The Wedding March
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The Wedding March is a 1928 silent romantic drama film directed by and starring Erich von Stroheim, noted for its lavish production and tragic love story set in imperial Vienna.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Wedding March canonical | 11 |
| "The Wedding March" | 1 |
| The Wedding March (1928 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Wedding March Context triple: [Fay Wray, filmAppearance, The Wedding March]
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A.
Great Entrance
The Great Entrance is a solemn procession in the Byzantine Divine Liturgy during which the bread and wine are carried to the altar in preparation for the Eucharistic sacrifice.
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B.
The Wedding
"The Wedding" is a Caroline-era stage comedy by English dramatist James Shirley, known for its witty exploration of courtship, marriage, and social manners.
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C.
Cherubic Hymn
The Cherubic Hymn is a solemn liturgical chant in the Eastern Orthodox Church that accompanies the Great Entrance, calling worshippers to mystically represent the cherubim as the Eucharistic gifts are brought to the altar.
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D.
“Serenade”
“Serenade” is a landmark neoclassical ballet choreographed by George Balanchine to Tchaikovsky’s music, renowned for its lyrical ensemble work and iconic imagery.
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E.
The Coronation
The Coronation is a Caroline-era stage play by English dramatist James Shirley, known as one of his royalist tragicomedies written for the pre-Restoration theatre.
- 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 Wedding March Target entity description: The Wedding March is a 1928 silent romantic drama film directed by and starring Erich von Stroheim, noted for its lavish production and tragic love story set in imperial Vienna.
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A.
Great Entrance
The Great Entrance is a solemn procession in the Byzantine Divine Liturgy during which the bread and wine are carried to the altar in preparation for the Eucharistic sacrifice.
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B.
The Wedding
"The Wedding" is a Caroline-era stage comedy by English dramatist James Shirley, known for its witty exploration of courtship, marriage, and social manners.
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C.
Cherubic Hymn
The Cherubic Hymn is a solemn liturgical chant in the Eastern Orthodox Church that accompanies the Great Entrance, calling worshippers to mystically represent the cherubim as the Eucharistic gifts are brought to the altar.
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D.
“Serenade”
“Serenade” is a landmark neoclassical ballet choreographed by George Balanchine to Tchaikovsky’s music, renowned for its lyrical ensemble work and iconic imagery.
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E.
The Coronation
The Coronation is a Caroline-era stage play by English dramatist James Shirley, known as one of his royalist tragicomedies written for the pre-Restoration theatre.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
ⓘ
romantic drama film ⓘ silent film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original story by Erich von Stroheim ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Hal Mohr ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfRelease |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Erich von Stroheim ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | William Shea ⓘ |
| era | late silent era ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Cecilia
ⓘ
surface form:
Cecelia
Mitti ⓘ Prince Nicki ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Honeymoon ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception |
acclaimed for visual style
ⓘ
noted for ambitious scope ⓘ |
| hasFilmVersionStatus | survives in incomplete form ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
drama film
ⓘ
romance film ⓘ romantic drama ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
arranged marriage
ⓘ
class differences ⓘ sacrifice in love ⓘ |
| includedIn | American silent cinema canon ⓘ |
| language | Silent ⓘ |
| mainSubject | tragic love story ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | silent narrative feature ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed depiction of imperial Vienna
ⓘ
opulent set design ⓘ tragic ending ⓘ |
| partOf | Erich von Stroheim filmography ⓘ |
| producedBy |
Adolph Zukor
ⓘ
Erich von Stroheim ⓘ Jesse L. Lasky ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| productionDesignCharacteristic | lavish production ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1928-06-15 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1928 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 113 minutes ⓘ |
| setting | Vienna ⓘ |
| settingTime | imperial Vienna ⓘ |
| starring |
Erich von Stroheim
ⓘ
Fay Wray ⓘ George Fawcett ⓘ ZaSu Pitts ⓘ |
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Subject: The Wedding March Description of subject: The Wedding March is a 1928 silent romantic drama film directed by and starring Erich von Stroheim, noted for its lavish production and tragic love story set in imperial Vienna.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Wedding March (1928 film)
this entity surface form:
"The Wedding March"