Death Wish
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"Death Wish" is a 1974 vigilante action film starring Charles Bronson as a New York architect who becomes a violent avenger after his family is attacked.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Death Wish canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4203772 — 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: Death Wish Context triple: [Dino De Laurentiis, notableWork, Death Wish]
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A.
The Killer
The Killer is the famous nickname of rock and roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis, known for his wild piano performances and energetic stage presence.
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B.
The Capital Punisher
The Capital Punisher is the nickname of Frank Howard, a towering power-hitting Major League Baseball slugger best known for his time with the Washington Senators in the 1960s and early 1970s.
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C.
Act of Violence
Act of Violence is a 1948 American film noir thriller about a World War II veteran haunted by his past, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Fred Zinnemann.
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D.
Hit Man
Hit Man is a 2023 darkly comedic crime thriller film directed by Richard Linklater, loosely based on a true story about a mild-mannered professor who becomes an undercover fake contract killer for the police.
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E.
Great Kills
Great Kills is a residential neighborhood on Staten Island’s South Shore known for its marina, waterfront parks, and suburban character.
- 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: Death Wish Target entity description: "Death Wish" is a 1974 vigilante action film starring Charles Bronson as a New York architect who becomes a violent avenger after his family is attacked.
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A.
The Killer
The Killer is the famous nickname of rock and roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis, known for his wild piano performances and energetic stage presence.
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B.
The Capital Punisher
The Capital Punisher is the nickname of Frank Howard, a towering power-hitting Major League Baseball slugger best known for his time with the Washington Senators in the 1960s and early 1970s.
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C.
Act of Violence
Act of Violence is a 1948 American film noir thriller about a World War II veteran haunted by his past, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Fred Zinnemann.
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D.
Hit Man
Hit Man is a 2023 darkly comedic crime thriller film directed by Richard Linklater, loosely based on a true story about a mild-mannered professor who becomes an undercover fake contract killer for the police.
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E.
Great Kills
Great Kills is a residential neighborhood on Staten Island’s South Shore known for its marina, waterfront parks, and suburban character.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
action film
ⓘ
crime film ⓘ film ⓘ vigilante film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Death Wish (novel) ONNED1 ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Brian Garfield ⓘ |
| boxOfficePerformance | commercial success ⓘ |
| character | Paul Kersey ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Arthur Ornitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controversy | criticized for perceived endorsement of vigilantism and violence ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Michael Winner ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Bernard Gribble NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmSeries | Death Wish film series ⓘ |
| followedBy | Death Wish II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
action
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crime ⓘ vigilante ⓘ |
| homeMedia |
released on Blu-ray
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released on DVD ⓘ released on VHS ⓘ |
| leadStudio | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | Herbie Hancock ⓘ |
| notableFor | popularizing the cinematic vigilante archetype ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A New York architect becomes a vigilante after his wife is murdered and his daughter is assaulted. ⓘ |
| producer |
Bobby Roberts
ⓘ
Hal Landers ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | architect ⓘ |
| protagonistPortrayedBy | Charles Bronson ONNED1 ⓘ |
| releaseDateUS | 1974-07-24 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 93 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Wendell Mayes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| starring |
Charles Bronson
ⓘ
Hope Lange ⓘ Jeff Goldblum ⓘ Steven Keats ⓘ Stuart Margolin NERFINISHED ⓘ Vincent Gardenia ⓘ William Redfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
revenge
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urban crime ⓘ vigilantism ⓘ |
| title | Death Wish self-link ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Death Wish Description of subject: "Death Wish" is a 1974 vigilante action film starring Charles Bronson as a New York architect who becomes a violent avenger after his family is attacked.
Referenced by (8)
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