The Vanishing
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The Vanishing is a psychological thriller film best known for its chilling exploration of obsession and disappearance, and for its acclaimed original 1988 Dutch version directed by George Sluizer.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Vanishing canonical | 7 |
| Das Verschwinden | 1 |
| The Vanishing (1993 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Vanishing Context triple: [Mark Rosenberg, notableWork, The Vanishing]
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A.
The Missing
The Missing is a 2003 Western thriller film directed by Ron Howard, starring Tommy Lee Jones and Cate Blanchett, about a frontier woman who teams up with her estranged father to rescue her kidnapped daughter.
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B.
The Staircase
The Staircase is a true-crime drama miniseries that chronicles the suspicious death of Kathleen Peterson and the ensuing murder trial of her husband, novelist Michael Peterson.
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C.
Courts of the Missing
Courts of the Missing is a memorial at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific that honors U.S. service members who went missing in action or were lost at sea in 20th-century conflicts.
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D.
The Unraveling
The Unraveling is the debut studio album by American punk rock band Rise Against, showcasing their early hardcore-influenced sound and socially conscious themes.
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E.
Vanishing
"Vanishing" is a soulful piano-driven ballad by Mariah Carey, celebrated for its intricate vocal harmonies and showcasing her early vocal prowess on her debut album.
- 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 Vanishing Target entity description: The Vanishing is a psychological thriller film best known for its chilling exploration of obsession and disappearance, and for its acclaimed original 1988 Dutch version directed by George Sluizer.
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A.
The Missing
The Missing is a 2003 Western thriller film directed by Ron Howard, starring Tommy Lee Jones and Cate Blanchett, about a frontier woman who teams up with her estranged father to rescue her kidnapped daughter.
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B.
The Staircase
The Staircase is a true-crime drama miniseries that chronicles the suspicious death of Kathleen Peterson and the ensuing murder trial of her husband, novelist Michael Peterson.
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C.
Courts of the Missing
Courts of the Missing is a memorial at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific that honors U.S. service members who went missing in action or were lost at sea in 20th-century conflicts.
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D.
The Unraveling
The Unraveling is the debut studio album by American punk rock band Rise Against, showcasing their early hardcore-influenced sound and socially conscious themes.
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E.
Vanishing
"Vanishing" is a soulful piano-driven ballad by Mariah Carey, celebrated for its intricate vocal harmonies and showcasing her early vocal prowess on her debut album.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Golden Egg
NERFINISHED
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The Golden Egg NERFINISHED ⓘ The Vanishing (1988 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ novella by Tim Krabbé ⓘ |
| castMember |
Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gene Bervoets NERFINISHED ⓘ Gwen Eckhaus NERFINISHED ⓘ Johanna ter Steege NERFINISHED ⓘ Tania Latarjet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematography | Ton Peters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
France
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Netherlands ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| countryOfRelease |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| cultStatus | cult classic ⓘ |
| director |
George Sluizer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George Sluizer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distribution | Argos Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Rie Neehouser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
mystery film ⓘ psychological thriller ⓘ |
| hasRemake | The Vanishing (1993 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Raymond Lemorne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rex Hofman NERFINISHED ⓘ Saskia Wagter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Hennie Vrienten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
disappearance
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obsession ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bleak and disturbing ending
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chilling exploration of obsession and disappearance ⓘ psychological realism ⓘ |
| originalLanguage |
Dutch
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French ⓘ |
| plotElement | abduction at a highway rest stop ⓘ |
| producer | George Sluizer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1988 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 107 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
George Sluizer
NERFINISHED
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Tim Krabbé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Spoorloos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translatedTitle | The Vanishing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Vanishing (1993 film)
this entity surface form:
Das Verschwinden