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The Entity is a 1982 American supernatural horror film directed by Sidney J. Furie, and starring Barbara Hershey, Ron Silver, David Labiosa, Maggie Blye, Jacqueline Brookes, and Alex Rocco. The film follows a single mother in Los Angeles who is raped and tormented by an invisible poltergeist-like entity in her home. It was adapted for the screen by Frank…

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Based on
The Entity by Frank De Felitta
Box office
$13.3 million
Budget
$9 million–$10 million
Cinematography
Stephen H. Burum
Country
United States
Directed by
Sidney J. Furie

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Remake

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The Entity

Nodes108
Edges107
Triples108
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.018519
Components1

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related to Filming · 20
The Entity → American Cinema International Productions, And, Burum, Dutch, El Segundo, Furie, June, Jury, Labiosa, Labiosa's, Los Angeles, March, Moran, Principal, Roman Polanski, Stephen, Stylistically, The, There, Tough Enough
related to Critical response · 18
The Entity → At, Bill Kaufman, Critic Roger Ebert, De Felitta's, Hershey, Hershey's, Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times, Metacritic, Movies, Never, New York Times, Newsday, On, Richard, Rotten Tomatoes, Shepard, Silver's
related to Screenplay · 14
The Entity → Barbara Hershey, Bither, Carla Moran, Doris Bither, Furie, In, Instead, July, Michael Doyle, Neither, Rue Morgue, Screenwriter Frank De Felitta, Sidney, The
related to Themes · 13
The Entity → Brad Stevens, British Film Institute, Carla Moran, Daniel Kremer, Despite, Extra-Terrestrial, Film, Gothic, If, Michael Doyle, Rue Morgue, Steven Spielberg's, Stevens
related to Home media · 12
The Entity → Anchor Bay Entertainment, Blu-ray, CBS/Fox Video, DVD, Eureka Entertainment, In December, July, On June, Scream Factory, United Kingdom, VHS, Zavvi
related to Release · 8
The Entity → Century Fox, February, It, September, The, United Kingdom, United States, Universal Pictures
related to External links · 5
The Entity → Box Office MojoThe Entity, Doris Bither's, IMDbThe Entity, MetacriticGhostTheory, Rotten TomatoesThe Entity
Release dates · 2
The Entity → February 4, 1983 (1983-02-04) (United States), September 30, 1982 (1982-09-30) (United Kingdom)
Based on · 1
The Entity → The Entity by Frank De Felitta
Box office · 1
The Entity → $13.3 million

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
The EntityBased onThe Entity by Frank De Felitta1.00infobox
The EntityBox office$13.3 million1.00infobox
The EntityBudget$9 million–$10 million1.00infobox
The EntityCinematographyStephen H. Burum1.00infobox
The EntityCountryUnited States1.00infobox
The EntityDirected bySidney J. Furie1.00infobox
The EntityDistributed by20th Century Fox1.00infobox
The EntityEdited byFrank J. Urioste1.00infobox
The EntityLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
The EntityMusic byCharles Bernstein1.00infobox
The EntityProduced byHarold Schneider1.00infobox
The EntityProduction companyAmerican Cinema International1.00infobox
The EntityRelease datesSeptember 30, 1982 (1982-09-30) (United Kingdom)1.00infobox
The EntityRelease datesFebruary 4, 1983 (1983-02-04) (United States)1.00infobox
The EntityRunning time125 minutes1.00infobox
The EntityScreenplay byFrank De Felitta1.00infobox
The EntityStarringBarbara Hershey1.00infobox
The Entityis a1982 American supernatural horror film directed by Sidney J0.90text

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