The Devil Is a Woman (1935 film)
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The Devil Is a Woman (1935 film) is a romantic drama directed by Josef von Sternberg and starring Marlene Dietrich, noted for its lush visual style and tale of obsessive love set in turn-of-the-century Spain.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Devil Is a Woman (1935 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7438404 — 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)
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Target entity: The Devil Is a Woman (1935 film) Context triple: [Lionel Atwill, performedIn, The Devil Is a Woman (1935 film)]
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Flesh and the Devil (1926)
Flesh and the Devil (1926) is a silent romantic drama film best known for starring Greta Garbo and John Gilbert and helping to cement their status as major Hollywood icons.
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The Dark Angel (1935 film)
The Dark Angel (1935 film) is a romantic drama directed by Sidney A. Franklin, noted for its story of love and sacrifice set against the backdrop of World War I and for receiving multiple Academy Award nominations.
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C.
The Devil-Doll
The Devil-Doll is a 1936 horror film directed by Tod Browning, known for its macabre story involving miniaturized humans used for revenge.
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D.
Gilda
Gilda is a classic 1946 American film noir starring Rita Hayworth in one of her most iconic roles.
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E.
Seven Sinners (1940 film)
Seven Sinners (1940 film) is a 1940 romantic comedy-drama set in the South Seas, best known for starring Marlene Dietrich and John Wayne in one of their early on-screen pairings.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Devil Is a Woman (1935 film) Target entity description: The Devil Is a Woman (1935 film) is a romantic drama directed by Josef von Sternberg and starring Marlene Dietrich, noted for its lush visual style and tale of obsessive love set in turn-of-the-century Spain.
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A.
Flesh and the Devil (1926)
Flesh and the Devil (1926) is a silent romantic drama film best known for starring Greta Garbo and John Gilbert and helping to cement their status as major Hollywood icons.
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B.
The Dark Angel (1935 film)
The Dark Angel (1935 film) is a romantic drama directed by Sidney A. Franklin, noted for its story of love and sacrifice set against the backdrop of World War I and for receiving multiple Academy Award nominations.
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C.
The Devil-Doll
The Devil-Doll is a 1936 horror film directed by Tod Browning, known for its macabre story involving miniaturized humans used for revenge.
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D.
Gilda
Gilda is a classic 1946 American film noir starring Rita Hayworth in one of her most iconic roles.
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E.
Seven Sinners (1940 film)
Seven Sinners (1940 film) is a 1940 romantic comedy-drama set in the South Seas, best known for starring Marlene Dietrich and John Wayne in one of their early on-screen pairings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Capriccio espagnol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artDirectionBy |
Hans Dreier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert Usher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | novel "La Femme et le pantin" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Pierre Louÿs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy |
Josef von Sternberg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Travis Banton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| costumeDesignBy | Travis Banton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Josef von Sternberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Antonio Galvan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Captain Don Pasqual Costelar NERFINISHED ⓘ Concha Perez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | studio-bound sets ⓘ |
| genre |
melodrama
ⓘ
romantic drama ⓘ |
| hasFilmPosterDesigner | Hans Dreier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadCharacterName | Concha Perez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadCharacterPortrayedBy | Marlene Dietrich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Leo F. Forbstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
betrayal
ⓘ
obsessive love ⓘ seduction ⓘ |
| notableFor |
lush visual style
ⓘ
tale of obsessive love ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfFilmographyOf |
Josef von Sternberg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marlene Dietrich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Paramount Pictures
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paramount Publix Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionDesignBy | Hans Dreier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1930s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 79 ⓘ |
| setInCountry | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | turn-of-the-century Spain ⓘ |
| starring | Marlene Dietrich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Cesar Romero
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edward Everett Horton NERFINISHED ⓘ Lionel Atwill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studioEra | Pre-Code Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visualStyle |
baroque
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elaborate costumes ⓘ expressionistic lighting ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: The Devil Is a Woman (1935 film) Description of subject: The Devil Is a Woman (1935 film) is a romantic drama directed by Josef von Sternberg and starring Marlene Dietrich, noted for its lush visual style and tale of obsessive love set in turn-of-the-century Spain.
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