British science fiction horror film about a remote island plagued by bone-dissolving creatures created through a failed scientific experiment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Island of Terror canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8666970 — 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: Island of Terror Context triple: [Eddie Byrne, notableWork, Island of Terror]
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A.
Horror of Fang Rock
Horror of Fang Rock is a classic 1977 Doctor Who serial, written by Terrance Dicks, in which the Fourth Doctor and Leela confront a deadly alien menace in an isolated Edwardian lighthouse.
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B.
Island Beneath the Sea
Island Beneath the Sea is a historical novel by Isabel Allende that follows the life of an enslaved woman in late 18th-century Saint-Domingue (Haiti) amid revolution and upheaval.
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C.
Winter Island
Winter Island is a small historic peninsula and recreational park area located off the coast of Salem, Massachusetts.
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D.
Skull Island
Skull Island is a fictional, remote and perilous island best known as the home of the giant ape King Kong and various prehistoric creatures in the King Kong franchise.
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E.
Who Goes There?
"Who Goes There?" is a classic 1938 science fiction horror novella by John W. Campbell (as Don A. Stuart) about an Antarctic research team confronting a shape-shifting alien, later adapted into films such as "The Thing."
- 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: Island of Terror Target entity description: Island of Terror is a 1966 British science fiction horror film about a remote island plagued by bone-dissolving creatures created through a failed scientific experiment.
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A.
Horror of Fang Rock
Horror of Fang Rock is a classic 1977 Doctor Who serial, written by Terrance Dicks, in which the Fourth Doctor and Leela confront a deadly alien menace in an isolated Edwardian lighthouse.
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B.
Island Beneath the Sea
Island Beneath the Sea is a historical novel by Isabel Allende that follows the life of an enslaved woman in late 18th-century Saint-Domingue (Haiti) amid revolution and upheaval.
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C.
Winter Island
Winter Island is a small historic peninsula and recreational park area located off the coast of Salem, Massachusetts.
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D.
Skull Island
Skull Island is a fictional, remote and perilous island best known as the home of the giant ape King Kong and various prehistoric creatures in the King Kong franchise.
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E.
Who Goes There?
"Who Goes There?" is a classic 1938 science fiction horror novella by John W. Campbell (as Don A. Stuart) about an Antarctic research team confronting a shape-shifting alien, later adapted into films such as "The Thing."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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science fiction horror film ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Night of the Silicates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artDirectionBy | John Blezard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Dr. Brian Stanley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dr. David West NERFINISHED ⓘ Dr. Reginald Landers NERFINISHED ⓘ Toni Merrill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Reginald H. Wyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Eastmancolor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| costumeDesignBy | Sheila Delaney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfRelease | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Terence Fisher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Universal Pictures
ⓘ
Universal Pictures International NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Tom Simpson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCreature | silicates ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| format | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| genre |
horror film
ⓘ
science fiction film ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist |
Dr. Brian Stanley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dr. David West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme | dangers of uncontrolled scientific experimentation ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | theatrical film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Malcolm Lockyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | fictional Petrie Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A remote island is plagued by bone-dissolving creatures created through a failed scientific experiment. ⓘ |
| producer | Tom Blakely NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Planet Film Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDateUK | 1966-05-20 ⓘ |
| releaseRegion | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 89 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Alberto Giolti
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edward Mann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | remote island off the Irish coast ⓘ |
| soundMix | mono ⓘ |
| starring |
Carole Gray
NERFINISHED
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Eddie Byrne NERFINISHED ⓘ Edward Judd NERFINISHED ⓘ Niall MacGinnis NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Cushing NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Kydd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| storyBy | Edward Mann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | contemporary to 1960s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Island of Terror Description of subject: Island of Terror is a 1966 British science fiction horror film about a remote island plagued by bone-dissolving creatures created through a failed scientific experiment.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.