The Whistle Blower
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The Whistle Blower is a 1986 British espionage thriller film about a father investigating his son’s mysterious death within the world of government intelligence and Cold War secrecy.
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| The Whistle Blower canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Whistle Blower Context triple: [Goldcrest Films, notableWork, The Whistle Blower]
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A.
Co-workers of the Truth
Co-workers of the Truth is the English rendering of the Latin motto "Cooperatores Veritatis," notably used by Pope Benedict XVI to express a commitment to serving and upholding the truth.
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B.
The Winston Affair
The Winston Affair is a lesser-known historical novel by American writer Howard Fast, who is best known for works like Spartacus and Citizen Tom Paine.
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C.
Whistleblower
Whistleblower is a suspense novel by Tess Gerritsen that blends medical and political intrigue as a woman becomes entangled in a deadly conspiracy after rescuing a mysterious man.
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D.
The Defrauders
The Defrauders is the English rendering of the title of Surah Al-Mutaffifin, a chapter of the Qur’an that condemns fraudulent dealings and moral corruption.
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E.
Wall of Denial
Wall of Denial is a Magic: The Gathering blue creature card known for its extremely efficient defensive stats and shroud, making it notoriously difficult to remove and a staple blocker in control decks.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Whistle Blower Target entity description: The Whistle Blower is a 1986 British espionage thriller film about a father investigating his son’s mysterious death within the world of government intelligence and Cold War secrecy.
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A.
Co-workers of the Truth
Co-workers of the Truth is the English rendering of the Latin motto "Cooperatores Veritatis," notably used by Pope Benedict XVI to express a commitment to serving and upholding the truth.
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B.
The Winston Affair
The Winston Affair is a lesser-known historical novel by American writer Howard Fast, who is best known for works like Spartacus and Citizen Tom Paine.
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C.
Whistleblower
Whistleblower is a suspense novel by Tess Gerritsen that blends medical and political intrigue as a woman becomes entangled in a deadly conspiracy after rescuing a mysterious man.
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D.
The Defrauders
The Defrauders is the English rendering of the title of Surah Al-Mutaffifin, a chapter of the Qur’an that condemns fraudulent dealings and moral corruption.
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E.
Wall of Denial
Wall of Denial is a Magic: The Gathering blue creature card known for its extremely efficient defensive stats and shroud, making it notoriously difficult to remove and a staple blocker in control decks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
espionage film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Whistle Blower (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | John Hale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| certificateUK | 15 ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Michael Garfath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | color ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Simon Langton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | MGM/UA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Ralph Sheldon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| genre |
drama
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espionage ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasWikipediaPage | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Whistle_Blower ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Bob Jones
NERFINISHED
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Frank Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy | John Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | depiction of internal British intelligence intrigue during the Cold War ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A father investigates the suspicious death of his son, an employee in British intelligence, uncovering government secrecy and espionage. ⓘ |
| producer | Laurence Myers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Laurence Myers Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfSourceNovel | 1984 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1986-11-21 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 94 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Julian Bond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Felicity Dean
NERFINISHED
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Gordon Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ James Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ John Gielgud NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenneth Colley NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Caine NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigel Havers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
father–son relationship
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government secrecy ⓘ intelligence services ⓘ whistleblowing ⓘ |
| timeOfStory | contemporary to mid-1980s ⓘ |
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