Emil Jannings as Professor Immanuel Rath
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Emil Jannings as Professor Immanuel Rath is the tragic, authoritarian schoolteacher whose infatuation with cabaret singer Lola Lola leads to his social and psychological downfall in the classic German film "The Blue Angel."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Emil Jannings as Professor Immanuel Rath canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9462405 — 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: Emil Jannings as Professor Immanuel Rath Context triple: [The Blue Angel, characterPortrayed, Emil Jannings as Professor Immanuel Rath]
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A.
Conrad Veidt
Conrad Veidt was a German actor best known for his memorable roles in classic films such as "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" and "Casablanca," where he often portrayed complex or villainous characters.
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B.
Cornelius Leyden – Peter Lorre
Cornelius Leyden is the inquisitive mystery writer portrayed by Peter Lorre in the 1944 film noir "The Mask of Dimitrios."
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C.
Joseph Rank
Joseph Rank was a prominent British industrialist and flour miller who founded the Rank Hovis McDougall conglomerate and became one of the leading figures in the UK food industry.
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D.
Sondergaard
Sondergaard is a Danish-origin surname borne by various notable individuals, including figures in the arts and public life.
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E.
Ernst Forrer
Ernst Forrer was a Swiss mountaineer known for being part of the team that achieved the first ascent of Dhaulagiri, one of the world’s highest peaks.
- 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: Emil Jannings as Professor Immanuel Rath Target entity description: Emil Jannings as Professor Immanuel Rath is the tragic, authoritarian schoolteacher whose infatuation with cabaret singer Lola Lola leads to his social and psychological downfall in the classic German film "The Blue Angel."
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A.
Conrad Veidt
Conrad Veidt was a German actor best known for his memorable roles in classic films such as "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" and "Casablanca," where he often portrayed complex or villainous characters.
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B.
Cornelius Leyden – Peter Lorre
Cornelius Leyden is the inquisitive mystery writer portrayed by Peter Lorre in the 1944 film noir "The Mask of Dimitrios."
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C.
Joseph Rank
Joseph Rank was a prominent British industrialist and flour miller who founded the Rank Hovis McDougall conglomerate and became one of the leading figures in the UK food industry.
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D.
Sondergaard
Sondergaard is a Danish-origin surname borne by various notable individuals, including figures in the arts and public life.
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E.
Ernst Forrer
Ernst Forrer was a Swiss mountaineer known for being part of the team that achieved the first ascent of Dhaulagiri, one of the world’s highest peaks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictionalCharacterPortrayal
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filmCharacter ⓘ rolePerformance ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Blue Angel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | cabaretCulture ⓘ |
| basedOn | novel Professor Unrat ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Heinrich Mann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
psychologicalDownfall
ⓘ
socialDownfall ⓘ |
| characterArc | fromRespectedTeacherToCabaretClown ⓘ |
| characterName | Professor Immanuel Rath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterOccupation |
professor
ⓘ
schoolteacher ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
authoritarian
ⓘ
tragic ⓘ |
| cinematicEra | earlySoundEra ⓘ |
| criticalReception | classicPerformance ⓘ |
| directedBy | Josef von Sternberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmCountryOfOrigin | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmLanguage | German ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1930 ⓘ |
| filmTitle | The Blue Angel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
WeimarCinema
ⓘ
dramaFilm ⓘ |
| infatuatedWith | Lola Lola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | laterTragicTeacherCharactersInFilm ⓘ |
| LolaLolaPortrayedBy | Marlene Dietrich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | featureFilm ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | protagonist ⓘ |
| nationalCinema | GermanCinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depictionOfHumiliation
ⓘ
earlySoundFilmPerformance ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Emil Jannings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | UFA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseVersion | GermanLanguageVersionOfTheBlueAngel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| romanticallyInvolvedWith | Lola Lola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | GermanSmallTown ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | WeimarRepublic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
bourgeoisRespectability
ⓘ
moralDecline ⓘ |
| theme |
erosionOfAuthority
ⓘ
obsessiveDesire ⓘ socialHumiliation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Emil Jannings as Professor Immanuel Rath Description of subject: Emil Jannings as Professor Immanuel Rath is the tragic, authoritarian schoolteacher whose infatuation with cabaret singer Lola Lola leads to his social and psychological downfall in the classic German film "The Blue Angel."
Referenced by (1)
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