Crime Story
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Crime Story is an American crime drama television series set in the 1960s that follows the conflict between a Chicago police unit and organized crime figures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Crime Story canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9315658 — 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: Crime Story Context triple: [Tony Denison, televisionSeriesAppearance, Crime Story]
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A.
American Crime
American Crime is an anthology crime drama television series that explores complex social and racial issues through interconnected stories of crime and its impact on victims, perpetrators, and communities.
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B.
Crime Pays
Crime Pays is a 2009 studio album by Harlem rapper Cam'ron, known for its gritty street narratives and return-to-form sound.
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C.
Klute
Klute is a 1971 neo-noir thriller film directed by Alan J. Pakula, best known for Jane Fonda’s Oscar-winning performance as a call girl involved in a missing-person investigation.
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D.
Perfect Crime
"Perfect Crime" is a fast-paced hard rock song by Guns N' Roses, featured on their 1991 album Use Your Illusion I.
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E.
Serpico
Serpico is a 1973 crime drama film based on the true story of NYPD officer Frank Serpico, who exposed widespread police corruption.
- 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: Crime Story Target entity description: Crime Story is an American crime drama television series set in the 1960s that follows the conflict between a Chicago police unit and organized crime figures.
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A.
American Crime
American Crime is an anthology crime drama television series that explores complex social and racial issues through interconnected stories of crime and its impact on victims, perpetrators, and communities.
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B.
Crime Pays
Crime Pays is a 2009 studio album by Harlem rapper Cam'ron, known for its gritty street narratives and return-to-form sound.
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C.
Klute
Klute is a 1971 neo-noir thriller film directed by Alan J. Pakula, best known for Jane Fonda’s Oscar-winning performance as a call girl involved in a missing-person investigation.
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D.
Perfect Crime
"Perfect Crime" is a fast-paced hard rock song by Guns N' Roses, featured on their 1991 album Use Your Illusion I.
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E.
Serpico
Serpico is a 1973 crime drama film based on the true story of NYPD officer Frank Serpico, who exposed widespread police corruption.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television series ⓘ |
| basedOn | experiences of former Chicago police detective Chuck Adamson ⓘ |
| castMember |
Anthony Denison
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bill Smitrovich NERFINISHED ⓘ Debrah Farentino NERFINISHED ⓘ Dennis Farina NERFINISHED ⓘ John Santucci NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Lang NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Ryan NERFINISHED ⓘ Ted Levine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBroadcast |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator |
Chuck Adamson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gustave Reininger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
law enforcement in the 1960s
ⓘ
organized crime in Chicago ⓘ |
| developer | Michael Mann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | Michael Mann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Chicago
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Las Vegas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1986 ⓘ |
| follows | conflict between a Chicago police unit and organized crime figures ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
period drama ⓘ |
| hasCharacterRole |
mobster
ⓘ
police lieutenant ⓘ |
| hasFormat | hour-long episodes ⓘ |
| hasOpeningTheme | Runaway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastAired | 1988 ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Lieutenant Mike Torello
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ray Luca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocationTime | 1960s ⓘ |
| notableFor | serialized storytelling format unusual for 1980s network television ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 44 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 2 ⓘ |
| openingThemePerformer | Del Shannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalChannel | NBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| originalRunPeriod | late 1980s ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Anthony Denison
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dennis Farina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Michael Mann Productions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Universal Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Chicago
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Las Vegas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Crime Story Description of subject: Crime Story is an American crime drama television series set in the 1960s that follows the conflict between a Chicago police unit and organized crime figures.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.