Mr. Arkadin
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Mr. Arkadin is a 1955 mystery film directed by and starring Orson Welles, known for its fragmented narrative about a powerful tycoon investigating his own past.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mr. Arkadin canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10061035 — 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: Mr. Arkadin Context triple: [Paola Mori, notableWork, Mr. Arkadin]
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A.
Monsieur Verdoux
Monsieur Verdoux is a 1947 dark comedy film directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin, in which he plays a former bank clerk who marries and murders wealthy women for their money.
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B.
Last Tango in Paris
Last Tango in Paris is a controversial 1972 erotic drama film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci and starring Marlon Brando and Maria Schneider, noted for its explicit sexual content and psychological intensity.
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C.
Le Mépris
Le Mépris is a 1963 French New Wave drama film by Jean-Luc Godard, starring Brigitte Bardot, that explores artistic integrity, marital breakdown, and the commercialization of cinema.
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D.
The Third Man
The Third Man is a classic 1949 British film noir set in postwar Vienna, renowned for its atmospheric cinematography, iconic zither score, and twist-filled story of intrigue and moral ambiguity.
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E.
Out of the Past
Out of the Past is a 1947 film noir classic starring Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer, renowned for its shadowy cinematography, fatalistic tone, and intricate flashback-driven plot.
- 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: Mr. Arkadin Target entity description: Mr. Arkadin is a 1955 mystery film directed by and starring Orson Welles, known for its fragmented narrative about a powerful tycoon investigating his own past.
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A.
Monsieur Verdoux
Monsieur Verdoux is a 1947 dark comedy film directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin, in which he plays a former bank clerk who marries and murders wealthy women for their money.
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B.
Last Tango in Paris
Last Tango in Paris is a controversial 1972 erotic drama film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci and starring Marlon Brando and Maria Schneider, noted for its explicit sexual content and psychological intensity.
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C.
Le Mépris
Le Mépris is a 1963 French New Wave drama film by Jean-Luc Godard, starring Brigitte Bardot, that explores artistic integrity, marital breakdown, and the commercialization of cinema.
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D.
The Third Man
The Third Man is a classic 1949 British film noir set in postwar Vienna, renowned for its atmospheric cinematography, iconic zither score, and twist-filled story of intrigue and moral ambiguity.
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E.
Out of the Past
Out of the Past is a 1947 film noir classic starring Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer, renowned for its shadowy cinematography, fatalistic tone, and intricate flashback-driven plot.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle | Confidential Report ⓘ |
| basedOn | Mr. Arkadin (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Orson Welles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Akim Tamiroff
NERFINISHED
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Gregoire Aslan NERFINISHED ⓘ Katina Paxinou NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Redgrave NERFINISHED ⓘ Mischa Auer NERFINISHED ⓘ Orson Welles NERFINISHED ⓘ Paola Mori NERFINISHED ⓘ Patricia Medina NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter van Eyck NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Arden NERFINISHED ⓘ Suzanne Flon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Gregory Arkadin
NERFINISHED
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Guy Van Stratten NERFINISHED ⓘ Raina Arkadin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy |
Anchise Brizzi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guy Tabary NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean Bourgoin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
France
ⓘ
Spain ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ |
| director | Orson Welles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Warner Bros. (UK release as Confidential Report) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | René Le Hénaff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
ⓘ
film noir ⓘ mystery film ⓘ |
| hasMultipleVersions | true ⓘ |
| musicBy | Paul Misraki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeCharacteristic | fragmented narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Welles’s baroque visual style
ⓘ
complex production history and multiple edits ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Orson Welles filmography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A powerful tycoon hires a man to investigate his own mysterious past. ⓘ |
| producer | Orson Welles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 98 minutes (varies by cut) ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Orson Welles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | post-World War II Europe ⓘ |
| starring | Orson Welles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Mr. Arkadin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
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