Greed
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Greed is a 1924 silent drama film directed by Erich von Stroheim, renowned for its stark realism and tragic portrayal of human avarice.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Greed canonical | 5 |
| Greed (1924 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6489143 — 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: Greed Context triple: [Tom Murray, notableWork, Greed]
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A.
Insatiable
Insatiable is a dark comedy-drama television series that follows a bullied teenager who seeks revenge and beauty-pageant glory after a dramatic physical transformation.
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B.
Malice
Malice is an American rapper and member of the hip hop duo Clipse, known for his intricate wordplay and reflective lyricism.
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C.
Malice
Malice is a 1993 psychological thriller film, co-written by Aaron Sorkin, known for its twist-filled plot involving murder, deception, and a brilliant but sinister surgeon.
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D.
Revenge
Revenge was an English galleon of the Elizabethan navy, famed for its heroic last stand against a vastly superior Spanish fleet in 1591 under Sir Richard Grenville.
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E.
Revenge
Revenge is an American television drama series centered on a young woman who infiltrates an affluent Hamptons community to exact vengeance on those who destroyed her family.
- 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: Greed Target entity description: Greed is a 1924 silent drama film directed by Erich von Stroheim, renowned for its stark realism and tragic portrayal of human avarice.
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A.
Insatiable
Insatiable is a dark comedy-drama television series that follows a bullied teenager who seeks revenge and beauty-pageant glory after a dramatic physical transformation.
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B.
Malice
Malice is an American rapper and member of the hip hop duo Clipse, known for his intricate wordplay and reflective lyricism.
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C.
Malice
Malice is a 1993 psychological thriller film, co-written by Aaron Sorkin, known for its twist-filled plot involving murder, deception, and a brilliant but sinister surgeon.
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D.
Revenge
Revenge was an English galleon of the Elizabethan navy, famed for its heroic last stand against a vastly superior Spanish fleet in 1591 under Sir Richard Grenville.
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E.
Revenge
Revenge is an American television drama series centered on a young woman who infiltrates an affluent Hamptons community to exact vengeance on those who destroyed her family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | silent film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
McTeague
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
McTeague: A Story of San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Frank Norris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy |
Ben F. Reynolds
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ernest B. Schoedsack NERFINISHED ⓘ William H. Daniels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Erich von Stroheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editingHistory | heavily cut by studio from original length ⓘ |
| filmFormat |
black-and-white
ⓘ
silent ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Death Valley, California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
silent drama ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
corruption
ⓘ
greed ⓘ marital conflict ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
| listedIn | Sight & Sound critics' polls of greatest films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
John McTeague
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marcus Schouler NERFINISHED ⓘ Trina Sieppe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extensive location shooting
ⓘ
naturalistic style ⓘ original extreme running time ⓘ stark realism ⓘ tragic portrayal of human avarice ⓘ |
| originalCutLength | approximately 8 to 9 hours ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent film (English intertitles) ⓘ |
| producer | Erich von Stroheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1924 ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
classic of American film
ⓘ
landmark of silent cinema ⓘ |
| releaseCutLength | approximately 140 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Erich von Stroheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation |
Death Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| starring |
Chester Conklin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dale Fuller NERFINISHED ⓘ Gibson Gowland NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean Hersholt NERFINISHED ⓘ Tempe Pigott NERFINISHED ⓘ ZaSu Pitts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Referenced by (6)
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this entity surface form:
Greed (1924 film)