The Merry Widow (1934)
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The Merry Widow (1934) is a lavish MGM musical romance film directed by Ernst Lubitsch, celebrated for its sophisticated comedy, opulent production values, and memorable operetta-style score.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2887035 — 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: The Merry Widow (1934) Context triple: [Irving Thalberg, notableWork, The Merry Widow (1934)]
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The Merry Widow
The Merry Widow is a 1925 silent romantic drama film directed by Erich von Stroheim, celebrated for its lavish production, darkly comic tone, and influence on early Hollywood cinema.
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B.
Ninotchka
Ninotchka is a classic 1939 romantic comedy film starring Greta Garbo, celebrated for its witty script and satirical take on Soviet–Western relations.
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C.
Ziegfeld Girl
Ziegfeld Girl is a 1941 MGM musical drama film that follows the intertwined lives and romances of three women who become performers in the famed Ziegfeld Follies.
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D.
Broadway Melody of 1940
Broadway Melody of 1940 is a classic Hollywood musical film best known for its sophisticated song-and-dance numbers and the celebrated pairing of Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell.
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E.
Broadway Melody of 1938
Broadway Melody of 1938 is a 1937 MGM musical film starring Eleanor Powell and Robert Taylor, known for its lavish song-and-dance numbers and place in the popular "Broadway Melody" film series.
- 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 Merry Widow (1934) Target entity description: The Merry Widow (1934) is a lavish MGM musical romance film directed by Ernst Lubitsch, celebrated for its sophisticated comedy, opulent production values, and memorable operetta-style score.
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A.
The Merry Widow
The Merry Widow is a 1925 silent romantic drama film directed by Erich von Stroheim, celebrated for its lavish production, darkly comic tone, and influence on early Hollywood cinema.
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B.
Ninotchka
Ninotchka is a classic 1939 romantic comedy film starring Greta Garbo, celebrated for its witty script and satirical take on Soviet–Western relations.
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C.
Ziegfeld Girl
Ziegfeld Girl is a 1941 MGM musical drama film that follows the intertwined lives and romances of three women who become performers in the famed Ziegfeld Follies.
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D.
Broadway Melody of 1940
Broadway Melody of 1940 is a classic Hollywood musical film best known for its sophisticated song-and-dance numbers and the celebrated pairing of Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell.
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E.
Broadway Melody of 1938
Broadway Melody of 1938 is a 1937 MGM musical film starring Eleanor Powell and Robert Taylor, known for its lavish song-and-dance numbers and place in the popular "Broadway Melody" film series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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musical film ⓘ romantic comedy film ⓘ |
| adaptedBy |
Ernst Lubitsch
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screenwriters of The Merry Widow (1934) ⓘ |
| artDirectionBy | art director of The Merry Widow (1934) ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Merry Widow (operetta) ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | cinematographer of The Merry Widow (1934) ⓘ |
| composer | Franz Lehár ⓘ |
| costumeDesignBy | costume designer of The Merry Widow (1934) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Ernst Lubitsch ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editedBy | editor of The Merry Widow (1934) ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| filmStudio | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| follows | earlier film adaptations of The Merry Widow ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
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musical ⓘ romance film ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
lavish production design
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opulent sets ⓘ romantic musical numbers ⓘ sophisticated comedy ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later musical romantic comedies ⓘ |
| hasMusicType | operetta ⓘ |
| hasReception | critically acclaimed for style and wit ⓘ |
| hasStyle | operetta-style score ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| isInColor | no ⓘ |
| isRemakeOf | earlier silent film versions of The Merry Widow ⓘ |
| isSequel | no ⓘ |
| mainSubject | romantic relationship ⓘ |
| movement | classical Hollywood cinema ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | fictional European kingdom ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Ernst Lubitsch ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Hollywood Golden Age musicals ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1934 ⓘ |
| releaseStatus | theatrical release ⓘ |
| runtime | feature-length ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| sound | synchronized sound ⓘ |
| soundtrackIncludes | adaptations of Franz Lehár melodies ⓘ |
| title |
The Merry Widow (1934)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Merry Widow
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Instruction
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Subject: The Merry Widow (1934) Description of subject: The Merry Widow (1934) is a lavish MGM musical romance film directed by Ernst Lubitsch, celebrated for its sophisticated comedy, opulent production values, and memorable operetta-style score.
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