1961 film The Pit and the Pendulum
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The 1961 film "The Pit and the Pendulum" is a gothic horror movie directed by Roger Corman, loosely based on Edgar Allan Poe's short story and starring Vincent Price.
All labels observed (2)
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| 1961 film The Pit and the Pendulum canonical | 1 |
| The Pit and the Pendulum (1961 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1781761 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1961 film The Pit and the Pendulum Context triple: [The Pit and the Pendulum, adaptedAs, 1961 film The Pit and the Pendulum]
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A.
The Pit and the Pendulum
The Pit and the Pendulum is a Gothic short story that follows a prisoner of the Spanish Inquisition facing psychological terror and a gruesome mechanical execution device.
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B.
The Snake Pit
The Snake Pit is a 1948 psychological drama film about a woman’s harrowing experiences in a mental institution, noted for its early, serious depiction of mental illness.
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C.
The Maze (1953 film)
The Maze (1953 film) is a 3D atmospheric horror movie about a man who inherits a mysterious Scottish castle harboring a terrifying secret within its labyrinth.
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D.
The Raven (1963 film)
The Raven (1963 film) is a 1963 horror-comedy film loosely inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s poem, directed by Roger Corman and starring Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, and Boris Karloff as rival sorcerers.
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E.
Three Days of the Condor
Three Days of the Condor is a 1975 political thriller film about a CIA analyst who uncovers a deadly conspiracy and must evade assassination while seeking the truth.
- 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: 1961 film The Pit and the Pendulum Target entity description: The 1961 film "The Pit and the Pendulum" is a gothic horror movie directed by Roger Corman, loosely based on Edgar Allan Poe's short story and starring Vincent Price.
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A.
The Pit and the Pendulum
The Pit and the Pendulum is a Gothic short story that follows a prisoner of the Spanish Inquisition facing psychological terror and a gruesome mechanical execution device.
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B.
The Snake Pit
The Snake Pit is a 1948 psychological drama film about a woman’s harrowing experiences in a mental institution, noted for its early, serious depiction of mental illness.
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C.
The Maze (1953 film)
The Maze (1953 film) is a 3D atmospheric horror movie about a man who inherits a mysterious Scottish castle harboring a terrifying secret within its labyrinth.
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D.
The Raven (1963 film)
The Raven (1963 film) is a 1963 horror-comedy film loosely inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s poem, directed by Roger Corman and starring Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, and Boris Karloff as rival sorcerers.
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E.
Three Days of the Condor
Three Days of the Condor is a 1975 political thriller film about a CIA analyst who uncovers a deadly conspiracy and must evade assassination while seeking the truth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1961 film The Pit and the Pendulum Description of subject: The 1961 film "The Pit and the Pendulum" is a gothic horror movie directed by Roger Corman, loosely based on Edgar Allan Poe's short story and starring Vincent Price.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Pit and the Pendulum (1961 film)