The Boy Who Cried Werewolf
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The Boy Who Cried Werewolf is a 1973 American horror film about a boy who witnesses his father transform into a werewolf but struggles to convince anyone of the terrifying truth.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Boy Who Cried Werewolf canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4956820 — 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 Boy Who Cried Werewolf Context triple: [Elaine Devry, notableWork, The Boy Who Cried Werewolf]
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A.
The Curse of the Werewolf
The Curse of the Werewolf is a 1961 British horror film that adapts classic lycanthropy lore into a Gothic tale of a tormented man cursed to transform under the full moon.
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B.
The Wolf That Lives in Lindsey
"The Wolf That Lives in Lindsey" is an intense, avant-garde jazz composition by Charles Mingus known for its raw emotional power and experimental use of sound and rhythm.
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C.
Werewolves of London
"Werewolves of London" is a 1978 rock song by Warren Zevon, known for its catchy piano riff, humorous lyrics, and enduring status as a classic rock staple.
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D.
Company of Wolves
Company of Wolves is a film production company known for its involvement in British cinema projects such as the 2002 adaptation of "Nicholas Nickleby."
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E.
The Boy Who Wouldn’t Die
The Boy Who Wouldn’t Die is a memoir recounting David Nyuol Vincent’s harrowing experiences as a child refugee from the Sudanese civil war and his eventual resettlement in Australia.
- 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 Boy Who Cried Werewolf Target entity description: The Boy Who Cried Werewolf is a 1973 American horror film about a boy who witnesses his father transform into a werewolf but struggles to convince anyone of the terrifying truth.
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A.
The Curse of the Werewolf
The Curse of the Werewolf is a 1961 British horror film that adapts classic lycanthropy lore into a Gothic tale of a tormented man cursed to transform under the full moon.
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B.
The Wolf That Lives in Lindsey
"The Wolf That Lives in Lindsey" is an intense, avant-garde jazz composition by Charles Mingus known for its raw emotional power and experimental use of sound and rhythm.
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C.
Werewolves of London
"Werewolves of London" is a 1978 rock song by Warren Zevon, known for its catchy piano riff, humorous lyrics, and enduring status as a classic rock staple.
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D.
Company of Wolves
Company of Wolves is a film production company known for its involvement in British cinema projects such as the 2002 adaptation of "Nicholas Nickleby."
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E.
The Boy Who Wouldn’t Die
The Boy Who Wouldn’t Die is a memoir recounting David Nyuol Vincent’s harrowing experiences as a child refugee from the Sudanese civil war and his eventual resettlement in Australia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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film ⓘ horror film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| belongsToGenreMovement | 1970s American horror cinema ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Russell Metty ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| countryOfRelease |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| director |
Nathan H. Juran
ⓘ
linked to:
Nathan Hertz Juran
|
| distributor | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy |
Terry O. Morse Jr.
ⓘ
linked to:
Terry O. Morse
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| featuresCreature | werewolf ⓘ |
| filmingStyle | live-action ⓘ |
| genre |
horror
ⓘ
werewolf film ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Richie Bridgestone
ⓘ
Robert Bridgestone ⓘ
linked to:
Richie Bridgestone
|
| hasTheme |
disbelief in the supernatural
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family relationships ⓘ transformation ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| musicBy | Ronald Stein ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | a child trying to warn adults about a werewolf ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A boy witnesses his father transform into a werewolf but cannot convince others of the truth. ⓘ |
| producer | Aaron Rosenberg ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| runtimeApprox | 90 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Bob Homel ⓘ |
| setting |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: The Boy Who Cried Werewolf Description of subject: The Boy Who Cried Werewolf is a 1973 American horror film about a boy who witnesses his father transform into a werewolf but struggles to convince anyone of the terrifying truth.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.