Beware of the Car
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Beware of the Car is a 1966 Soviet satirical crime comedy film, directed by Eldar Ryazanov and starring Innokenty Smoktunovsky, about a modest insurance agent who secretly steals cars from corrupt officials to fund charitable causes.
All labels observed (1)
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| Beware of the Car canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13304122 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Beware of the Car Context triple: [Innokenty Smoktunovsky, notableWork, Beware of the Car]
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A.
Beware
"Beware" is a 2013 hip-hop single by Big Sean featuring Lil Wayne and Jhené Aiko, known for its melodic hook and themes of relationship turmoil.
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B.
Beware
Beware is a 2009 studio album by American singer-songwriter Bonnie "Prince" Billy, known for its introspective, folk-influenced songs and melancholic, poetic lyricism.
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C.
Chasing Cars
"Chasing Cars" is a widely acclaimed alternative rock ballad by the band Snow Patrol, known for its emotional lyrics and prominent use in television and film soundtracks.
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D.
The Car in Front of Me
"The Car in Front of Me" is a country song by Luke Bryan featured on his debut studio album, *I'll Stay Me*.
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E.
“Danger Ahead”
“Danger Ahead” is the dramatic, brass-driven musical theme best known for introducing and underscoring the classic police procedural series Dragnet.
- 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: Beware of the Car Target entity description: Beware of the Car is a 1966 Soviet satirical crime comedy film, directed by Eldar Ryazanov and starring Innokenty Smoktunovsky, about a modest insurance agent who secretly steals cars from corrupt officials to fund charitable causes.
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A.
Beware
"Beware" is a 2013 hip-hop single by Big Sean featuring Lil Wayne and Jhené Aiko, known for its melodic hook and themes of relationship turmoil.
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B.
Beware
Beware is a 2009 studio album by American singer-songwriter Bonnie "Prince" Billy, known for its introspective, folk-influenced songs and melancholic, poetic lyricism.
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C.
Chasing Cars
"Chasing Cars" is a widely acclaimed alternative rock ballad by the band Snow Patrol, known for its emotional lyrics and prominent use in television and film soundtracks.
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D.
The Car in Front of Me
"The Car in Front of Me" is a country song by Luke Bryan featured on his debut studio album, *I'll Stay Me*.
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E.
“Danger Ahead”
“Danger Ahead” is the dramatic, brass-driven musical theme best known for introducing and underscoring the classic police procedural series Dragnet.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet film
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crime comedy film ⓘ film ⓘ satirical film ⓘ |
| basedOn | stage play by Emil Braginsky and Eldar Ryazanov ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Vladimir Nakhabtsev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| director | Eldar Ryazanov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Mosfilm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Yeva Ladyzhenskaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1960s Soviet cinema ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
crime ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Dima Semitsvetov
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maxim Podberyozovikov NERFINISHED ⓘ Yuri Detochkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Yuri Detochkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Andrei Petrov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | satirical portrayal of Soviet bureaucracy and corruption ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Берегись автомобиля NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A modest insurance agent secretly steals cars from corrupt officials to fund charitable causes ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Anatoli Papanov
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Andrei Mironov NERFINISHED ⓘ Innokenty Smoktunovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ Oleg Efremov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Mosfilm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | insurance agent ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 94 ⓘ |
| screenplayBy |
Eldar Ryazanov
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Emil Braginsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Anatoli Papanov
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Andrei Mironov NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgy Zhzhyonov NERFINISHED ⓘ Innokenty Smoktunovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ Oleg Efremov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
corruption
ⓘ
morality ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| title | Beware of the Car NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Eldar Ryazanov
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Emil Braginsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Beware of the Car Description of subject: Beware of the Car is a 1966 Soviet satirical crime comedy film, directed by Eldar Ryazanov and starring Innokenty Smoktunovsky, about a modest insurance agent who secretly steals cars from corrupt officials to fund charitable causes.
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