United Film Distribution Company
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United Film Distribution Company was an American independent film distributor best known for releasing influential genre films such as George A. Romero’s "Dawn of the Dead."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| United Film Distribution Company canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14172843 — 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: United Film Distribution Company Context triple: [Dawn of the Dead, distributor, United Film Distribution Company]
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A.
Anglo-American Film Corporation
Anglo-American Film Corporation was a mid-20th-century film distribution company involved in releasing British and other international films to wider audiences.
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B.
Universal Film Manufacturing Company
Universal Film Manufacturing Company was an early American motion picture studio that evolved into Universal Pictures, one of Hollywood’s major film studios.
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C.
Zanuck/Brown Company
Zanuck/Brown Company was a prominent American film production company best known for producing blockbuster hits such as Steven Spielberg’s "Jaws."
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D.
The Zanuck Company
The Zanuck Company is a film production company founded by producer Richard D. Zanuck, known for backing major Hollywood features across various genres.
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E.
Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
Famous Players–Lasky Corporation was a major early American motion picture studio that became a key predecessor of Paramount Pictures and helped shape Hollywood’s silent and early sound film era.
- 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: United Film Distribution Company Target entity description: United Film Distribution Company was an American independent film distributor best known for releasing influential genre films such as George A. Romero’s "Dawn of the Dead."
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A.
Anglo-American Film Corporation
Anglo-American Film Corporation was a mid-20th-century film distribution company involved in releasing British and other international films to wider audiences.
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B.
Universal Film Manufacturing Company
Universal Film Manufacturing Company was an early American motion picture studio that evolved into Universal Pictures, one of Hollywood’s major film studios.
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C.
Zanuck/Brown Company
Zanuck/Brown Company was a prominent American film production company best known for producing blockbuster hits such as Steven Spielberg’s "Jaws."
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D.
The Zanuck Company
The Zanuck Company is a film production company founded by producer Richard D. Zanuck, known for backing major Hollywood features across various genres.
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E.
Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
Famous Players–Lasky Corporation was a major early American motion picture studio that became a key predecessor of Paramount Pictures and helped shape Hollywood’s silent and early sound film era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.