The Front (1976 film, role as Hecky Brown)
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The Front is a 1976 American comedy-drama film about the Hollywood blacklist era, in which Zero Mostel delivers a memorable supporting performance as the blacklisted comedian Hecky Brown.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Front (1976 film, role as Hecky Brown) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14071570 — 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: The Front (1976 film, role as Hecky Brown) Context triple: [Zero Mostel, notableWork, The Front (1976 film, role as Hecky Brown)]
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A.
Face to Face (1976 film)
Face to Face (1976 film) is a 1976 Swedish psychological drama directed by Ingmar Bergman, renowned for its intense exploration of mental illness and featuring a celebrated performance by Liv Ullmann.
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B.
Faces (1968 film)
Faces (1968 film) is a 1968 American independent drama directed by John Cassavetes, renowned for its raw, improvisational style and intense exploration of a disintegrating middle-class marriage.
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C.
Network (1976 film)
Network (1976 film) is a satirical drama about the television industry and media sensationalism, renowned for its darkly prophetic critique of corporate-controlled news.
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D.
Tom Reagan in Miller's Crossing
Tom Reagan in Miller's Crossing is the coolly intelligent, morally ambiguous consigliere at the center of the Coen brothers' Prohibition-era gangster film, known for his strategic manipulation and conflicted loyalties.
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E.
Cool Hand Luke
Cool Hand Luke is a 1967 American prison drama film starring Paul Newman as a defiant inmate who becomes a symbol of resistance against authority.
- 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: The Front (1976 film, role as Hecky Brown) Target entity description: The Front is a 1976 American comedy-drama film about the Hollywood blacklist era, in which Zero Mostel delivers a memorable supporting performance as the blacklisted comedian Hecky Brown.
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A.
Face to Face (1976 film)
Face to Face (1976 film) is a 1976 Swedish psychological drama directed by Ingmar Bergman, renowned for its intense exploration of mental illness and featuring a celebrated performance by Liv Ullmann.
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B.
Faces (1968 film)
Faces (1968 film) is a 1968 American independent drama directed by John Cassavetes, renowned for its raw, improvisational style and intense exploration of a disintegrating middle-class marriage.
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C.
Network (1976 film)
Network (1976 film) is a satirical drama about the television industry and media sensationalism, renowned for its darkly prophetic critique of corporate-controlled news.
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D.
Tom Reagan in Miller's Crossing
Tom Reagan in Miller's Crossing is the coolly intelligent, morally ambiguous consigliere at the center of the Coen brothers' Prohibition-era gangster film, known for his strategic manipulation and conflicted loyalties.
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E.
Cool Hand Luke
Cool Hand Luke is a 1967 American prison drama film starring Paul Newman as a defiant inmate who becomes a symbol of resistance against authority.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.