The Man in the Glass Booth
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The Man in the Glass Booth is a 1967 stage play by Robert Shaw that explores identity, guilt, and the legacy of the Holocaust through the trial of a mysterious Jewish industrialist accused of being a Nazi war criminal.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Man in the Glass Booth canonical | 3 |
| The Man in the Glass Booth (film) | 1 |
| The Man in the Glass Booth (play) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1009669 — 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 Man in the Glass Booth Context triple: [Robert Shaw, notableWork, The Man in the Glass Booth]
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A.
Conversations in the Dark
"Conversations in the Dark" is a romantic R&B ballad by John Legend, known for its intimate lyrics and soulful vocals.
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B.
The Other Man
The Other Man is a 2008 psychological thriller film about a husband who becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth about his wife's secret lover.
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C.
Through a Window
Through a Window is a book by primatologist Jane Goodall that reflects on her decades of research and personal experiences with chimpanzees in the wild.
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D.
The Bag Man
The Bag Man is a 2014 neo-noir crime thriller film starring John Cusack and Robert De Niro, centered on a hitman tasked with retrieving a mysterious bag at a remote motel.
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E.
The Man Who Cheated Himself
The Man Who Cheated Himself is a 1950 film noir crime drama starring Lee J. Cobb and Jane Wyatt, known for its tale of a veteran homicide detective who becomes entangled in a murder cover-up.
- 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 Man in the Glass Booth Target entity description: The Man in the Glass Booth is a 1967 stage play by Robert Shaw that explores identity, guilt, and the legacy of the Holocaust through the trial of a mysterious Jewish industrialist accused of being a Nazi war criminal.
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A.
Conversations in the Dark
"Conversations in the Dark" is a romantic R&B ballad by John Legend, known for its intimate lyrics and soulful vocals.
-
B.
The Other Man
The Other Man is a 2008 psychological thriller film about a husband who becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth about his wife's secret lover.
-
C.
Through a Window
Through a Window is a book by primatologist Jane Goodall that reflects on her decades of research and personal experiences with chimpanzees in the wild.
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D.
The Bag Man
The Bag Man is a 2014 neo-noir crime thriller film starring John Cusack and Robert De Niro, centered on a hitman tasked with retrieving a mysterious bag at a remote motel.
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E.
The Man Who Cheated Himself
The Man Who Cheated Himself is a 1950 film noir crime drama starring Lee J. Cobb and Jane Wyatt, known for its tale of a veteran homicide detective who becomes entangled in a murder cover-up.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
stage play
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theatrical work ⓘ |
| adaptationCountryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| adaptationDirector | Arthur Hiller ⓘ |
| adaptationLanguage | English ⓘ |
| adaptationScreenwriter | Edward Anhalt ⓘ |
| adaptationType | film adaptation ⓘ |
| adaptationYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| author | Robert Shaw ⓘ |
| basedOn | Nazi war crimes trials ⓘ |
| centralConflict | uncertainty over whether the accused is a victim or a perpetrator ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| explores |
survivor guilt
ⓘ
the ethics of judgment ⓘ the nature of truth and performance ⓘ the psychology of perpetrators and victims ⓘ |
| form | multi-act play ⓘ |
| genre |
Holocaust drama
ⓘ
drama ⓘ psychological drama ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
The Man in the Glass Booth
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
The Man in the Glass Booth (film)
|
| hasTitleCharacter | the man in the glass booth ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postwar drama ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Holocaust legacy
ⓘ
guilt ⓘ identity ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ war crimes ⓘ |
| medium | live theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | ambiguity of the accused man's true identity ⓘ |
| notableFor |
intense courtroom scenes
ⓘ
moral and philosophical debates about the Holocaust ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| period | post-Holocaust literature ⓘ |
| plotFocus | trial of a man accused of being a Nazi war criminal ⓘ |
| protagonist | Arthur Goldman ⓘ |
| protagonistDescription | a wealthy Jewish industrialist ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| setting |
a courtroom
ⓘ
post–World War II period ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Holocaust
ⓘ
Jewish identity ⓘ Nazi war crimes ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 20th century ⓘ |
| writer | Robert Shaw ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Man in the Glass Booth Description of subject: The Man in the Glass Booth is a 1967 stage play by Robert Shaw that explores identity, guilt, and the legacy of the Holocaust through the trial of a mysterious Jewish industrialist accused of being a Nazi war criminal.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Man in the Glass Booth (play)
this entity surface form:
The Man in the Glass Booth (film)