Der Hexer (1964 film)
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Der Hexer (1964 film) is a 1964 West German crime thriller based on Edgar Wallace’s novel about the mysterious master criminal known as "The Ringer."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Der Hexer (1964 film) canonical | 1 |
| Der Hexer (1965 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5527549 — 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: Der Hexer (1964 film) Context triple: [The Ringer, hasAdaptation, Der Hexer (1964 film)]
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A.
Dr. Mabuse
"Dr. Mabuse" is a 1984 synth-pop single by German band Propaganda, released on the ZTT label and noted for its dark, cinematic production and psychological themes.
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B.
The Castle (1968 film)
The Castle (1968 film) is a Czechoslovak adaptation of Franz Kafka’s novel, reflecting his themes of alienation and bureaucratic absurdity in a stark, atmospheric cinematic style.
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C.
El Brujo
El Brujo is a major pre-Columbian archaeological complex on Peru’s northern coast, renowned for its Moche pyramids and the discovery of the tattooed mummy known as the Lady of Cao.
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D.
Vampira
Vampira was the gothic, horror-host television persona created and portrayed by actress Maila Nurmi in the 1950s, widely regarded as a pioneering figure in horror and camp culture.
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E.
Zentropa
Zentropa is a Danish film production company co-founded by director Lars von Trier, known for producing numerous acclaimed and often provocative European art-house films.
- 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: Der Hexer (1964 film) Target entity description: Der Hexer (1964 film) is a 1964 West German crime thriller based on Edgar Wallace’s novel about the mysterious master criminal known as "The Ringer."
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A.
Dr. Mabuse
"Dr. Mabuse" is a 1984 synth-pop single by German band Propaganda, released on the ZTT label and noted for its dark, cinematic production and psychological themes.
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B.
The Castle (1968 film)
The Castle (1968 film) is a Czechoslovak adaptation of Franz Kafka’s novel, reflecting his themes of alienation and bureaucratic absurdity in a stark, atmospheric cinematic style.
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C.
El Brujo
El Brujo is a major pre-Columbian archaeological complex on Peru’s northern coast, renowned for its Moche pyramids and the discovery of the tattooed mummy known as the Lady of Cao.
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D.
Vampira
Vampira was the gothic, horror-host television persona created and portrayed by actress Maila Nurmi in the 1950s, widely regarded as a pioneering figure in horror and camp culture.
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E.
Zentropa
Zentropa is a Danish film production company co-founded by director Lars von Trier, known for producing numerous acclaimed and often provocative European art-house films.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
West German film
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film ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle | The Ringer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Ringer (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Edgar Wallace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnCharacter | The Ringer (character) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Karl Löb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | West Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Alfred Vohrer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionRegion | West Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Constantin Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editingBy | Klaus Eckstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1960s German cinema ⓘ |
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Berlin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hamburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Neues vom Hexer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime
ⓘ
thriller ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | The Ringer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterAlias | Der Hexer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Peter Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | mysterious master criminal ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| partOf | Edgar Wallace film series (Rialto Film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Horst Wendlandt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Rialto Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1964-01-21 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 89 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Harald G. Petersson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Herbert Reinecker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| soundMix | mono ⓘ |
| stars |
Barbara Rütting
NERFINISHED
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Eddi Arent NERFINISHED ⓘ Heinz Drache NERFINISHED ⓘ Hubert von Meyerinck NERFINISHED ⓘ Joachim Fuchsberger NERFINISHED ⓘ Karl-Georg Saebisch NERFINISHED ⓘ Margot Trooger NERFINISHED ⓘ Siegfried Schürenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Der Hexer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Der Hexer (1964 film) Description of subject: Der Hexer (1964 film) is a 1964 West German crime thriller based on Edgar Wallace’s novel about the mysterious master criminal known as "The Ringer."
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Der Hexer (1965 film)