Embassy
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"Embassy" is a 1972 political thriller film directed by Ralph Nelson, centered on espionage and intrigue surrounding an embassy under siege.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Embassy canonical | 1 |
| The Embassy | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T345811 — 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: Embassy Context triple: [Ralph Nelson, directed, Embassy]
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A.
Embassy Row
Embassy Row is a prestigious stretch in Washington, D.C., known for its concentration of foreign embassies, diplomatic residences, and historic mansions.
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B.
John Adams Building
The John Adams Building is one of the main Library of Congress structures in Washington, D.C., known for its Art Deco architecture and extensive research collections.
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C.
Whitehall
Whitehall is the central London district that serves as the administrative heart of the United Kingdom, housing many key government departments and ministries.
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D.
Pentagon
The Pentagon is the five-sided headquarters of the United States Department of Defense and a symbol of the U.S. military.
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E.
White House
The White House is the official residence and primary workplace of the president of the United States, located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C.
- 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: Embassy Target entity description: "Embassy" is a 1972 political thriller film directed by Ralph Nelson, centered on espionage and intrigue surrounding an embassy under siege.
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A.
Embassy Row
Embassy Row is a prestigious stretch in Washington, D.C., known for its concentration of foreign embassies, diplomatic residences, and historic mansions.
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B.
John Adams Building
The John Adams Building is one of the main Library of Congress structures in Washington, D.C., known for its Art Deco architecture and extensive research collections.
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C.
Whitehall
Whitehall is the central London district that serves as the administrative heart of the United Kingdom, housing many key government departments and ministries.
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D.
Pentagon
The Pentagon is the five-sided headquarters of the United States Department of Defense and a symbol of the U.S. military.
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E.
White House
The White House is the official residence and primary workplace of the president of the United States, located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
espionage film
ⓘ
film ⓘ political thriller film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Embassy
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Embassy
novel by Stephen Coulter ⓘ |
| castMember |
Broderick Crawford
ⓘ
Chuck Connors ⓘ David Bauer ⓘ David Healy ⓘ Karl Held ⓘ Larry Cross ⓘ Marie-José Nat ⓘ Max von Sydow ⓘ Michael Wolf ⓘ Peter Madden ⓘ Ray Milland ⓘ Richard Roundtree ⓘ |
| cinematography | Fred J. Koenekamp ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Ralph Nelson ⓘ |
| distributionFormat | theatrical release ⓘ |
| distributor |
Embassy Pictures
ⓘ
surface form:
Avco Embassy Pictures
|
| editor | Fredric Steinkamp ⓘ |
| filmingStyle | live action ⓘ |
| genre |
political thriller
ⓘ
spy film ⓘ |
| hasGenreElement |
Cold War espionage
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siege thriller ⓘ |
| hasPart |
attempted defection of a Soviet official
ⓘ
siege of an embassy ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
diplomacy
ⓘ
espionage ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Bert Kaempfert ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | France ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | The film centers on espionage and intrigue surrounding an embassy under siege. ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Embassy Pictures
ⓘ
surface form:
Avco Embassy Pictures
|
| publicationDate | 1972 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 90 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
John Bird
ⓘ
William Fairchild ⓘ |
| setting |
Paris
ⓘ
embassy building ⓘ |
| title | Embassy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Embassy Description of subject: "Embassy" is a 1972 political thriller film directed by Ralph Nelson, centered on espionage and intrigue surrounding an embassy under siege.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.