Stalker (1979 film)
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Stalker (1979 film) is a Soviet science fiction art film directed by Andrei Tarkovsky, renowned for its philosophical exploration of faith, desire, and reality through a slow, atmospheric journey into a mysterious forbidden zone.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Stalker (1979 film) canonical | 5 |
| Stalker (character) | 1 |
| Stalker (film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1825673 — 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: Stalker (1979 film) Context triple: [Mosfilm, producedWork, Stalker (1979 film)]
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Slan
Slan is a classic 1940 science fiction novel by A. E. van Vogt about a persecuted race of telepathic mutants, often cited as a landmark of the Golden Age of Science Fiction.
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Dark Star
"Dark Star" is an iconic, improvisation-heavy psychedelic rock song by the Grateful Dead that became a centerpiece of their live performances.
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Silent Running
Silent Running is a 1972 science fiction film directed by Douglas Trumbull, known for its environmental themes and Bruce Dern’s portrayal of a botanist protecting Earth’s last surviving plant life in space.
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Deliverance
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Deliverance
"Deliverance" is a prominent track from Vangelis's score for the film *1492: Conquest of Paradise*, known for its sweeping, cinematic orchestral and choral style.
- 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stalker (1979 film) Target entity description: Stalker (1979 film) is a Soviet science fiction art film directed by Andrei Tarkovsky, renowned for its philosophical exploration of faith, desire, and reality through a slow, atmospheric journey into a mysterious forbidden zone.
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A.
Slan
Slan is a classic 1940 science fiction novel by A. E. van Vogt about a persecuted race of telepathic mutants, often cited as a landmark of the Golden Age of Science Fiction.
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B.
Dark Star
"Dark Star" is an iconic, improvisation-heavy psychedelic rock song by the Grateful Dead that became a centerpiece of their live performances.
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C.
Silent Running
Silent Running is a 1972 science fiction film directed by Douglas Trumbull, known for its environmental themes and Bruce Dern’s portrayal of a botanist protecting Earth’s last surviving plant life in space.
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D.
Deliverance
Deliverance was a ship constructed by the survivors of the 1609 Sea Venture wreck on Bermuda to continue their journey to the Jamestown colony in Virginia.
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E.
Deliverance
"Deliverance" is a prominent track from Vangelis's score for the film *1492: Conquest of Paradise*, known for its sweeping, cinematic orchestral and choral style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet film
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art film ⓘ film ⓘ science fiction film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Roadside Picnic ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy |
Arkady Strugatsky
ⓘ
Boris Strugatsky ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Alexander Knyazhinsky ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| director | Andrei Tarkovsky ⓘ |
| distributor | Mosfilm ⓘ |
| editor | Lyudmila Feiginova ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Estonian SSR
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Jägala River area ⓘ Tallinn ⓘ |
| format |
color
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monochrome sequences ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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philosophical film ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Professor
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Stalker ⓘ Writer ⓘ |
| musicBy | Eduard Artemyev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | journey into a forbidden zone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on later science fiction cinema
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philosophical exploration of metaphysical questions ⓘ |
| partOf |
Andrei Tarkovsky filmography
ⓘ
linked to:
Andrei Tarkovsky
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| producer | Aleksandra Demidova ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Mosfilm ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| runningTime | 163 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Arkady Strugatsky
ⓘ
Boris Strugatsky ⓘ |
| setting |
The Zone
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unnamed city ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Alexander Kaidanovsky
NERFINISHED
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Alisa Freindlich ⓘ Anatoly Solonitsyn ⓘ Natalya Abramova ⓘ Nikolai Grinko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
long takes
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minimalist action ⓘ slow cinema ⓘ |
| theme |
desire
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existentialism ⓘ faith ⓘ hope ⓘ human consciousness ⓘ reality ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Stalker (1979 film) Description of subject: Stalker (1979 film) is a Soviet science fiction art film directed by Andrei Tarkovsky, renowned for its philosophical exploration of faith, desire, and reality through a slow, atmospheric journey into a mysterious forbidden zone.
Referenced by (7)
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