The Brothers Rico
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The Brothers Rico is a 1957 American film noir crime drama about a former mob accountant whose efforts to protect his family draw him back into the criminal underworld.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Brothers Rico canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10338262 — 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 Brothers Rico Context triple: [Burnett Guffey, notableWork, The Brothers Rico]
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A.
Two Brothers
"Two Brothers" is a poignant American Civil War-themed song featured in Disney's The American Adventure attraction at EPCOT.
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B.
Two Brothers
Two Brothers is a 2004 adventure drama film about two tiger cubs separated and later reunited, directed by French filmmaker Jean-Jacques Annaud.
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C.
Las Trancas
Las Trancas is a small mountain village in Chile’s Ñuble Region known as a gateway to the Nevados de Chillán ski and outdoor recreation area.
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D.
Los Rayistas
Los Rayistas is the popular nickname for supporters and players of the Spanish football club Rayo Vallecano, known for its working-class roots and passionate fanbase.
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E.
Brownsville Boys
The Brownsville Boys were a notorious Brooklyn-based Jewish-American street gang and enforcement arm of organized crime during the early 20th century, closely associated with the group later dubbed Murder, Inc.
- 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 Brothers Rico Target entity description: The Brothers Rico is a 1957 American film noir crime drama about a former mob accountant whose efforts to protect his family draw him back into the criminal underworld.
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A.
Two Brothers
Two Brothers is a 2004 adventure drama film about two tiger cubs separated and later reunited, directed by French filmmaker Jean-Jacques Annaud.
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B.
Two Brothers
"Two Brothers" is a poignant American Civil War-themed song featured in Disney's The American Adventure attraction at EPCOT.
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C.
Las Trancas
Las Trancas is a small mountain village in Chile’s Ñuble Region known as a gateway to the Nevados de Chillán ski and outdoor recreation area.
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D.
Los Rayistas
Los Rayistas is the popular nickname for supporters and players of the Spanish football club Rayo Vallecano, known for its working-class roots and passionate fanbase.
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E.
Brownsville Boys
The Brownsville Boys were a notorious Brooklyn-based Jewish-American street gang and enforcement arm of organized crime during the early 20th century, closely associated with the group later dubbed Murder, Inc.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Georges Simenon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | short story "The Brothers Rico" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| character |
Eddie Rico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gino Rico NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Rico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Burnett Guffey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Phil Karlson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Jerome Thoms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
film noir ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
betrayal
ⓘ
family loyalty ⓘ organized crime ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| isBlackAndWhiteFilm | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicBy | George Duning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | feature film ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A former mob accountant trying to live a straight life is drawn back into the criminal underworld when he attempts to protect his brothers and family. ⓘ |
| producer | Samuel Bischoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1957-07-01 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1957 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 92 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Ben Perry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lewis Meltzer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| starring |
Argentina Brunetti
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dianne Foster NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Bellaver NERFINISHED ⓘ James Darren NERFINISHED ⓘ Kathryn Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ Larry Gates NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Picerni NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Conte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Brothers Rico Description of subject: The Brothers Rico is a 1957 American film noir crime drama about a former mob accountant whose efforts to protect his family draw him back into the criminal underworld.
Referenced by (2)
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