The Black Book
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The Black Book is a 1949 American film noir thriller (also known as Reign of Terror) set during the French Revolution, noted for its dark, expressionistic style and political intrigue.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Black Book canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9390153 — 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 Black Book Context triple: [John C. Higgins, notableWork, The Black Book]
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A.
The Black Book
The Black Book is a postmodern novel by Turkish author Orhan Pamuk that blends mystery, philosophical reflection, and Istanbul’s labyrinthine atmosphere to explore identity and storytelling.
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B.
The Black Book
The Black Book is a film featuring Portuguese actress Daniela Melchior in its cast.
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The Brown Book
The Brown Book is one of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s posthumously published lecture notes that outline his transitional philosophical ideas between the Tractatus and his later work in the Philosophical Investigations.
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D.
الركن الأسود
الركن الأسود هو أحد أركان الكعبة المشرفة الذي يضم الحجر الأسود ويُعد موضعًا ذا قدسية خاصة في الشعائر الإسلامية.
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E.
The Black
The Black is the powerful, untamed Arabian stallion who forms a deep bond with a young boy in Walter Farley’s classic horse adventure series.
- 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 Black Book Target entity description: The Black Book is a 1949 American film noir thriller (also known as Reign of Terror) set during the French Revolution, noted for its dark, expressionistic style and political intrigue.
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A.
The Black Book
The Black Book is a postmodern novel by Turkish author Orhan Pamuk that blends mystery, philosophical reflection, and Istanbul’s labyrinthine atmosphere to explore identity and storytelling.
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B.
The Black Book
The Black Book is a film featuring Portuguese actress Daniela Melchior in its cast.
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C.
The Brown Book
The Brown Book is one of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s posthumously published lecture notes that outline his transitional philosophical ideas between the Tractatus and his later work in the Philosophical Investigations.
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D.
الركن الأسود
الركن الأسود هو أحد أركان الكعبة المشرفة الذي يضم الحجر الأسود ويُعد موضعًا ذا قدسية خاصة في الشعائر الإسلامية.
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E.
The Black
The Black is the powerful, untamed Arabian stallion who forms a deep bond with a young boy in Walter Farley’s classic horse adventure series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Reign of Terror NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artDirector | William Cameron Menzies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | American film noir ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographer | John Alton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| costumeDesignStyle | period costumes of late 18th-century France ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Anthony Mann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Eagle-Lion Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Fred Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | classic Hollywood era ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | studio-based production with stylized sets ⓘ |
| genre |
film noir
ⓘ
historical thriller ⓘ political thriller ⓘ |
| hasFormat | theatrical feature film ⓘ |
| historicalFigureDepicted |
Louis XVI
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maximilien Robespierre NERFINISHED ⓘ Napoleon Bonaparte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Sol Kaplan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | use of suspense and paranoia ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | political conspiracies during the French Revolution ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dark expressionistic visual style
ⓘ
political intrigue ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | William Cameron Menzies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Edward Small Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1949 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 89 ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | French Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Paris ⓘ |
| stars |
Arlene Dahl
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arnold Moss NERFINISHED ⓘ Norman Lloyd NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Basehart NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Cummings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult audiences ⓘ |
| theme |
abuse of political power
ⓘ
betrayal and intrigue ⓘ revolution and terror ⓘ |
| title | The Black Book NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visualStyle |
chiaroscuro cinematography
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expressionistic compositions ⓘ high-contrast lighting ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Black Book Description of subject: The Black Book is a 1949 American film noir thriller (also known as Reign of Terror) set during the French Revolution, noted for its dark, expressionistic style and political intrigue.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.