The Scarlet Letter (1917 film)
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The Scarlet Letter (1917 film) is a silent drama adaptation of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel, starring Gladys Brockwell as the ostracized Hester Prynne in Puritan New England.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Scarlet Letter (1917 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6558554 — 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: The Scarlet Letter (1917 film) Context triple: [Gladys Brockwell, notableWork, The Scarlet Letter (1917 film)]
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A.
The Scarlet Letter (1926 film)
The Scarlet Letter (1926 film) is a silent drama directed by Victor Sjöström and starring Lillian Gish, adapting Nathaniel Hawthorne’s classic novel about sin, guilt, and social judgment in Puritan New England.
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B.
The Scarlet Letter (1934 film)
The Scarlet Letter (1934 film) is an American drama adaptation of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s classic novel, focusing on the themes of sin, guilt, and social judgment in Puritan New England.
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C.
The Scarlet Letter (1973 film)
The Scarlet Letter (1973 film) is a cinematic adaptation of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s classic 1850 novel, dramatizing themes of sin, guilt, and social judgment in a 17th-century Puritan community.
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D.
The Scarlet Letter (1995 film)
The Scarlet Letter (1995 film) is a romantic drama loosely based on Nathaniel Hawthorne’s classic novel, notable for its significant departures from the source material and its critical and commercial failure.
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E.
The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter is an 1850 novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne that explores sin, guilt, and social judgment in a 17th-century Puritan community through the story of Hester Prynne and the emblematic letter "A" she is forced to wear.
- 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 Scarlet Letter (1917 film) Target entity description: The Scarlet Letter (1917 film) is a silent drama adaptation of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel, starring Gladys Brockwell as the ostracized Hester Prynne in Puritan New England.
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A.
The Scarlet Letter (1926 film)
The Scarlet Letter (1926 film) is a silent drama directed by Victor Sjöström and starring Lillian Gish, adapting Nathaniel Hawthorne’s classic novel about sin, guilt, and social judgment in Puritan New England.
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B.
The Scarlet Letter (1934 film)
The Scarlet Letter (1934 film) is an American drama adaptation of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s classic novel, focusing on the themes of sin, guilt, and social judgment in Puritan New England.
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C.
The Scarlet Letter (1973 film)
The Scarlet Letter (1973 film) is a cinematic adaptation of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s classic 1850 novel, dramatizing themes of sin, guilt, and social judgment in a 17th-century Puritan community.
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D.
The Scarlet Letter (1995 film)
The Scarlet Letter (1995 film) is a romantic drama loosely based on Nathaniel Hawthorne’s classic novel, notable for its significant departures from the source material and its critical and commercial failure.
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E.
The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter is an 1850 novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne that explores sin, guilt, and social judgment in a 17th-century Puritan community through the story of Hester Prynne and the emblematic letter "A" she is forced to wear.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | silent film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | The Scarlet Letter (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Nathaniel Hawthorne ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Scarlet Letter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Nathaniel Hawthorne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Arthur Dimmesdale
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pearl NERFINISHED ⓘ Roger Chillingworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| filmFormat | feature-length film ⓘ |
| genre | drama film ⓘ |
| language | Silent ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Hester Prynne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
Puritan morality
ⓘ
adultery ⓘ ostracism ⓘ |
| portrayed | Hester Prynne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1917 ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Puritan era ⓘ |
| settingPlace | New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starredActor | Gladys Brockwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | The Scarlet Letter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Scarlet Letter (1917 film) Description of subject: The Scarlet Letter (1917 film) is a silent drama adaptation of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel, starring Gladys Brockwell as the ostracized Hester Prynne in Puritan New England.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.