Battle Beyond the Stars
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Battle Beyond the Stars is a 1980 science fiction space opera film, inspired by The Magnificent Seven and Seven Samurai, known for its ensemble cast, imaginative low-budget effects, and early work by James Cameron on production design and special effects.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle Beyond the Stars canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8458116 — 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: Battle Beyond the Stars Context triple: [Roger Corman, produced, Battle Beyond the Stars]
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A.
Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters
Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters is a Marvel Comics crossover event set between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi that follows the criminal underworld’s struggle to seize the carbonite-frozen Han Solo.
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B.
Star Wars: Hidden Empire
Star Wars: Hidden Empire is a Marvel Comics limited series set in the Star Wars universe that follows Qi'ra’s secretive campaign against the Sith and the Galactic Empire.
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C.
Fate of the Jedi
Fate of the Jedi is a nine-book Star Wars expanded universe novel series set after the Legacy of the Force storyline, following Luke Skywalker and the Jedi Order as they confront new threats to the galaxy and the Force itself.
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D.
Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi
Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi is the 1983 concluding film of the original Star Wars trilogy, depicting the Rebel Alliance’s final battle against the Galactic Empire and the redemption of Darth Vader.
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E.
Light of the Jedi
Light of the Jedi is a Star Wars novel that launches the High Republic publishing initiative, depicting the Jedi Order at its peak centuries before the Skywalker saga.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Battle Beyond the Stars Target entity description: Battle Beyond the Stars is a 1980 science fiction space opera film, inspired by The Magnificent Seven and Seven Samurai, known for its ensemble cast, imaginative low-budget effects, and early work by James Cameron on production design and special effects.
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A.
Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters
Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters is a Marvel Comics crossover event set between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi that follows the criminal underworld’s struggle to seize the carbonite-frozen Han Solo.
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B.
Star Wars: Hidden Empire
Star Wars: Hidden Empire is a Marvel Comics limited series set in the Star Wars universe that follows Qi'ra’s secretive campaign against the Sith and the Galactic Empire.
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C.
Fate of the Jedi
Fate of the Jedi is a nine-book Star Wars expanded universe novel series set after the Legacy of the Force storyline, following Luke Skywalker and the Jedi Order as they confront new threats to the galaxy and the Force itself.
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D.
Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi
Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi is the 1983 concluding film of the original Star Wars trilogy, depicting the Rebel Alliance’s final battle against the Galactic Empire and the redemption of Darth Vader.
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E.
Light of the Jedi
Light of the Jedi is a Star Wars novel that launches the High Republic publishing initiative, depicting the Jedi Order at its peak centuries before the Skywalker saga.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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science fiction film ⓘ |
| artDirector | James Cameron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Seven Samurai (loose adaptation)
NERFINISHED
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The Magnificent Seven (loose adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| budget | 2000000 USD ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Gilbert Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Jimmy T. Murakami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | New World Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Allan Holzman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
science fiction
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space opera ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Darlanne Fluegel
NERFINISHED
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George Peppard NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeff Corey NERFINISHED ⓘ John Saxon NERFINISHED ⓘ Julia Duffy NERFINISHED ⓘ Morgan Woodward NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Vaughn NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Jaffe NERFINISHED ⓘ Sybil Danning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Cowboy
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Gelt NERFINISHED ⓘ Nanelia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sador NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint-Exmin NERFINISHED ⓘ Shad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Seven Samurai
NERFINISHED
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The Magnificent Seven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | James Horner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early production design work by James Cameron
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early special effects work by James Cameron ⓘ ensemble cast ⓘ imaginative low-budget special effects ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A young farmer recruits a group of mercenaries from different planets to defend his peaceful world from a tyrant. ⓘ |
| producer |
Eddie Collins
NERFINISHED
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Roger Corman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | New World Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1980-09-08 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 104 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | John Sayles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | outer space ⓘ |
| specialEffectsBy | James Cameron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| storyBy | John Sayles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle Beyond the Stars Description of subject: Battle Beyond the Stars is a 1980 science fiction space opera film, inspired by The Magnificent Seven and Seven Samurai, known for its ensemble cast, imaginative low-budget effects, and early work by James Cameron on production design and special effects.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.