The Great Sinner
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"The Great Sinner" is a 1949 American drama film loosely inspired by Dostoevsky’s "The Gambler," known for its exploration of gambling addiction and its ensemble cast including Nina Foch.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Great Sinner canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6485974 — 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 Great Sinner Context triple: [Nina Foch, notableWork, The Great Sinner]
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A.
Winners and Sinners
Winners and Sinners is a 1983 Hong Kong action-comedy film directed by and starring Sammo Hung, known for blending martial arts with slapstick humor and featuring early appearances by Jackie Chan.
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B.
Never the Sinner
Never the Sinner is a stage play by John Logan that dramatizes the infamous 1924 Leopold and Loeb murder case.
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C.
The Virtuous Sin
The Virtuous Sin is a 1930 American pre-Code romantic drama film starring Walter Huston and Kay Francis, adapted from a Russian play and noted as an early screenwriting credit for Robert Riskin.
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D.
Guilty as Sin
Guilty as Sin is a 1993 legal thriller film starring Rebecca De Mornay and Don Johnson, centered on a defense attorney who begins to suspect her charming client may be a dangerous criminal.
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E.
The Gods of Guilt
The Gods of Guilt is a legal thriller novel by Michael Connelly featuring defense attorney Mickey Haller as he confronts a haunting case tied to his past.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Great Sinner Target entity description: "The Great Sinner" is a 1949 American drama film loosely inspired by Dostoevsky’s "The Gambler," known for its exploration of gambling addiction and its ensemble cast including Nina Foch.
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A.
Winners and Sinners
Winners and Sinners is a 1983 Hong Kong action-comedy film directed by and starring Sammo Hung, known for blending martial arts with slapstick humor and featuring early appearances by Jackie Chan.
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B.
Never the Sinner
Never the Sinner is a stage play by John Logan that dramatizes the infamous 1924 Leopold and Loeb murder case.
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C.
The Virtuous Sin
The Virtuous Sin is a 1930 American pre-Code romantic drama film starring Walter Huston and Kay Francis, adapted from a Russian play and noted as an early screenwriting credit for Robert Riskin.
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D.
Guilty as Sin
Guilty as Sin is a 1993 legal thriller film starring Rebecca De Mornay and Don Johnson, centered on a defense attorney who begins to suspect her charming client may be a dangerous criminal.
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E.
The Gods of Guilt
The Gods of Guilt is a legal thriller novel by Michael Connelly featuring defense attorney Mickey Haller as he confronts a haunting case tied to his past.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Gambler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Fyodor Dostoevsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | George J. Folsey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Robert Siodmak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editedBy | George White NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Hollywood Golden Age
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surface form:
Golden Age of Hollywood
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| filmColorType | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre | drama film ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
gambling addiction
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obsession ⓘ romantic drama ⓘ |
| musicBy | Bronislau Kaper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | consequences of compulsive gambling ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ensemble cast including Nina Foch
ⓘ
exploration of gambling addiction ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Pandro S. Berman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1949 ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | theatrical film ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 110 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Christopher Isherwood
NERFINISHED
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Irving Reis NERFINISHED ⓘ Ladislas Fodor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInCountry | Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation | European casino town ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Agnes Moorehead
NERFINISHED
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Ava Gardner NERFINISHED ⓘ Ethel Barrymore NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ Gregory Peck NERFINISHED ⓘ Melvyn Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ Nina Foch NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Huston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Great Sinner Description of subject: "The Great Sinner" is a 1949 American drama film loosely inspired by Dostoevsky’s "The Gambler," known for its exploration of gambling addiction and its ensemble cast including Nina Foch.
Referenced by (2)
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