Hunger (1966 film)
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Hunger (1966 film) is a Danish psychological drama directed by Henning Carlsen, adapted from Knut Hamsun’s novel about a destitute writer’s descent into starvation and madness.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hunger (1966 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6266826 — 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: Hunger (1966 film) Context triple: [Hunger, hasAdaptation, Hunger (1966 film)]
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Hunger (film)
Hunger is a 2008 historical drama film directed by Steve McQueen that portrays the 1981 Irish hunger strike led by IRA member Bobby Sands in Northern Ireland’s Maze Prison.
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B.
The Day of the Locust (film)
The Day of the Locust is a 1975 American drama film, based on Nathanael West’s novel, that offers a dark, satirical portrayal of Hollywood and the destructive dreams of those drawn to it in the 1930s.
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C.
Hunger
Hunger is a seminal 1890 novel by Norwegian author Knut Hamsun that follows a starving writer’s psychological descent and is considered an early landmark of modernist literature.
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D.
Hunger
Hunger is a 2008 historical drama film directed by Steve McQueen that portrays the 1981 Irish hunger strike led by Bobby Sands in Northern Ireland’s Maze Prison.
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E.
Hunger
"Hunger" is a 2018 song by English indie rock band Florence and the Machine that explores themes of longing, vulnerability, and self-destructive desire.
- 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: Hunger (1966 film) Target entity description: Hunger (1966 film) is a Danish psychological drama directed by Henning Carlsen, adapted from Knut Hamsun’s novel about a destitute writer’s descent into starvation and madness.
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A.
Hunger (film)
Hunger is a 2008 historical drama film directed by Steve McQueen that portrays the 1981 Irish hunger strike led by IRA member Bobby Sands in Northern Ireland’s Maze Prison.
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B.
The Day of the Locust (film)
The Day of the Locust is a 1975 American drama film, based on Nathanael West’s novel, that offers a dark, satirical portrayal of Hollywood and the destructive dreams of those drawn to it in the 1930s.
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C.
Hunger
Hunger is a seminal 1890 novel by Norwegian author Knut Hamsun that follows a starving writer’s psychological descent and is considered an early landmark of modernist literature.
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D.
Hunger
Hunger is a 2008 historical drama film directed by Steve McQueen that portrays the 1981 Irish hunger strike led by Bobby Sands in Northern Ireland’s Maze Prison.
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E.
Hunger
"Hunger" is a 2018 song by English indie rock band Florence and the Machine that explores themes of longing, vulnerability, and self-destructive desire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| adaptationType | literary adaptation ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Knut Hamsun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Best Actor Award at Cannes Film Festival ⓘ |
| awardRecipient | Per Oscarsson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Hunger (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Birgitte Federspiel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gunnel Lindblom NERFINISHED ⓘ Hans W. Petersen NERFINISHED ⓘ Per Oscarsson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
alienation
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madness ⓘ poverty ⓘ psychological deterioration ⓘ starvation ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Henning Kristiansen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Henning Carlsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Norsk Film A/S NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFestivalScreening | Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Oslo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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psychological drama ⓘ |
| historicalSettingPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| leadActor | Per Oscarsson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadRole | Pontus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | unnamed writer ⓘ |
| medium | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Krzysztof Komeda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | inner life of a starving writer ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expressionistic psychological portrayal
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realistic depiction of poverty and starvation ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Danish ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Norsk Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | writer ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfSourceWork | 1890 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 111 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Henning Carlsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Kristiania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
artistic struggle
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mental instability ⓘ social marginalization ⓘ |
| title |
Hunger
NERFINISHED
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Sult NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hunger (1966 film) Description of subject: Hunger (1966 film) is a Danish psychological drama directed by Henning Carlsen, adapted from Knut Hamsun’s novel about a destitute writer’s descent into starvation and madness.
Referenced by (1)
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