The Entity
E874010
The Entity is a 1982 supernatural horror film, loosely based on a real-life case, in which a woman is tormented by an invisible, violent spirit.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Entity canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
ⓘ
supernatural horror film ⓘ |
| artDirectionBy | Robert L. Zilliox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Doris Bither case ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Entity (novel)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
real-life case of Doris Bither ⓘ |
| castMember |
Alex Rocco
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Barbara Hershey NERFINISHED ⓘ David Labiosa NERFINISHED ⓘ George Coe NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacqueline Brookes NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret Blye NERFINISHED ⓘ Ron Silver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Stephen H. Burum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Charles Bernstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Sidney J. Furie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedIn |
United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distributor | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Frank J. Urioste NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingStartYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| genre |
horror film
ⓘ
supernatural horror ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
haunting
ⓘ
skepticism versus belief ⓘ victimization ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Barbara Hershey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ron Silver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Carla Moran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | R ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
paranormal investigation
ⓘ
psychological trauma ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being loosely based on a documented paranormal case
ⓘ
graphic depiction of supernatural sexual assault ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A woman is repeatedly attacked and tormented by an invisible, violent spirit in her home. ⓘ |
| producer |
Harold Schneider
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joe Wizan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Twentieth Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistPortrayedBy | Barbara Hershey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate_US | February 4, 1983 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| runningTime | 125 minutes ⓘ |
| screenplayBasedOn | The Entity (1978 novel) by Frank De Felitta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Frank De Felitta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 1970s ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.