Children of the Damned
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Children of the Damned is a 1964 British science fiction horror film about a group of eerie, super-intelligent children whose mysterious powers pose a threat to humanity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Children of the Damned canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5791595 — 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: Children of the Damned Context triple: [Village of the Damned, followedBy, Children of the Damned]
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A.
The Fall of the Damned
The Fall of the Damned is a dramatic Baroque painting by Peter Paul Rubens depicting a chaotic mass of sinners being hurled into hell.
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B.
Blood of Eden
"Blood of Eden" is a contemplative, atmospheric rock song by Peter Gabriel, known for its emotional depth and rich, layered production.
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C.
Raising Demons
Raising Demons is a humorous memoir by Shirley Jackson that continues her autobiographical accounts of family life and domestic chaos.
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D.
Queen of the Damned
Queen of the Damned is a 2002 gothic horror film based on Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles novels, focusing on the ancient vampire Lestat and the resurrected vampire queen Akasha.
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E.
Burning Hells
The Burning Hells are the infernal, demon-infested realm of chaos and evil that serves as the primary source of demonic forces and antagonists in the Diablo universe.
- 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: Children of the Damned Target entity description: Children of the Damned is a 1964 British science fiction horror film about a group of eerie, super-intelligent children whose mysterious powers pose a threat to humanity.
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A.
The Fall of the Damned
The Fall of the Damned is a dramatic Baroque painting by Peter Paul Rubens depicting a chaotic mass of sinners being hurled into hell.
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B.
Blood of Eden
"Blood of Eden" is a contemplative, atmospheric rock song by Peter Gabriel, known for its emotional depth and rich, layered production.
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C.
Raising Demons
Raising Demons is a humorous memoir by Shirley Jackson that continues her autobiographical accounts of family life and domestic chaos.
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D.
Queen of the Damned
Queen of the Damned is a 2002 gothic horror film based on Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles novels, focusing on the ancient vampire Lestat and the resurrected vampire queen Akasha.
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E.
Burning Hells
The Burning Hells are the infernal, demon-infested realm of chaos and evil that serves as the primary source of demonic forces and antagonists in the Diablo universe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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science fiction horror film ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Midwich Cuckoos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | John Wyndham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Davis Boulton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black-and-white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfSetting | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Anton Leader NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editedBy | Eric Boyd-Perkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| follows | Village of the Damned NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
horror film
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science fiction film ⓘ science fiction horror film ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | Children of the Damned (1964 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Alan Badel
NERFINISHED
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Alfred Burke NERFINISHED ⓘ Barbara Ferris NERFINISHED ⓘ Ian Hendry NERFINISHED ⓘ Patrick Wymark NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheila Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Cold War anxiety
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children with dangerous powers ⓘ fear of the unknown ⓘ mistrust of scientific experimentation ⓘ |
| isSequelTo | Village of the Damned NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Colin Gordon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tom Lewellin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | cinema ⓘ |
| MPAARating | unrated (original UK release) ⓘ |
| musicBy | Ron Goodwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | group of eerie, super-intelligent children ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | The Midwich Cuckoos film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A group of super-intelligent children with mysterious powers are discovered and come to be seen as a potential threat to humanity. ⓘ |
| producer | Lawrence P. Bachmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1964 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 90 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | John Briley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| targetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| threatens | humanity ⓘ |
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Instruction
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