I Was Monty's Double
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I Was Monty's Double is a 1958 British war drama film based on the true story of an actor hired to impersonate General Bernard Montgomery to deceive German intelligence during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
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| I Was Monty's Double canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4497216 — 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: I Was Monty's Double Context triple: [John Guillermin, notableWork, I Was Monty's Double]
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A.
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse is a 1938 crime drama film starring Edward G. Robinson as a psychiatrist who becomes involved with a gang of jewel thieves to study criminal behavior.
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B.
Mr. Finn’s Cabaret
Mr. Finn’s Cabaret is an intimate performance space associated with Barrington Stage Company, known for hosting cabaret-style music and theatrical events.
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C.
Coward of the County
Coward of the County is a popular country song by Kenny Rogers that tells the story of a gentle man pushed to defend his honor and that of his loved one.
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D.
Peculiar Follies
Peculiar Follies is a section of Charles Mackay’s classic 1841 work "Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds," examining bizarre and irrational mass behaviors in history.
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E.
Love and Mr. Lewisham
Love and Mr. Lewisham is an early novel by H. G. Wells that explores the romantic and social struggles of a young, idealistic schoolteacher in late Victorian England.
- 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: I Was Monty's Double Target entity description: I Was Monty's Double is a 1958 British war drama film based on the true story of an actor hired to impersonate General Bernard Montgomery to deceive German intelligence during World War II.
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A.
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse is a 1938 crime drama film starring Edward G. Robinson as a psychiatrist who becomes involved with a gang of jewel thieves to study criminal behavior.
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B.
Mr. Finn’s Cabaret
Mr. Finn’s Cabaret is an intimate performance space associated with Barrington Stage Company, known for hosting cabaret-style music and theatrical events.
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C.
Coward of the County
Coward of the County is a popular country song by Kenny Rogers that tells the story of a gentle man pushed to defend his honor and that of his loved one.
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D.
Peculiar Follies
Peculiar Follies is a section of Charles Mackay’s classic 1841 work "Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds," examining bizarre and irrational mass behaviors in history.
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E.
Love and Mr. Lewisham
Love and Mr. Lewisham is an early novel by H. G. Wells that explores the romantic and social struggles of a young, idealistic schoolteacher in late Victorian England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British film
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drama film ⓘ film ⓘ war film ⓘ |
| adaptedFromWork | I Was Monty's Double (autobiographical book by M. E. Clifton James) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
I Was Monty's Double (book)
NERFINISHED
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true story of an actor impersonating Bernard Montgomery ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | John Wilcox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfRelease | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | John Guillermin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Associated British-Pathé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Frederick Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | M. E. Clifton James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| genre | war drama ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Cecil Parker
NERFINISHED
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John Mills NERFINISHED ⓘ Leslie Phillips NERFINISHED ⓘ M. E. Clifton James NERFINISHED ⓘ Patrick Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ Sidney James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPublicationType | theatrical release ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Operation Copperhead
NERFINISHED
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military deception ⓘ |
| musicBy | John Addison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation |
Gibraltar
NERFINISHED
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North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | depiction of a real-life military impersonation operation ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | British war cinema of the 1950s ⓘ |
| portrays | Bernard Montgomery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Ben Arbeid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Associated British Picture Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1958 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 89 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Bryan Forbes
NERFINISHED
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Ivan Foxwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| starring |
Cecil Parker
NERFINISHED
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John Mills NERFINISHED ⓘ Leslie Phillips NERFINISHED ⓘ M. E. Clifton James NERFINISHED ⓘ Patrick Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ Sidney James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: I Was Monty's Double Description of subject: I Was Monty's Double is a 1958 British war drama film based on the true story of an actor hired to impersonate General Bernard Montgomery to deceive German intelligence during World War II.
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