A Shot in the Dark
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A Shot in the Dark is a 1964 comedy-mystery film best known as one of the early entries in the Pink Panther series, featuring Peter Sellers as the bumbling Inspector Clouseau.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Shot in the Dark canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5978701 — 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: A Shot in the Dark Context triple: [Blake Edwards, notableWork, A Shot in the Dark]
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A.
Shots in the Dark
Shots in the Dark is a documentary-style television series that follows freelance photojournalists as they chase breaking news events in Los Angeles.
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B.
The Blow
The Blow is an American indie pop band known for its minimalist electronic sound and introspective, narrative-driven lyrics.
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C.
Whistling in the Dark
Whistling in the Dark is a reflective, often humorous collection of theological meditations and essays by American writer and minister Frederick Buechner.
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D.
Whistling in the Dark
Whistling in the Dark is a 1941 MGM comedy-mystery film starring Red Skelton as a radio crime-show host who becomes entangled in a real-life murder plot.
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E.
The Big Shot
"The Big Shot" is a 1942 American crime film noir starring Humphrey Bogart as a three-time loser drawn into one last ill-fated heist.
- 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: A Shot in the Dark Target entity description: A Shot in the Dark is a 1964 comedy-mystery film best known as one of the early entries in the Pink Panther series, featuring Peter Sellers as the bumbling Inspector Clouseau.
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A.
Shots in the Dark
Shots in the Dark is a documentary-style television series that follows freelance photojournalists as they chase breaking news events in Los Angeles.
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B.
The Blow
The Blow is an American indie pop band known for its minimalist electronic sound and introspective, narrative-driven lyrics.
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C.
Whistling in the Dark
Whistling in the Dark is a reflective, often humorous collection of theological meditations and essays by American writer and minister Frederick Buechner.
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D.
Whistling in the Dark
Whistling in the Dark is a 1941 MGM comedy-mystery film starring Red Skelton as a radio crime-show host who becomes entangled in a real-life murder plot.
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E.
The Big Shot
"The Big Shot" is a 1942 American crime film noir starring Humphrey Bogart as a three-time loser drawn into one last ill-fated heist.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
L’Idiote
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
play by Marcel Achard ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Christopher Challis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Blake Edwards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | United Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Tom Priestley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1960s cinema ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Cato Fong
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Commissioner Charles Dreyfus NERFINISHED ⓘ Inspector Jacques Clouseau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresElement |
detective story
ⓘ
farce ⓘ slapstick humor ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Pinewood Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsInSeries | The Pink Panther (1963 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
crime ⓘ mystery ⓘ |
| hasSequel | The Return of the Pink Panther NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Henry Mancini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Henry Mancini score
ⓘ
development of Clouseau’s bumbling persona ⓘ early major appearance of Inspector Clouseau ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | The Pink Panther film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedesInSeries | The Return of the Pink Panther NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Blake Edwards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Mirisch Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1964-06-23 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| runningTime | 102 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Blake Edwards
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Peter Blatty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Burt Kwouk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elke Sommer NERFINISHED ⓘ George Sanders NERFINISHED ⓘ Graham Stark NERFINISHED ⓘ Herbert Lom NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Sellers NERFINISHED ⓘ Tracy Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | A Shot in the Dark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Shot in the Dark Description of subject: A Shot in the Dark is a 1964 comedy-mystery film best known as one of the early entries in the Pink Panther series, featuring Peter Sellers as the bumbling Inspector Clouseau.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.