Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International
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Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International was a global film distribution company responsible for releasing Columbia and TriStar movies in international markets.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International canonical | 2 |
| Columbia TriStar Film Distributors | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9102396 — 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: Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International Context triple: [Legends of the Fall, distributor, Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International]
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A.
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures is a historic American film studio that rose to prominence during Hollywood’s Golden Age and became one of the industry’s leading producers and distributors of motion pictures.
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B.
TriStar Pictures
TriStar Pictures is an American film production and distribution studio known for releasing a wide range of popular Hollywood movies since the 1980s.
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C.
Transatlantic Pictures
Transatlantic Pictures was a short-lived film production company co-founded by Alfred Hitchcock and Sidney Bernstein in the late 1940s to produce Hitchcock-directed features.
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D.
Roadshow Film Distributors
Roadshow Film Distributors is an Australian film distribution company best known for releasing major local and international titles, including the original "Mad Max."
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E.
Columbia Pictures Television
Columbia Pictures Television was a major American television production and distribution company known for creating and syndicating numerous popular TV series from the 1970s through the 1990s.
- 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: Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International Target entity description: Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International was a global film distribution company responsible for releasing Columbia and TriStar movies in international markets.
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A.
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures is a historic American film studio that rose to prominence during Hollywood’s Golden Age and became one of the industry’s leading producers and distributors of motion pictures.
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B.
TriStar Pictures
TriStar Pictures is an American film production and distribution studio known for releasing a wide range of popular Hollywood movies since the 1980s.
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C.
Transatlantic Pictures
Transatlantic Pictures was a short-lived film production company co-founded by Alfred Hitchcock and Sidney Bernstein in the late 1940s to produce Hitchcock-directed features.
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D.
Roadshow Film Distributors
Roadshow Film Distributors is an Australian film distribution company best known for releasing major local and international titles, including the original "Mad Max."
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E.
Columbia Pictures Television
Columbia Pictures Television was a major American television production and distribution company known for creating and syndicating numerous popular TV series from the 1970s through the 1990s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film distribution company ⓘ |
| affiliation | Hollywood studio system ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | CTFDI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brandFamily | Columbia TriStar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessArea |
international theatrical releasing
ⓘ
theatrical film distribution ⓘ |
| countryOfOperation |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distributedFilmsOf |
Columbia Pictures
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
TriStar Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedGenre |
feature films
ⓘ
motion pictures ⓘ |
| distributionChannel | cinema ⓘ |
| industry | film distribution ⓘ |
| market |
non-U.S. territories
ⓘ
overseas box office ⓘ |
| operatedAs |
international distribution arm of Columbia Pictures
ⓘ
international distribution arm of TriStar Pictures ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Sony Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentCompany |
Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sony Pictures Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Sony Pictures Releasing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope | international markets ⓘ |
| serviceType | film distribution services ⓘ |
| successor | Sony Pictures Releasing International NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International Description of subject: Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International was a global film distribution company responsible for releasing Columbia and TriStar movies in international markets.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Columbia TriStar Film Distributors