Astor Pictures
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Astor Pictures was an American film distribution company known for handling low-budget and independent movies, particularly in the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Astor Pictures canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18231634 — 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: Astor Pictures Context triple: [Robot Monster, distributor, Astor Pictures]
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A.
Academy Pictures
Academy Pictures is a film production company best known for producing the 1973 British horror film "The Legend of Hell House."
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B.
Palace Pictures
Palace Pictures was a British independent film production and distribution company known for backing influential and unconventional films in the 1980s and early 1990s.
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C.
Samuel Goldwyn Company
Samuel Goldwyn Company is an American film production and distribution company known for producing and releasing a wide range of independent and mainstream movies.
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D.
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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E.
Monarch Pictures
Monarch Pictures is a film production company known for producing feature films such as the thriller "Copycat."
- 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: Astor Pictures Target entity description: Astor Pictures was an American film distribution company known for handling low-budget and independent movies, particularly in the mid-20th century.
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A.
Academy Pictures
Academy Pictures is a film production company best known for producing the 1973 British horror film "The Legend of Hell House."
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B.
Palace Pictures
Palace Pictures was a British independent film production and distribution company known for backing influential and unconventional films in the 1980s and early 1990s.
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C.
Samuel Goldwyn Company
Samuel Goldwyn Company is an American film production and distribution company known for producing and releasing a wide range of independent and mainstream movies.
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D.
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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E.
Monarch Pictures
Monarch Pictures is a film production company known for producing feature films such as the thriller "Copycat."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.