The Enemy (1927 film)
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The Enemy (1927 film) is a silent drama that portrays the personal and social toll of World War I on a young couple and their family.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Enemy (1927 film) canonical | 2 |
| The Enemy (1927 silent war drama film) | 1 |
| The Enemy (play) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T619961 — 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 Enemy (1927 film) Context triple: [Fred Niblo, directorOf, The Enemy (1927 film)]
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A.
A Damsel in Distress
"A Damsel in Distress" is a 1937 Hollywood musical comedy film starring Fred Astaire, known for its elaborate dance sequences and Gershwin songs.
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B.
The Birth of a Nation
The Birth of a Nation is a 1915 American silent film directed by D. W. Griffith, notorious for its racist portrayal of African Americans, glorification of the Ku Klux Klan, and foundational role in both cinematic history and white supremacist propaganda.
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C.
Gentleman's Agreement
Gentleman's Agreement is a 1947 American drama film that confronts antisemitism in postwar America, directed by Elia Kazan and starring Gregory Peck, Dorothy McGuire, and Celeste Holm.
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D.
Mural (1943)
Mural (1943) is a groundbreaking large-scale abstract painting by Jackson Pollock that marked a pivotal transition toward his signature drip style and helped redefine American modern art.
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E.
Viva Villa!
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- 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 Enemy (1927 film) Target entity description: The Enemy (1927 film) is a silent drama that portrays the personal and social toll of World War I on a young couple and their family.
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A.
A Damsel in Distress
"A Damsel in Distress" is a 1937 Hollywood musical comedy film starring Fred Astaire, known for its elaborate dance sequences and Gershwin songs.
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B.
The Birth of a Nation
The Birth of a Nation is a 1915 American silent film directed by D. W. Griffith, notorious for its racist portrayal of African Americans, glorification of the Ku Klux Klan, and foundational role in both cinematic history and white supremacist propaganda.
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C.
Gentleman's Agreement
Gentleman's Agreement is a 1947 American drama film that confronts antisemitism in postwar America, directed by Elia Kazan and starring Gregory Peck, Dorothy McGuire, and Celeste Holm.
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D.
Mural (1943)
Mural (1943) is a groundbreaking large-scale abstract painting by Jackson Pollock that marked a pivotal transition toward his signature drip style and helped redefine American modern art.
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E.
Viva Villa!
Viva Villa! is a 1934 biographical adventure film about Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa, noted for its blend of action, drama, and historical spectacle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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drama film ⓘ feature film ⓘ silent film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Enemy (1927 film)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Enemy (play)
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| basedOnWorkBy | Channing Pollock ⓘ |
| belongsToMovement |
Hollywood Golden Age
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surface form:
Hollywood studio era
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| cinematographyBy | William H. Daniels ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Fred Niblo ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editedBy | Margaret Booth ⓘ |
| featuresElement | battlefield absence (home front focus) ⓘ |
| filmEra | silent era ⓘ |
| filmRuntime | approximately 94 minutes ⓘ |
| filmStatus | partially lost ⓘ |
| followsCharacterType | young married couple ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
melodrama
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war drama ⓘ |
| hasIntertitlesLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
anti-war sentiment
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economic deprivation ⓘ family hardship ⓘ pacifism ⓘ |
| language | Silent ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
personal impact of war
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social consequences of war ⓘ |
| notableFor | portrayal of civilian suffering in World War I ⓘ |
| originalMedium | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | survives in incomplete form ⓘ |
| producer | Irving Thalberg ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1927-12-31 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1927 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Lenore J. Coffee ⓘ |
| setDuring | World War I ⓘ |
| starred |
Frank Currier
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George Fawcett ⓘ Karl Dane ⓘ Lillian Gish ⓘ Polly Moran ⓘ Ralph Emerson ⓘ Ralph Forbes ⓘ |
| starsCharacterPortrayedBy |
Lillian Gish as Pauli
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Ralph Forbes as Carl ⓘ |
| subject |
effects of war on civilians
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marital strain during wartime ⓘ |
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Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
The Enemy (play)
this entity surface form:
The Enemy (1927 silent war drama film)