Tightrope
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Tightrope is a 1984 neo-noir crime thriller film starring Clint Eastwood as a New Orleans detective tracking a serial killer while confronting his own darker impulses.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tightrope canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5013628 — 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: Tightrope Context triple: [Richard Tuggle, notableWork, Tightrope]
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A.
Man on a Tightrope
Man on a Tightrope is a 1953 Cold War-era drama film about a Czech circus troupe’s daring escape from behind the Iron Curtain.
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B.
Trapeze
Trapeze is a 1956 circus-themed drama film starring Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, and Gina Lollobrigida, centered on the intense training and personal conflicts surrounding a dangerous triple somersault trapeze act.
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C.
Trapeze
Trapeze is a UK-based book imprint of the Orion Publishing Group known for publishing commercial fiction and non-fiction aimed at a broad, contemporary readership.
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D.
Auf dem Seil
Auf dem Seil is a novel by Hungarian-German author Terézia Mora that continues her exploration of identity, migration, and psychological complexity through the story of a woman navigating life between cultures.
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E.
Tightrope Walker
"Tightrope Walker" is an early 20th-century painting by German Expressionist artist August Macke, showcasing his vibrant color palette and interest in modern urban leisure scenes.
- 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: Tightrope Target entity description: Tightrope is a 1984 neo-noir crime thriller film starring Clint Eastwood as a New Orleans detective tracking a serial killer while confronting his own darker impulses.
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A.
Man on a Tightrope
Man on a Tightrope is a 1953 Cold War-era drama film about a Czech circus troupe’s daring escape from behind the Iron Curtain.
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B.
Trapeze
Trapeze is a UK-based book imprint of the Orion Publishing Group known for publishing commercial fiction and non-fiction aimed at a broad, contemporary readership.
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C.
Trapeze
Trapeze is a 1956 circus-themed drama film starring Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, and Gina Lollobrigida, centered on the intense training and personal conflicts surrounding a dangerous triple somersault trapeze act.
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D.
Auf dem Seil
Auf dem Seil is a novel by Hungarian-German author Terézia Mora that continues her exploration of identity, migration, and psychological complexity through the story of a woman navigating life between cultures.
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E.
Tightrope Walker
"Tightrope Walker" is an early 20th-century painting by German Expressionist artist August Macke, showcasing his vibrant color palette and interest in modern urban leisure scenes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime thriller film
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film ⓘ neo-noir film ⓘ |
| characterRole |
Alison Eastwood as Amanda Block
NERFINISHED
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Clint Eastwood as Wes Block NERFINISHED ⓘ Geneviève Bujold as Beryl Thibodeaux ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Bruce Surtees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Richard Tuggle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy |
Warner Bros. Pictures
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surface form:
Warner Bros.
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| editedBy | Joel Cox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Beryl Thibodeaux
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wes Block NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
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neo-noir ⓘ thriller film ⓘ |
| hasChildActor | Alison Eastwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
serial murder
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sexual fetishism ⓘ vigilantism ⓘ |
| leadActorAlsoProducer | Clint Eastwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | police detective ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | Lennie Niehaus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | serial killer investigation ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
duality of human nature
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police corruption ⓘ sexual violence ⓘ |
| notableFor | psychological portrayal of a morally ambiguous detective ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| parentStudio | Warner Bros. Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Clint Eastwood
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fritz Manes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Malpaso Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonist | Wes Block NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1984-08-17 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 114 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Richard Tuggle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation | New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Alison Eastwood
NERFINISHED
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Clint Eastwood NERFINISHED ⓘ Dan Hedaya NERFINISHED ⓘ Geneviève Bujold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starsAsDetective | Clint Eastwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 1980s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tightrope Description of subject: Tightrope is a 1984 neo-noir crime thriller film starring Clint Eastwood as a New Orleans detective tracking a serial killer while confronting his own darker impulses.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.