Shock Waves (1977 film)
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Shock Waves is a 1977 horror film best known as a cult classic about aquatic Nazi zombies, featuring veteran actor Peter Cushing.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shock Waves | 1 |
| Shock Waves (1977 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8156703 — 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: Shock Waves (1977 film) Context triple: [Peter Cushing, appearedIn, Shock Waves (1977 film)]
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A.
Shockwave
Shockwave is a now-discontinued multimedia platform and browser plugin developed by Macromedia (later Adobe) for delivering interactive web content, games, and animations.
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B.
Sudden Impact
Sudden Impact is a 1983 American crime thriller film in the Dirty Harry series, directed by and starring Clint Eastwood as Inspector Harry Callahan.
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C.
Blue Thunder
Blue Thunder is a 1983 action-thriller film centered on a high-tech military helicopter used for urban surveillance and combat.
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D.
Future Shock
Future Shock is a 1983 jazz-fusion and electro-funk album by Herbie Hancock that helped pioneer the use of turntablism and electronic sounds in mainstream jazz.
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E.
Backdraft
Backdraft is a 1991 action-thriller film about Chicago firefighters, directed by Ron Howard and known for its intense fire sequences and exploration of arson investigations.
- 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: Shock Waves (1977 film) Target entity description: Shock Waves is a 1977 horror film best known as a cult classic about aquatic Nazi zombies, featuring veteran actor Peter Cushing.
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A.
Shockwave
Shockwave is a now-discontinued multimedia platform and browser plugin developed by Macromedia (later Adobe) for delivering interactive web content, games, and animations.
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B.
Sudden Impact
Sudden Impact is a 1983 American crime thriller film in the Dirty Harry series, directed by and starring Clint Eastwood as Inspector Harry Callahan.
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C.
Blue Thunder
Blue Thunder is a 1983 action-thriller film centered on a high-tech military helicopter used for urban surveillance and combat.
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D.
Future Shock
Future Shock is a 1983 jazz-fusion and electro-funk album by Herbie Hancock that helped pioneer the use of turntablism and electronic sounds in mainstream jazz.
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E.
Backdraft
Backdraft is a 1991 action-thriller film about Chicago firefighters, directed by Ron Howard and known for its intense fire sequences and exploration of arson investigations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle |
Almost Human
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Death Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Beverly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Keith NERFINISHED ⓘ Norman NERFINISHED ⓘ Rose NERFINISHED ⓘ SS Commander ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Reinhart Pesch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Ken Wiederhorn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Joseph Brenner Associates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Christopher Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Biscayne National Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ Miami, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
horror
ⓘ
supernatural horror ⓘ |
| hasColor | color ⓘ |
| homeMediaRelease |
Blu-ray
ⓘ
DVD ⓘ VHS ⓘ |
| musicBy | Richard Einhorn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of aquatic Nazi zombies
ⓘ
status as a cult classic horror film ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A group of tourists are stranded on an island inhabited by aquatic Nazi zombies created as an elite SS death corps. ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Peter Cushing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Reinhart Pesch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Joseph Brenner Associates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 85 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
John Kent Harrison
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ken Wiederhorn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
an isolated island
ⓘ
the Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Brooke Adams
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Don Stout NERFINISHED ⓘ Fred Buch NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Davidson NERFINISHED ⓘ John Carradine NERFINISHED ⓘ Luke Halpin NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Cushing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgenre |
Nazi zombie film
ⓘ
aquatic horror film ⓘ |
| title | Shock Waves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shock Waves (1977 film) Description of subject: Shock Waves is a 1977 horror film best known as a cult classic about aquatic Nazi zombies, featuring veteran actor Peter Cushing.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Shock Waves