The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
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The Seven-Per-Cent Solution is a 1976 mystery film (based on Nicholas Meyer’s novel) that reimagines Sherlock Holmes undergoing treatment for his cocaine addiction while confronting a new case involving Professor Moriarty.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Seven-Per-Cent Solution canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5927709 — 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 Seven-Per-Cent Solution Context triple: [Charles Gray, portrayedIn, The Seven-Per-Cent Solution]
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A.
Kings Row
Kings Row is a 1942 American drama film set in a small Midwestern town, known for its dark exploration of social hypocrisy and psychological trauma.
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B.
The Heiress
The Heiress is an 18th-century comedic play by British general and playwright John Burgoyne, best known for its satirical portrayal of wealth, marriage, and social ambition in Georgian high society.
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C.
The Heiress
The Heiress is a 1949 American drama film, adapted from a stage play based on Henry James's novel "Washington Square," renowned for Olivia de Havilland's Academy Award-winning performance.
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D.
The Eternal Husband
The Eternal Husband is a psychological novella by Fyodor Dostoevsky that explores guilt, jealousy, and obsession through the tense relationship between a widower and his late wife's former lover.
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E.
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney is a 1929 American pre-Code comedy-drama film about a charming jewel thief who infiltrates high society, noted for its witty dialogue and sophisticated style.
- 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 Seven-Per-Cent Solution Target entity description: The Seven-Per-Cent Solution is a 1976 mystery film (based on Nicholas Meyer’s novel) that reimagines Sherlock Holmes undergoing treatment for his cocaine addiction while confronting a new case involving Professor Moriarty.
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A.
Kings Row
Kings Row is a 1942 American drama film set in a small Midwestern town, known for its dark exploration of social hypocrisy and psychological trauma.
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B.
The Heiress
The Heiress is an 18th-century comedic play by British general and playwright John Burgoyne, best known for its satirical portrayal of wealth, marriage, and social ambition in Georgian high society.
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C.
The Heiress
The Heiress is a 1949 American drama film, adapted from a stage play based on Henry James's novel "Washington Square," renowned for Olivia de Havilland's Academy Award-winning performance.
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D.
The Eternal Husband
The Eternal Husband is a psychological novella by Fyodor Dostoevsky that explores guilt, jealousy, and obsession through the tense relationship between a widower and his late wife's former lover.
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E.
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney is a 1929 American pre-Code comedy-drama film about a charming jewel thief who infiltrates high society, noted for its witty dialogue and sophisticated style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Nicholas Meyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| award |
Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay
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Academy Award nomination for Best Art Direction ⓘ Academy Award nomination for Best Costume Design ⓘ Academy Award nomination for Best Original Score ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Oswald Morris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Herbert Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Michael A. Stevenson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Dr. John Watson
NERFINISHED
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Professor Moriarty NERFINISHED ⓘ Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ Sigmund Freud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure
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crime ⓘ mystery ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicBy | John Addison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | Dr. John Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAspect |
combines Sherlock Holmes fiction with historical figure Sigmund Freud
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reimagines Sherlock Holmes as a cocaine addict undergoing psychoanalytic treatment ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise | Sherlock Holmes films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotFocus |
Sherlock Holmes’s cocaine addiction
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Sherlock Holmes’s treatment by Sigmund Freud ⓘ a new case involving Professor Moriarty ⓘ |
| producer | Herbert Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1976-10-01 ⓘ |
| role |
Alan Arkin as Sigmund Freud
NERFINISHED
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Laurence Olivier as Professor Moriarty NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicol Williamson as Sherlock Holmes ⓘ Robert Duvall as Dr. John Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 113 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Nicholas Meyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Alan Arkin
NERFINISHED
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Joel Grey NERFINISHED ⓘ Laurence Olivier NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicol Williamson NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Duvall NERFINISHED ⓘ Samantha Eggar NERFINISHED ⓘ Vanessa Redgrave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Seven-Per-Cent Solution Description of subject: The Seven-Per-Cent Solution is a 1976 mystery film (based on Nicholas Meyer’s novel) that reimagines Sherlock Holmes undergoing treatment for his cocaine addiction while confronting a new case involving Professor Moriarty.
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