It Came from Outer Space
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It Came from Outer Space is a 1953 American science fiction film about an alien spacecraft crash-landing in the Arizona desert, noted for its early use of 3D and its sympathetic portrayal of extraterrestrials.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| It Came from Outer Space canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5297730 — 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: It Came from Outer Space Context triple: [Jack Arnold, notableWork, It Came from Outer Space]
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A.
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers is a 1956 American science fiction film known for its iconic stop-motion alien spacecraft effects and classic Cold War-era invasion storyline.
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B.
Forbidden Planet
Forbidden Planet is a landmark 1956 science fiction film, loosely inspired by Shakespeare’s "The Tempest," renowned for its groundbreaking visual effects, electronic score, and the iconic robot character Robby.
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C.
Plan 9 from Outer Space
Plan 9 from Outer Space is a 1959 low-budget science fiction horror film directed by Ed Wood, widely regarded as one of the most infamous "so-bad-it's-good" cult movies in cinema history.
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D.
Klaatu
Klaatu is the humanoid alien visitor in the classic 1951 science fiction film "The Day the Earth Stood Still," who comes to Earth with a warning about humanity's violent tendencies.
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E.
The Day the Earth Stood Still
The Day the Earth Stood Still is a classic 1951 science fiction film about an alien visitor and his powerful robot who come to Earth with an urgent warning for humanity.
- 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: It Came from Outer Space Target entity description: It Came from Outer Space is a 1953 American science fiction film about an alien spacecraft crash-landing in the Arizona desert, noted for its early use of 3D and its sympathetic portrayal of extraterrestrials.
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A.
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers is a 1956 American science fiction film known for its iconic stop-motion alien spacecraft effects and classic Cold War-era invasion storyline.
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B.
Forbidden Planet
Forbidden Planet is a landmark 1956 science fiction film, loosely inspired by Shakespeare’s "The Tempest," renowned for its groundbreaking visual effects, electronic score, and the iconic robot character Robby.
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C.
Plan 9 from Outer Space
Plan 9 from Outer Space is a 1959 low-budget science fiction horror film directed by Ed Wood, widely regarded as one of the most infamous "so-bad-it's-good" cult movies in cinema history.
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D.
Klaatu
Klaatu is the humanoid alien visitor in the classic 1951 science fiction film "The Day the Earth Stood Still," who comes to Earth with a warning about humanity's violent tendencies.
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E.
The Day the Earth Stood Still
The Day the Earth Stood Still is a classic 1951 science fiction film about an alien visitor and his powerful robot who come to Earth with an urgent warning for humanity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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science fiction film ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress (Barbara Rush) ⓘ |
| basedOn | an original story treatment by Ray Bradbury ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Clifford Stine ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black-and-white photography ⓘ |
| composer |
Hans J. Salter
ⓘ
Henry Mancini ⓘ Herman Stein ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| director | Jack Arnold ⓘ |
| distributor |
Universal Pictures
ⓘ
Universal-International ⓘ |
| editor | Paul Weatherwax ⓘ |
| era | 1950s science fiction cinema ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
|
| filmingProcess | 3D ⓘ |
| filmSeries | early 1950s American science fiction cycle ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
3D film
ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later sympathetic alien visitation films ⓘ |
| hasTagline | "Fantastic sights leap at you in 3-Dimension!" ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
fear of the unknown
ⓘ
miscommunication between species ⓘ xenophobia ⓘ |
| medium | theatrical film ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early use of 3D technology
ⓘ
sympathetic portrayal of extraterrestrials ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | An alien spacecraft crash-lands in the Arizona desert and its occupants are misunderstood by local humans. ⓘ |
| portrays | extraterrestrials as non-hostile visitors ⓘ |
| producer | William Alland ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Universal-International ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1953-05-26 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 81 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Harry Essex ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | contemporary 1950s America ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Arizona desert
ⓘ
linked to:
Sonoran Desert
|
| soundMix | mono ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Barbara Rush
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Charles Drake ⓘ Joe Sawyer ⓘ Richard Carlson ⓘ Russell Johnson ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: It Came from Outer Space Description of subject: It Came from Outer Space is a 1953 American science fiction film about an alien spacecraft crash-landing in the Arizona desert, noted for its early use of 3D and its sympathetic portrayal of extraterrestrials.
Referenced by (10)
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