Zaza (1923 film)
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Zaza (1923 film) is a silent romantic drama starring Gloria Swanson, adapted from the popular stage play about a French music-hall singer and her tumultuous love affair.
All labels observed (1)
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| Zaza (1923 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8437364 — 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: Zaza (1923 film) Context triple: [Joseph Aloysius Dwan, directed, Zaza (1923 film)]
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A.
Topaze (1933 film)
Topaze (1933 film) is a 1933 American comedy-drama best known for featuring Myrna Loy in an early prominent screen role.
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B.
Zaza
Zaza is an Iranian ethnic group primarily inhabiting eastern Turkey, known for speaking the Zazaki language and maintaining distinct cultural traditions.
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C.
Zapin Arab
Zapin Arab is a regional style of the traditional Malay Zapin dance that reflects strong Arab cultural and musical influences.
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D.
The Chaser (1928)
The Chaser (1928) is a silent comedy film best known for featuring Australian-born comic actor Clyde Cook in a leading role.
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E.
Nana (1934 film)
Nana (1934 film) is a French drama directed by Jean Renoir, based on Émile Zola’s novel, that follows the rise and fall of a Parisian courtesan in 19th-century society.
- 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: Zaza (1923 film) Target entity description: Zaza (1923 film) is a silent romantic drama starring Gloria Swanson, adapted from the popular stage play about a French music-hall singer and her tumultuous love affair.
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A.
Topaze (1933 film)
Topaze (1933 film) is a 1933 American comedy-drama best known for featuring Myrna Loy in an early prominent screen role.
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B.
Zaza
Zaza is an Iranian ethnic group primarily inhabiting eastern Turkey, known for speaking the Zazaki language and maintaining distinct cultural traditions.
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C.
Zapin Arab
Zapin Arab is a regional style of the traditional Malay Zapin dance that reflects strong Arab cultural and musical influences.
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D.
The Chaser (1928)
The Chaser (1928) is a silent comedy film best known for featuring Australian-born comic actor Clyde Cook in a leading role.
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E.
Nana (1934 film)
Nana (1934 film) is a French drama directed by Jean Renoir, based on Émile Zola’s novel, that follows the rise and fall of a Parisian courtesan in 19th-century society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | silent film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Zaza (stage play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor |
Charles Simon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pierre Berton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember | Gloria Swanson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Harold Rosson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black and white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Allan Dwan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionTerritory | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| era | silent era ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Zaza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| followedBy | Zaza (1939 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsWork | Zaza (1898 play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
romantic drama
ⓘ
silent drama ⓘ |
| hasAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| hasSetting | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
infidelity
ⓘ
romantic love ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| hasType | adaptation ⓘ |
| isPartOfSeries | film adaptations of the play Zaza ⓘ |
| languageOfIntertitles | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | French music-hall singer ⓘ |
| medium | motion picture ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | tumultuous love affair ⓘ |
| notableFor | Gloria Swanson performance ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent film with English intertitles ⓘ |
| partOf | American silent cinema ⓘ |
| precededBy | Zaza (1915 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Jesse L. Lasky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Famous Players–Lasky Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1923 ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | theatrical release ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Albert Lewin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frances Marion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starredActor | Gloria Swanson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfWork | 1920s American cinema ⓘ |
| title | Zaza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workType | narrative feature film ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Zaza (1923 film) Description of subject: Zaza (1923 film) is a silent romantic drama starring Gloria Swanson, adapted from the popular stage play about a French music-hall singer and her tumultuous love affair.
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