The Deadly Tower
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The Deadly Tower is a 1975 made-for-television crime drama film about the 1966 University of Texas tower shooting.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Deadly Tower canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9210939 — 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 Deadly Tower Context triple: [Richard LaSalle, notableWork, The Deadly Tower]
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A.
The Ravine
The Ravine is a wooded, stream-carved gorge in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park that evokes a natural forest landscape within the urban park.
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B.
The Ravine
The Ravine is a secluded, woodland gorge in Central Park featuring winding paths, a stream, and rustic bridges that evoke a natural forest landscape.
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C.
Gorge of the Dead
Gorge of the Dead is a dramatic ravine in eastern Crete known for its Minoan cave burials and scenic hiking route leading toward the archaeological site of Kato Zakros.
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D.
Bloody Ridge
Bloody Ridge is a historically significant World War II battlefield on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, known for a pivotal 1942 clash between U.S. and Japanese forces.
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E.
In the Suicide Mountains
In the Suicide Mountains is a darkly whimsical fantasy novel by John Gardner that blends fairy-tale elements with philosophical themes of despair, redemption, and the search for meaning.
- 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 Deadly Tower Target entity description: The Deadly Tower is a 1975 made-for-television crime drama film about the 1966 University of Texas tower shooting.
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A.
The Ravine
The Ravine is a wooded, stream-carved gorge in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park that evokes a natural forest landscape within the urban park.
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B.
The Ravine
The Ravine is a secluded, woodland gorge in Central Park featuring winding paths, a stream, and rustic bridges that evoke a natural forest landscape.
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C.
Gorge of the Dead
Gorge of the Dead is a dramatic ravine in eastern Crete known for its Minoan cave burials and scenic hiking route leading toward the archaeological site of Kato Zakros.
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D.
Bloody Ridge
Bloody Ridge is a historically significant World War II battlefield on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, known for a pivotal 1942 clash between U.S. and Japanese forces.
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E.
In the Suicide Mountains
In the Suicide Mountains is a darkly whimsical fantasy novel by John Gardner that blends fairy-tale elements with philosophical themes of despair, redemption, and the search for meaning.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television film ⓘ |
| about |
mass shooting
ⓘ
sniper attack ⓘ |
| basedOn | 1966 University of Texas tower shooting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Alan Vint
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clifton James NERFINISHED ⓘ Gilbert Roland NERFINISHED ⓘ John Forsythe NERFINISHED ⓘ Kurt Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ Ned Beatty NERFINISHED ⓘ Pernell Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Yniguez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Matthew F. Leonetti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Don Ellis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Jerry Jameson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | NBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | George W. Brooks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
drama ⓘ |
| hasFormat | color ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Charles Whitman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| originalReleaseDate | 1975-10-18 ⓘ |
| portrays | Charles Whitman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | William Frye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Universal Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | made-for-television film ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 100 ⓘ |
| setInLocation |
Austin, Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Texas at Austin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1966 ⓘ |
| title | The Deadly Tower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | William Douglas Lansford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Deadly Tower Description of subject: The Deadly Tower is a 1975 made-for-television crime drama film about the 1966 University of Texas tower shooting.
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