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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:play
gptkb:film
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:The_Comedy_of_Errors
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gptkbp:based_on
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gptkb:short_story
short story by Richard Matheson
The Comedy of Terrors (play)
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gptkbp:box_office
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$1.5 million
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gptkbp:budget
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$300,000
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gptkbp:character
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gptkb:The_Ghost
gptkb:Mr._Black
gptkb:Mr._White
Mrs. Black
The Constable
Mr. Graves
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gptkbp:cinematography
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gptkb:John_F._Warren
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gptkbp:cinematography_by
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gptkb:John_F._Warren
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gptkbp:color
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gptkb:Technicolor
black and white
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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Mixed reviews
mixed reviews
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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cult classic
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gptkbp:directed_by
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gptkb:Jacques_Tourneur
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gptkbp:director
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gptkb:Jacques_Tourneur
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gptkbp:distributor
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gptkb:American_International_Pictures
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gptkbp:editing
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Marjorie Fowler
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gptkbp:editor
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gptkb:Edwin_H._Bryant
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gptkbp:features
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dark humor
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gptkbp:film_festival
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gptkb:Cannes_Film_Festival
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gptkbp:film_series
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Vincent Price film series
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gptkbp:first_performance
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gptkb:1963
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gptkbp:follows
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gptkb:The_Raven
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:comedy
gptkb:horror
gptkb:horror_films
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gptkbp:has_character
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gptkb:Mr._Black
gptkb:Mrs._White
gptkb:Reaper
gptkb:Mr._White
Mrs. Black
the corpse
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gptkbp:has_conflict_with
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life and death
good and evil
love and hate
humor and horror
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gptkbp:has_influence_on
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horror-comedy genre
dark comedy films
Vincent Price's career
Boris Karloff's career
Peter Lorre's career
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gptkbp:has_legacy
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inspired stage adaptations
inspired television shows
inspired future films
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gptkbp:has_reception
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cult classic
mixed reviews
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gptkbp:has_sequel
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gptkb:The_Raven
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gptkbp:has_setting
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gptkb:New_York_City
gptkb:state_government
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gptkbp:has_theme
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gptkb:betrayal
gptkb:revenge
gptkb:death
gptkb:friendship
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gptkbp:home_media_release
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gptkb:DVD
gptkb:Blu-ray
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Comedy of Terrors
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gptkbp:influenced
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horror-comedy genre
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:The_Addams_Family
gptkb:The_Twilight_Zone
gptkb:Edgar_Allan_Poe
gptkb:The_Munsters
gptkb:Theater_of_the_Absurd
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:The_Cat_and_the_Canary
gptkb:The_Comedy_of_Errors
gptkb:The_Haunted_House
gptkb:The_Old_Dark_House
The Comedy of Terrors (play)
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gptkbp:inspired_by
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gptkb:Vaudeville
silent films
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:music_by
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gptkb:Les_Baxter
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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" It's a matter of life and death!"
" Death is a funny thing."
" I don't want to be buried alive!"
" I have a feeling we're not alone!"
" You can't kill a ghost!"
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gptkbp:plot
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A pair of bumbling undertakers get caught up in a series of misadventures.
A pair of undertakers get involved in a series of misadventures.
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gptkbp:precedes
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gptkb:The_Haunted_Palace
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gptkbp:premiere
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gptkb:New_York_City
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gptkbp:produced_by
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gptkb:American_International_Pictures
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gptkbp:production_company
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gptkb:American_International_Pictures
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gptkbp:release_date
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October 1963
August 1963
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gptkbp:release_format
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Theatrical
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gptkbp:release_year
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gptkb:1963
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gptkbp:released_by
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gptkb:Columbia_Pictures
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gptkbp:released_in
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gptkb:1964
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gptkbp:remake
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gptkb:The_Comedy_of_Terrors_(2023)
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gptkbp:runtime
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86 minutes
82 minutes
83 minutes
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gptkbp:screenplay_by
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gptkb:Richard_Matheson
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gptkbp:sequel
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gptkb:The_Haunted_Palace
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gptkbp:set_in
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gptkb:19th_century
a funeral home
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gptkbp:setting
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a funeral home
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gptkbp:sound
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gptkb:Mono
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gptkbp:starring
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gptkb:Vincent_Price
gptkb:Boris_Karloff
gptkb:Peter_Lorre
gptkb:Joyce_Jameson
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gptkbp:theme
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gptkb:greed
gptkb:revenge
gptkb:friendship
mortality
dark humor
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gptkbp:written_by
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gptkb:Richard_Matheson
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Peter_Lorre
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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