All the King’s Men
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All the King’s Men is a 1949 American film noir–style political drama, based on Robert Penn Warren’s novel, that chronicles the rise and corruption of a populist Southern politician.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| All the King’s Men canonical | 17 |
| All the King's Men (1949 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9821122 — 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: All the King’s Men Context triple: [Broderick Crawford, notableWork, All the King’s Men]
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A.
All the King's Men
All the King's Men is a 2006 political drama film adapted from Robert Penn Warren’s novel about the rise and fall of a populist Southern politician.
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B.
Des hommes d’État
Des hommes d’État is a political essay by French politician and writer Bruno Le Maire that reflects on power, leadership, and the practice of government in contemporary France.
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C.
The Honest Men
The Honest Men is the traditional nickname of Scottish football club Ayr United F.C., reflecting the club’s historic identity and local pride.
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D.
An American Tragedy
An American Tragedy is a landmark 1925 naturalist novel by Theodore Dreiser that explores ambition, class, and moral downfall through the story of a young man's pursuit of the American Dream leading to crime and ruin.
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E.
Absalom, Absalom!
Absalom, Absalom! is a 1936 novel by William Faulkner that intricately explores themes of Southern history, race, and family through a fragmented, multi-perspective narrative centered on the rise and fall of Thomas Sutpen in Mississippi.
- 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: All the King’s Men Target entity description: All the King’s Men is a 1949 American film noir–style political drama, based on Robert Penn Warren’s novel, that chronicles the rise and corruption of a populist Southern politician.
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A.
All the King's Men
All the King's Men is a 2006 political drama film adapted from Robert Penn Warren’s novel about the rise and fall of a populist Southern politician.
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B.
Des hommes d’État
Des hommes d’État is a political essay by French politician and writer Bruno Le Maire that reflects on power, leadership, and the practice of government in contemporary France.
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C.
The Honest Men
The Honest Men is the traditional nickname of Scottish football club Ayr United F.C., reflecting the club’s historic identity and local pride.
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D.
An American Tragedy
An American Tragedy is a landmark 1925 naturalist novel by Theodore Dreiser that explores ambition, class, and moral downfall through the story of a young man's pursuit of the American Dream leading to crime and ruin.
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E.
Absalom, Absalom!
Absalom, Absalom! is a 1936 novel by William Faulkner that intricately explores themes of Southern history, race, and family through a fragmented, multi-perspective narrative centered on the rise and fall of Thomas Sutpen in Mississippi.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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film noir–style drama ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Robert Penn Warren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Actor
ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Picture NERFINISHED ⓘ Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | All the King’s Men (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestActorWinner | Broderick Crawford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestSupportingActressWinner | Mercedes McCambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| character |
Jack Burden
NERFINISHED
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Willie Stark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Burnett Guffey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Robert Rossen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedInFormat | theatrical release ⓘ |
| distributor | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy |
Al Clark
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William A. Lyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Hollywood Golden Age
ⓘ
surface form:
Golden Age of Hollywood
|
| genre |
film noir
ⓘ
political drama ⓘ |
| hasRemake | All the King’s Men (2006 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Louis Gruenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | rise and corruption of a populist Southern politician ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Director
ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Screenplay NERFINISHED ⓘ Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor ⓘ |
| notableFor |
adaptation of Pulitzer Prize–winning novel
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realistic depiction of American political life ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
Southern politics
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political corruption ⓘ populism ⓘ |
| producer | Robert Rossen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseDate | November 8, 1949 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1949 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 109 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Robert Rossen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInRegion | American South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Anne Seymour
NERFINISHED
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Broderick Crawford NERFINISHED ⓘ Joanne Dru NERFINISHED ⓘ John Derek NERFINISHED ⓘ John Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Mercedes McCambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: All the King’s Men Description of subject: All the King’s Men is a 1949 American film noir–style political drama, based on Robert Penn Warren’s novel, that chronicles the rise and corruption of a populist Southern politician.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
All the King's Men (2006 film)
this entity surface form:
All the King's Men (1949 film)