It Takes a Thief
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It Takes a Thief is a late-1960s American television series about a suave professional thief who is recruited by the U.S. government for secret missions, starring Robert Wagner in the lead role.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| It Takes a Thief canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9328868 — 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: It Takes a Thief Context triple: [Robert Wagner, notableWork, It Takes a Thief]
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A.
Once a Thief
Once a Thief is a 1965 American crime drama film directed by Ralph Nelson, centered on an ex-convict struggling to go straight while being pulled back into the criminal underworld.
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B.
The Heist
The Heist is the Grammy-winning debut studio album by American hip-hop duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, featuring hits like "Thrift Shop" and "Can't Hold Us."
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C.
Theft: A Love Story
Theft: A Love Story is a darkly comic novel by Australian author Peter Carey that explores art, authenticity, and betrayal through the intertwined lives of a disgraced painter and his mentally disabled brother.
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D.
Thieves’ Carnival
Thieves’ Carnival is a science fiction work by American author Karen Haber, known for its imaginative world-building and genre-blending storytelling.
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E.
Like a Thief in Broad Daylight
Like a Thief in Broad Daylight is a philosophical work by Slavoj Žižek that examines contemporary capitalism, digital technology, and the political crises of the 21st century through his characteristic blend of critical theory and cultural analysis.
- 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: It Takes a Thief Target entity description: It Takes a Thief is a late-1960s American television series about a suave professional thief who is recruited by the U.S. government for secret missions, starring Robert Wagner in the lead role.
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A.
Once a Thief
Once a Thief is a 1965 American crime drama film directed by Ralph Nelson, centered on an ex-convict struggling to go straight while being pulled back into the criminal underworld.
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B.
The Heist
The Heist is the Grammy-winning debut studio album by American hip-hop duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, featuring hits like "Thrift Shop" and "Can't Hold Us."
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C.
Theft: A Love Story
Theft: A Love Story is a darkly comic novel by Australian author Peter Carey that explores art, authenticity, and betrayal through the intertwined lives of a disgraced painter and his mentally disabled brother.
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D.
Thieves’ Carnival
Thieves’ Carnival is a science fiction work by American author Karen Haber, known for its imaginative world-building and genre-blending storytelling.
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E.
Like a Thief in Broad Daylight
Like a Thief in Broad Daylight is a philosophical work by Slavoj Žižek that examines contemporary capitalism, digital technology, and the political crises of the 21st century through his characteristic blend of critical theory and cultural analysis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | American television series ⓘ |
| basedOnCharacterType | professional thief ⓘ |
| character |
Alexander Mundy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alistair Mundy NERFINISHED ⓘ Noah Bain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Dave Grusin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBroadcast |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Roland Kibbee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionFormat | syndication ⓘ |
| employingOrganizationInPlot | U.S. government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | Roland Kibbee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Universal Studios Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAired |
1968
ⓘ
January 9, 1968 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Switch ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure
ⓘ
crime drama ⓘ spy fiction ⓘ |
| hasTagline | Look, Al, I’m not asking you to spy. I’m just asking you to steal. ⓘ |
| hasTheme | reluctant hero working for government in exchange for freedom ⓘ |
| lastAired |
1970
ⓘ
March 24, 1970 ⓘ |
| leadActorRole | Robert Wagner as Alexander Mundy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableGuestStar | Fred Astaire as Alistair Mundy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 66 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 3 ⓘ |
| originalChannel | American Broadcasting Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ABC ⓘ |
| originalRun | 1968–1970 ⓘ |
| pictureFormat | color ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A suave professional thief is released from prison to work for a U.S. government agency in exchange for his freedom. ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Universal Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonist | Alexander Mundy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | professional thief ⓘ |
| runtimePerEpisode | approximately 50 minutes ⓘ |
| setting | Cold War era ⓘ |
| starring |
Fred Astaire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malachi Throne NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 1960s ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: It Takes a Thief Description of subject: It Takes a Thief is a late-1960s American television series about a suave professional thief who is recruited by the U.S. government for secret missions, starring Robert Wagner in the lead role.
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