The Fallen Idol
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The Fallen Idol is a 1948 British film noir drama directed by Carol Reed, acclaimed for its suspenseful portrayal of a young boy who unwittingly becomes entangled in an adult world of lies and murder.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Fallen Idol canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6897297 — 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 Fallen Idol Context triple: [Ralph Richardson, notableWork, The Fallen Idol]
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A.
The Fallen Idol (1923)
The Fallen Idol (1923) is a British silent drama film directed by Maurice Elvey, recognized as one of his early notable works in the silent era.
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B.
Odds Against Tomorrow
Odds Against Tomorrow is a 1959 American film noir crime drama notable for its exploration of racial tension and its starring role by Harry Belafonte.
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C.
Random Harvest
Random Harvest is a 1942 romantic drama film, based on James Hilton’s novel, renowned for its amnesia-driven love story and considered one of director Mervyn LeRoy’s most enduring works.
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D.
The Thief of Bagdad
The Thief of Bagdad is a classic 1940 British fantasy adventure film renowned for its groundbreaking special effects and memorable performances, including Conrad Veidt’s iconic role as the villainous Jaffar.
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E.
The Thief of Bagdad
The Thief of Bagdad is a landmark 1924 silent fantasy adventure film starring Douglas Fairbanks, celebrated for its lavish special effects, grand set design, and influential swashbuckling style.
- 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 Fallen Idol Target entity description: The Fallen Idol is a 1948 British film noir drama directed by Carol Reed, acclaimed for its suspenseful portrayal of a young boy who unwittingly becomes entangled in an adult world of lies and murder.
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A.
The Fallen Idol (1923)
The Fallen Idol (1923) is a British silent drama film directed by Maurice Elvey, recognized as one of his early notable works in the silent era.
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B.
Odds Against Tomorrow
Odds Against Tomorrow is a 1959 American film noir crime drama notable for its exploration of racial tension and its starring role by Harry Belafonte.
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C.
Random Harvest
Random Harvest is a 1942 romantic drama film, based on James Hilton’s novel, renowned for its amnesia-driven love story and considered one of director Mervyn LeRoy’s most enduring works.
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D.
The Thief of Bagdad
The Thief of Bagdad is a classic 1940 British fantasy adventure film renowned for its groundbreaking special effects and memorable performances, including Conrad Veidt’s iconic role as the villainous Jaffar.
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E.
The Thief of Bagdad
The Thief of Bagdad is a landmark 1924 silent fantasy adventure film starring Douglas Fairbanks, celebrated for its lavish special effects, grand set design, and influential swashbuckling style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| awardNomination |
Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
NERFINISHED
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Academy Award for Best Director NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Basement Room NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Graham Greene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Bobby Henrey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Denis O’Dea NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Hawkins NERFINISHED ⓘ Michèle Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ Ralph Richardson NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonia Dresdel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematography | Georges Périnal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | acclaimed for suspense and psychological depth ⓘ |
| director | Carol Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | General Film Distributors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Oswald Hafenrichter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| festivalAward | BAFTA-nominated film ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
film noir ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Baines
NERFINISHED
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Julie NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | William Alwyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | a young boy entangled in an adult world of lies and murder ⓘ |
| producer | Carol Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | London Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1948 ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 95 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Graham Greene
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leslie Storm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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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 Fallen Idol Description of subject: The Fallen Idol is a 1948 British film noir drama directed by Carol Reed, acclaimed for its suspenseful portrayal of a young boy who unwittingly becomes entangled in an adult world of lies and murder.
Referenced by (4)
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