Dr. Christian Szell
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Dr. Christian Szell is a sadistic former Nazi dentist and war criminal who serves as the primary villain in the thriller novel and film "Marathon Man."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dr. Christian Szell canonical | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nazi war criminal
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fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ literary character ⓘ villain ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Nazi Party
NERFINISHED
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SS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| antagonistOf | Thomas "Babe" Levy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
film "Marathon Man"
NERFINISHED
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novel "Marathon Man" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInFilm | "Marathon Man" (1976) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWork | novel "Marathon Man" (for the film character) ⓘ |
| characterAlignment | evil ⓘ |
| creator | William Goldman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
frequently cited in discussions of torture scenes in film
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iconic cinematic villain of the 1970s ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | novel "Marathon Man" (1974) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | thriller ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium |
cinema
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literature ⓘ |
| motivation |
avoiding capture for war crimes
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retrieving hidden diamonds ⓘ |
| nationality | German ⓘ |
| notableFor |
infamous line "Is it safe?"
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sadistic use of dental torture ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
meticulous
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paranoid ⓘ ruthless ⓘ sadistic ⓘ |
| occupation | dentist ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Laurence Olivier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork | primary antagonist in "Marathon Man" ⓘ |
| setting |
New York City
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post–World War II period ⓘ |
| warCrimeInvolvement | Nazi concentration camp atrocities ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Dr. Christian Szell Description of subject: Dr. Christian Szell is a sadistic former Nazi dentist and war criminal who serves as the primary villain in the thriller novel and film "Marathon Man."
Referenced by (1)
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