The List of Adrian Messenger
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The List of Adrian Messenger is a 1963 mystery film directed by John Huston, noted for its intricate plot involving a series of seemingly unrelated deaths and its use of famous actors in heavy disguise.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The List of Adrian Messenger canonical | 8 |
| The List of Adrian Messenger (film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9813779 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The List of Adrian Messenger Context triple: [Russell Lloyd, workedOn, The List of Adrian Messenger]
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A.
The Messengers
The Messengers is a 2007 supernatural horror film about a family that encounters terrifying paranormal events after moving to a secluded sunflower farm in North Dakota.
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B.
Acts of Andrew
The Acts of Andrew is an early Christian apocryphal text narrating legendary missionary journeys, miracles, and martyrdom stories associated with the apostle Andrew.
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C.
The Wicked Messenger
"The Wicked Messenger" is a song by Bob Dylan from his 1967 album *John Wesley Harding*, noted for its cryptic biblical imagery and sparse folk-rock arrangement.
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D.
Lloyd Hopkins Trilogy
The Lloyd Hopkins Trilogy is a series of hard-boiled crime novels by James Ellroy featuring obsessive LAPD detective Lloyd Hopkins as he confronts brutal criminals and his own psychological demons in a dark, violent vision of Los Angeles.
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E.
The Story of Adidon
The Story of Adidon is a 2018 diss track by rapper Pusha T (Terrence LeVarr Thornton) targeting Drake, notable for exposing Drake’s secret child and sparking major controversy in hip-hop.
- 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 List of Adrian Messenger Target entity description: The List of Adrian Messenger is a 1963 mystery film directed by John Huston, noted for its intricate plot involving a series of seemingly unrelated deaths and its use of famous actors in heavy disguise.
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A.
The Messengers
The Messengers is a 2007 supernatural horror film about a family that encounters terrifying paranormal events after moving to a secluded sunflower farm in North Dakota.
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B.
Acts of Andrew
The Acts of Andrew is an early Christian apocryphal text narrating legendary missionary journeys, miracles, and martyrdom stories associated with the apostle Andrew.
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C.
The Wicked Messenger
"The Wicked Messenger" is a song by Bob Dylan from his 1967 album *John Wesley Harding*, noted for its cryptic biblical imagery and sparse folk-rock arrangement.
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D.
Lloyd Hopkins Trilogy
The Lloyd Hopkins Trilogy is a series of hard-boiled crime novels by James Ellroy featuring obsessive LAPD detective Lloyd Hopkins as he confronts brutal criminals and his own psychological demons in a dark, violent vision of Los Angeles.
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E.
The Story of Adidon
The Story of Adidon is a 2018 diss track by rapper Pusha T (Terrence LeVarr Thornton) targeting Drake, notable for exposing Drake’s secret child and sparking major controversy in hip-hop.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Philip MacDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The List of Adrian Messenger (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cameoAppearanceBy |
Burt Lancaster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frank Sinatra NERFINISHED ⓘ Kirk Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Curtis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterOccupation | Anthony Gethryn – retired British intelligence officer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Joseph MacDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black-and-white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | John Huston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Universal-International NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Terry O. Morse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmEditingStyle | classical Hollywood continuity editing ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
ⓘ
mystery ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
identity and disguise
ⓘ
premeditated murder ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Anthony Gethryn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Jerry Goldsmith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | whodunit ⓘ |
| notableFeature | use of famous actors in heavy disguise ⓘ |
| notableFor | elaborate makeup disguises revealed in end credits ⓘ |
| partOf | American mystery cinema of the 1960s ⓘ |
| plotCharacteristic |
investigation of a hit list
ⓘ
series of seemingly unrelated deaths ⓘ |
| producer | Edward Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1963 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1963 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 98 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Anthony Veiller
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philip MacDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Clive Brook
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dana Wynter NERFINISHED ⓘ George C. Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ Herbert Marshall NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacques Roux NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Gotell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | post-World War II era ⓘ |
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Referenced by (9)
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this entity surface form:
The List of Adrian Messenger (film)