Cannon Films
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Cannon Films was a prolific independent film production and distribution company best known for its low- to mid-budget action movies and cult classics during the 1980s.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cannon Films canonical | 7 |
| Cannon Film Distributors | 3 |
| Cannon Releasing | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10526331 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Cannon Films Context triple: [Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, productionCompany, Cannon Films]
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Carnival Films
Carnival Films is a British television and film production company best known internationally for creating the period drama series "Downton Abbey."
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Canana Films
Canana Films is a Mexican film production company known for producing socially conscious and critically acclaimed Latin American cinema.
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Eagle-Lion Films
Eagle-Lion Films was an American film production and distribution company active in the late 1940s, best known for its low-budget features and notable film noir titles.
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Eldorado Films
Eldorado Films is a film production company best known for its involvement in the 1984 adventure romantic comedy "Romancing the Stone."
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Sunrise Films
Sunrise Films is a film distribution company known for handling the release of independent and international movies such as "Dinner Rush."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Cannon Films Target entity description: Cannon Films was a prolific independent film production and distribution company best known for its low- to mid-budget action movies and cult classics during the 1980s.
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A.
Carnival Films
Carnival Films is a British television and film production company best known internationally for creating the period drama series "Downton Abbey."
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B.
Canana Films
Canana Films is a Mexican film production company known for producing socially conscious and critically acclaimed Latin American cinema.
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C.
Eagle-Lion Films
Eagle-Lion Films was an American film production and distribution company active in the late 1940s, best known for its low-budget features and notable film noir titles.
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D.
Eldorado Films
Eldorado Films is a film production company best known for its involvement in the 1984 adventure romantic comedy "Romancing the Stone."
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E.
Sunrise Films
Sunrise Films is a film distribution company known for handling the release of independent and international movies such as "Dinner Rush."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film production company
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independent film company ⓘ |
| acquiredBy |
Menahem Golan
NERFINISHED
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Yoram Globus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| acquisitionYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| activePeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Cannon Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Charles Bronson
NERFINISHED
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Chuck Norris NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean-Claude Van Damme NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Dudikoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| foundedAs | The Cannon Group, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Chris Dewey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dennis Friedland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreSpecialty |
action films
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cult films ⓘ exploitation films ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Los Angeles
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New York City ⓘ |
| industry | film industry ⓘ |
| keyPerson |
Menahem Golan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yoram Globus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
aggressive pre-sales strategy
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cult following for its 1980s output ⓘ fast, low-cost production methods ⓘ |
| notableFor |
low-budget action movies
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mid-budget action movies ⓘ |
| producedFilm |
10 to Midnight
NERFINISHED
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American Ninja NERFINISHED ⓘ American Ninja 2: The Confrontation NERFINISHED ⓘ Barfly NERFINISHED ⓘ Bloodsport NERFINISHED ⓘ Breakin' NERFINISHED ⓘ Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo NERFINISHED ⓘ Cyborg NERFINISHED ⓘ Death Wish 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Death Wish 4: The Crackdown NERFINISHED ⓘ Death Wish II NERFINISHED ⓘ Delta Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Invasion U.S.A. NERFINISHED ⓘ Love Streams NERFINISHED ⓘ Masters of the Universe NERFINISHED ⓘ Missing in Action NERFINISHED ⓘ Missing in Action 2: The Beginning NERFINISHED ⓘ Runaway Train NERFINISHED ⓘ Superman IV: The Quest for Peace NERFINISHED ⓘ The Delta Force NERFINISHED ⓘ The Last American Virgin NERFINISHED ⓘ The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cannon Film Distributors
this entity surface form:
Cannon Releasing
this entity surface form:
Cannon Film Distributors
this entity surface form:
Cannon Film Distributors