Thriller (1960 TV series)
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Thriller (1960 TV series) is an American anthology television series from the early 1960s that blended suspense, crime, and horror stories, and is remembered for its atmospheric storytelling and notable guest stars.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thriller (1960 TV series) canonical | 3 |
| Thriller (American TV series) | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9211127 — 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: Thriller (1960 TV series) Context triple: [Herschel Daugherty, notableWork, Thriller (1960 TV series)]
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The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour is an American television anthology series that expanded Alfred Hitchcock’s suspenseful storytelling into hour-long episodes, featuring crime, mystery, and psychological thriller tales introduced by Hitchcock himself.
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents is a classic American television anthology series created and hosted by filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock, known for its suspenseful, twist-ending stories.
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Sherlock Holmes (1965 TV series)
Sherlock Holmes (1965 TV series) is a British television adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective stories, featuring Douglas Wilmer as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Stock as Dr. Watson.
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D.
The Prisoner
The Prisoner is a 1960s British psychological thriller and science-fiction television series, created by and starring Patrick McGoohan, about a former secret agent trapped in a mysterious coastal village where his captors seek to break his will and uncover his secrets.
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E.
Master of Suspense
The "Master of Suspense" is a famous epithet for Alfred Hitchcock, highlighting his status as a pioneering film director renowned for his psychologically tense and visually inventive thrillers.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thriller (1960 TV series) Target entity description: Thriller (1960 TV series) is an American anthology television series from the early 1960s that blended suspense, crime, and horror stories, and is remembered for its atmospheric storytelling and notable guest stars.
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A.
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour is an American television anthology series that expanded Alfred Hitchcock’s suspenseful storytelling into hour-long episodes, featuring crime, mystery, and psychological thriller tales introduced by Hitchcock himself.
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B.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents is a classic American television anthology series created and hosted by filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock, known for its suspenseful, twist-ending stories.
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C.
Sherlock Holmes (1965 TV series)
Sherlock Holmes (1965 TV series) is a British television adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective stories, featuring Douglas Wilmer as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Stock as Dr. Watson.
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D.
The Prisoner
The Prisoner is a 1960s British psychological thriller and science-fiction television series, created by and starring Patrick McGoohan, about a former secret agent trapped in a mysterious coastal village where his captors seek to break his will and uncover his secrets.
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E.
Master of Suspense
The "Master of Suspense" is a famous epithet for Alfred Hitchcock, highlighting his status as a pioneering film director renowned for his psychologically tense and visually inventive thrillers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American television series
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suspense television series ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Boris Karloff’s Thriller ⓘ |
| basedOn | original teleplays ⓘ |
| countryOfBroadcast |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Boris Karloff ⓘ |
| episodeRuntime | approximately 50 minutes ⓘ |
| era | classic network television era ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1960 ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
anthology
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crime drama ⓘ horror ⓘ suspense ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
home video releases
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syndicated reruns ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
crime and mystery
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psychological suspense ⓘ supernatural horror ⓘ |
| influenced | later horror anthology series ⓘ |
| lastAired | 1962 ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | self-contained episodes ⓘ |
| notableFor |
atmospheric storytelling
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blend of suspense, crime, and horror ⓘ notable guest stars ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 67 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 2 ⓘ |
| originalChannel | National Broadcasting Company ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| pictureFormat | monochrome ⓘ |
| presenter | Boris Karloff ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Revue Studios ⓘ |
| productionType | scripted television series ⓘ |
| setting | various locations ⓘ |
| starring | Boris Karloff ⓘ |
| storyStructure | standalone stories ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult viewers ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1960s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Thriller (1960 TV series) Description of subject: Thriller (1960 TV series) is an American anthology television series from the early 1960s that blended suspense, crime, and horror stories, and is remembered for its atmospheric storytelling and notable guest stars.
Referenced by (5)
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linked to: Thriller (1960 TV series)
linked to: Thriller (1960 TV series)