Mother Night
E612021
Mother Night is a 1996 film adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut’s novel, following an American playwright turned Nazi propagandist as he grapples with guilt, identity, and moral ambiguity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mother Night canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6700318 — 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.
Target entity: Mother Night Context triple: [Lajos Koltai, cinematographyBy, Mother Night]
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A.
"I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream"
"I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream" is a seminal science fiction horror story about a sadistic supercomputer tormenting the last surviving humans in a post-apocalyptic world.
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B.
When the Sleeper Wakes
"When the Sleeper Wakes" is a dystopian science fiction novel by H. G. Wells that follows a man who awakens from a long sleep to find himself in a radically transformed future society.
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C.
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch is a 1965 science fiction novel by Philip K. Dick that explores altered reality, drug-induced religious experiences, and questions of identity and divinity in a dystopian future.
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D.
Ubik
Ubik is a 1969 science fiction novel by Philip K. Dick that explores reality, perception, and corporate intrigue in a surreal, shifting future world.
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E.
Night Dreamer
Night Dreamer is a landmark 1964 hard bop/post-bop jazz album by saxophonist Wayne Shorter, noted for its atmospheric compositions and influential role in shaping modern jazz.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Mother Night Target entity description: Mother Night is a 1996 film adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut’s novel, following an American playwright turned Nazi propagandist as he grapples with guilt, identity, and moral ambiguity.
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A.
"I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream"
"I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream" is a seminal science fiction horror story about a sadistic supercomputer tormenting the last surviving humans in a post-apocalyptic world.
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B.
When the Sleeper Wakes
"When the Sleeper Wakes" is a dystopian science fiction novel by H. G. Wells that follows a man who awakens from a long sleep to find himself in a radically transformed future society.
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C.
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch is a 1965 science fiction novel by Philip K. Dick that explores altered reality, drug-induced religious experiences, and questions of identity and divinity in a dystopian future.
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D.
Ubik
Ubik is a 1969 science fiction novel by Philip K. Dick that explores reality, perception, and corporate intrigue in a surreal, shifting future world.
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E.
Night Dreamer
Night Dreamer is a landmark 1964 hard bop/post-bop jazz album by saxophonist Wayne Shorter, noted for its atmospheric compositions and influential role in shaping modern jazz.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | Mother Night (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Kurt Vonnegut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Mother Night (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Alan Arkin
NERFINISHED
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David Strathairn NERFINISHED ⓘ Geraldine Chaplin NERFINISHED ⓘ John Goodman NERFINISHED ⓘ Kirsten Dunst NERFINISHED ⓘ Nick Nolte NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheryl Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Tom Richmond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Keith Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Fine Line Features NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Lori Ball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
New York City
ⓘ
Toronto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | an American playwright turned Nazi propagandist ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
historical drama film ⓘ war film ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeDevice | first-person narration ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeStructure | framed confession ⓘ |
| leadActor | Nick Nolte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Howard W. Campbell Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Michael Convertino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
guilt
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identity ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ |
| novelPublicationYear | 1961 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
Nazi propaganda
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espionage ⓘ war crimes trials ⓘ |
| producer |
Amy Hobby
NERFINISHED
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Davin Seay NERFINISHED ⓘ Keith Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Fine Line Features
NERFINISHED
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Sandollar Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 114 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Robert B. Weide NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setDuring | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Germany
NERFINISHED
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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Subject: Mother Night Description of subject: Mother Night is a 1996 film adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut’s novel, following an American playwright turned Nazi propagandist as he grapples with guilt, identity, and moral ambiguity.
Referenced by (3)
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