The Mind Benders
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The Mind Benders is a 1963 British psychological thriller film exploring mind control and moral integrity, directed by Basil Dearden and starring Dirk Bogarde.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Mind Benders canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5778678 — 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: The Mind Benders Context triple: [Michael Balcon, notableWork, The Mind Benders]
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A.
The Roving Mind
The Roving Mind is a collection of essays by Isaac Asimov that explores science, technology, humanism, and social issues with his characteristic clarity and wit.
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B.
The Magic Box
The Magic Box is a 1951 British biographical drama film about cinema pioneer William Friese-Greene, featuring Glynis Johns among its notable cast.
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C.
School of Mind
The School of Mind is a Neo-Confucian philosophical tradition, associated with Wang Yangming, that emphasizes the unity of knowledge and action and locates moral principle within the human mind itself.
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D.
Truth and Other Enigmas
Truth and Other Enigmas is a collection of influential philosophical essays by Michael Dummett, primarily addressing the nature of truth, meaning, and realism in the philosophy of language.
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E.
The Square Peg
The Square Peg is a 1958 British comedy film starring Norman Wisdom as a road repairman who is mistaken for a top German general during World War II.
- 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: The Mind Benders Target entity description: The Mind Benders is a 1963 British psychological thriller film exploring mind control and moral integrity, directed by Basil Dearden and starring Dirk Bogarde.
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A.
The Roving Mind
The Roving Mind is a collection of essays by Isaac Asimov that explores science, technology, humanism, and social issues with his characteristic clarity and wit.
-
B.
The Magic Box
The Magic Box is a 1951 British biographical drama film about cinema pioneer William Friese-Greene, featuring Glynis Johns among its notable cast.
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C.
School of Mind
The School of Mind is a Neo-Confucian philosophical tradition, associated with Wang Yangming, that emphasizes the unity of knowledge and action and locates moral principle within the human mind itself.
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D.
Truth and Other Enigmas
Truth and Other Enigmas is a collection of influential philosophical essays by Michael Dummett, primarily addressing the nature of truth, meaning, and realism in the philosophy of language.
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E.
The Square Peg
The Square Peg is a 1958 British comedy film starring Norman Wisdom as a road repairman who is mistaken for a top German general during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | novel by James Kennaway ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Denys N. Coop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Basil Dearden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Rank Organisation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | John D. Guthridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingProcess | black-and-white cinematography ⓘ |
| format | feature film ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
psychological thriller ⓘ |
| hasLeadActor | Dirk Bogarde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Mind Benders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Dr. Henry Longman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | cinema ⓘ |
| musicBy | Georges Auric NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | effects of sensory deprivation ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfFilmographyOf |
Basil Dearden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dirk Bogarde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Michael Relph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Allied Film Makers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1963 ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1963 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 109 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | James Kennaway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Dirk Bogarde
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harold Goldblatt NERFINISHED ⓘ John Clements NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Ure NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Bryant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Cold War era anxieties
ⓘ
scientific ethics ⓘ |
| theme |
mind control
ⓘ
moral integrity ⓘ psychological experimentation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Mind Benders Description of subject: The Mind Benders is a 1963 British psychological thriller film exploring mind control and moral integrity, directed by Basil Dearden and starring Dirk Bogarde.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Michael Balcon