The Gambler
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The Gambler is a 1974 American drama film starring James Caan as a literature professor whose secret gambling addiction spirals out of control.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Gambler canonical | 6 |
| The Gambler (1974 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7341905 — 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: The Gambler Context triple: [Robert Chartoff, produced, The Gambler]
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A.
The Gambler
The Gambler is a classic country song and album by Kenny Rogers that tells the story of life lessons learned from a seasoned card player, becoming one of his signature hits.
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B.
The Gambler
The Gambler is a short novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky that explores obsession, addiction, and psychological turmoil through the story of a tutor ensnared by roulette and destructive love.
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C.
Casino
Casino is a town in northern New South Wales, Australia, known as a regional service centre and gateway to the surrounding agricultural and beef-producing areas.
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D.
Casino
"Casino" is a 1995 crime drama film directed by Martin Scorsese that explores the rise and fall of a Las Vegas casino boss and the mob's influence over the gambling industry.
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E.
A Gambler’s Anatomy
A Gambler’s Anatomy is a darkly comic novel by Jonathan Lethem that follows a telepathic backgammon hustler whose life unravels after a medical crisis forces him to confront his past.
- 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 Gambler Target entity description: The Gambler is a 1974 American drama film starring James Caan as a literature professor whose secret gambling addiction spirals out of control.
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A.
The Gambler
The Gambler is a classic country song and album by Kenny Rogers that tells the story of life lessons learned from a seasoned card player, becoming one of his signature hits.
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B.
The Gambler
The Gambler is a short novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky that explores obsession, addiction, and psychological turmoil through the story of a tutor ensnared by roulette and destructive love.
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C.
Casino
"Casino" is a 1995 crime drama film directed by Martin Scorsese that explores the rise and fall of a Las Vegas casino boss and the mob's influence over the gambling industry.
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D.
Casino
Casino is a town in northern New South Wales, Australia, known as a regional service centre and gateway to the surrounding agricultural and beef-producing areas.
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E.
A Gambler’s Anatomy
A Gambler’s Anatomy is a darkly comic novel by Jonathan Lethem that follows a telepathic backgammon hustler whose life unravels after a medical crisis forces him to confront his past.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| awardRecognition | James Caan received critical acclaim though no Oscar nomination ⓘ |
| basedOn | James Toback’s own experiences with gambling addiction ⓘ |
| belongsToMovement | New Hollywood cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Abe Freed
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Axel Freed NERFINISHED ⓘ Billie NERFINISHED ⓘ Hips ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Victor J. Kemper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Karel Reisz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| distributedIn | theatrical release ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Richard Marks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| genre | drama film ⓘ |
| hasPoster | theatrical release poster featuring James Caan ⓘ |
| hasRemake | The Gambler (2014 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeMediaRelease |
Blu-ray
ⓘ
DVD ⓘ VHS ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | literature professor ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
gambling addiction
ⓘ
risk-taking ⓘ self-destruction ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | Jerry Fielding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | a professor whose secret gambling addiction spirals out of control ⓘ |
| notableFor | James Caan’s critically acclaimed performance ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer |
Irwin Winkler
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert Chartoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Chartoff-Winkler Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | October 2, 1974 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| runtime | 111 minutes ⓘ |
| screenplayDebutOf | James Toback NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| screenwriter | James Toback NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | New York City ⓘ |
| starring |
Burt Young
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Caan NERFINISHED ⓘ Lauren Hutton NERFINISHED ⓘ Morris Carnovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Sorvino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 1970s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
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Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Gambler (1974 film)