Compass International Pictures
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Compass International Pictures was an independent American film production and distribution company best known for releasing John Carpenter’s classic horror film "Halloween" (1978).
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Compass International Pictures canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19455200 — 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)
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Target entity: Compass International Pictures Context triple: [Halloween (1978 film), distributedBy, Compass International Pictures]
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A.
Embassy Pictures
Embassy Pictures was an American independent film production and distribution company known for releasing influential and offbeat films from the 1950s through the 1970s.
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B.
Crown International Pictures
Crown International Pictures was an American independent film distributor and production company best known for releasing low-budget genre and exploitation films from the 1950s through the 1980s.
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C.
Compton Films
Compton Films was a British film production company best known for backing influential 1960s genre and art-house films, including early works by director Roman Polanski.
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D.
Intrepid Pictures
Intrepid Pictures is an American film and television production company known for producing horror and thriller projects, including several Stephen King adaptations and collaborations with filmmaker Mike Flanagan.
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E.
Howco International Pictures
Howco International Pictures was an American independent film production and distribution company active in the 1950s and 1960s, known for low-budget genre and drive-in movies.
- 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: Compass International Pictures Target entity description: Compass International Pictures was an independent American film production and distribution company best known for releasing John Carpenter’s classic horror film "Halloween" (1978).
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A.
Embassy Pictures
Embassy Pictures was an American independent film production and distribution company known for releasing influential and offbeat films from the 1950s through the 1970s.
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B.
Crown International Pictures
Crown International Pictures was an American independent film distributor and production company best known for releasing low-budget genre and exploitation films from the 1950s through the 1980s.
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C.
Compton Films
Compton Films was a British film production company best known for backing influential 1960s genre and art-house films, including early works by director Roman Polanski.
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D.
Intrepid Pictures
Intrepid Pictures is an American film and television production company known for producing horror and thriller projects, including several Stephen King adaptations and collaborations with filmmaker Mike Flanagan.
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E.
Howco International Pictures
Howco International Pictures was an American independent film production and distribution company active in the 1950s and 1960s, known for low-budget genre and drive-in movies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.