The Medusa Touch
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The Medusa Touch is a 1978 British psychological thriller film about a man with deadly telekinetic powers, starring Richard Burton and directed by Jack Gold.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Medusa Touch canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9394040 — 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 Medusa Touch Context triple: [EMI Films, notableWork, The Medusa Touch]
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A.
A Severed Head
A Severed Head is a darkly comic novel by Iris Murdoch that explores complex romantic entanglements, moral ambiguity, and psychological manipulation within a bourgeois London milieu.
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B.
The Art of Cruelty
The Art of Cruelty is a critical work of cultural theory in which Maggie Nelson examines representations of violence and suffering in art, film, and literature, questioning their ethical and aesthetic implications.
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C.
Children of Medusa
Children of Medusa are the mythological offspring of the Gorgon Medusa, typically including figures such as the winged horse Pegasus and the warrior Chrysaor in Greek mythology.
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D.
The Mysteries of Laura
The Mysteries of Laura is an American comedic police procedural TV series starring Debra Messing as a quirky yet effective NYPD homicide detective juggling crime-solving with single motherhood.
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E.
The Serpent and the Moon
The Serpent and the Moon is a historical biography by Princess Michael of Kent that explores the love triangle between King Henri II of France, his wife Catherine de’ Medici, and his mistress Diane de Poitiers.
- 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 Medusa Touch Target entity description: The Medusa Touch is a 1978 British psychological thriller film about a man with deadly telekinetic powers, starring Richard Burton and directed by Jack Gold.
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A.
A Severed Head
A Severed Head is a darkly comic novel by Iris Murdoch that explores complex romantic entanglements, moral ambiguity, and psychological manipulation within a bourgeois London milieu.
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B.
The Art of Cruelty
The Art of Cruelty is a critical work of cultural theory in which Maggie Nelson examines representations of violence and suffering in art, film, and literature, questioning their ethical and aesthetic implications.
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C.
Children of Medusa
Children of Medusa are the mythological offspring of the Gorgon Medusa, typically including figures such as the winged horse Pegasus and the warrior Chrysaor in Greek mythology.
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D.
The Mysteries of Laura
The Mysteries of Laura is an American comedic police procedural TV series starring Debra Messing as a quirky yet effective NYPD homicide detective juggling crime-solving with single motherhood.
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E.
The Serpent and the Moon
The Serpent and the Moon is a historical biography by Princess Michael of Kent that explores the love triangle between King Henri II of France, his wife Catherine de’ Medici, and his mistress Diane de Poitiers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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novel ⓘ supernatural thriller film ⓘ |
| author | Peter Van Greenaway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Medusa Touch (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematography | Arthur Ibbetson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Jack Gold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Rank Film Distributors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedIn | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Ray Lovejoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Bristol
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| genre |
mystery film
ⓘ
psychological thriller ⓘ supernatural horror ⓘ |
| hasDisasterTheme | true ⓘ |
| hasPoliceInvestigationTheme | true ⓘ |
| hasPsychiatryTheme | true ⓘ |
| hasTelekinesisTheme | true ⓘ |
| leadActorRole | Richard Burton as John Morlar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Dr. Zonfeld
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Inspector Brunel NERFINISHED ⓘ John Morlar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Michael J. Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableScene | telekinetic destruction of a church during a service ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A man with powerful telekinetic abilities appears able to cause disasters with his mind. ⓘ |
| producer | Jon Pennington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | ITC Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1978-04-13 ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | theatrical film ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 109 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | John Briley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| starring |
Alan Badel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gordon Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Andrews NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeremy Brett NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee Remick NERFINISHED ⓘ Lino Ventura NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Hordern NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Burton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| televisionPremiereCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleCharacter | John Morlar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: The Medusa Touch Description of subject: The Medusa Touch is a 1978 British psychological thriller film about a man with deadly telekinetic powers, starring Richard Burton and directed by Jack Gold.
Referenced by (4)
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