The Man Who Fell to Earth (TV series)
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The Man Who Fell to Earth is a science fiction television series, based on Walter Tevis’s novel and the 1976 film, that follows an alien who arrives on Earth at a turning point for both his species and humanity.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12573663 — 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: The Man Who Fell to Earth (TV series) Context triple: [Frederic Forrest, notableWork, The Man Who Fell to Earth (TV series)]
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The Man Who Fell to Earth
The Man Who Fell to Earth is a 1976 British science fiction film, directed by Nicolas Roeg and starring David Bowie as an alien visitor whose experiences critique human society and capitalism.
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Mars (TV series)
Mars is a hybrid scripted-documentary television series that dramatizes a near-future human mission to the Red Planet while interweaving real-world scientific commentary and expert interviews.
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Gone to Earth
"Gone to Earth" is a 1917 rural romantic tragedy novel by English author Mary Webb, set in the Shropshire countryside and known for its lyrical depiction of nature and fatalistic themes.
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Space: 1999
Space: 1999 is a 1970s British science fiction television series that follows the crew of Moonbase Alpha after the Moon is blasted out of Earth's orbit, sending them on a perilous journey through space.
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The Earthling
The Earthling is a 1980 Australian-American drama film starring William Holden and Ricky Schroder, centered on a dying man who teaches a young boy how to survive alone in the wilderness.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Man Who Fell to Earth (TV series) Target entity description: The Man Who Fell to Earth is a science fiction television series, based on Walter Tevis’s novel and the 1976 film, that follows an alien who arrives on Earth at a turning point for both his species and humanity.
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A.
The Man Who Fell to Earth
The Man Who Fell to Earth is a 1976 British science fiction film, directed by Nicolas Roeg and starring David Bowie as an alien visitor whose experiences critique human society and capitalism.
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B.
Mars (TV series)
Mars is a hybrid scripted-documentary television series that dramatizes a near-future human mission to the Red Planet while interweaving real-world scientific commentary and expert interviews.
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C.
Gone to Earth
"Gone to Earth" is a 1917 rural romantic tragedy novel by English author Mary Webb, set in the Shropshire countryside and known for its lyrical depiction of nature and fatalistic themes.
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D.
Space: 1999
Space: 1999 is a 1970s British science fiction television series that follows the crew of Moonbase Alpha after the Moon is blasted out of Earth's orbit, sending them on a perilous journey through space.
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E.
The Earthling
The Earthling is a 1980 Australian-American drama film starring William Holden and Ricky Schroder, centered on a dying man who teaches a young boy how to survive alone in the wilderness.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Man Who Fell to Earth (novel)
this entity surface form:
The Man Who Fell to Earth (2022 television series)
this entity surface form:
The Man Who Fell to Earth (TV series) score