Strait-Jacket
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Strait-Jacket is a 1964 American psychological horror film directed by William Castle and starring Joan Crawford as a woman recently released from a mental institution after committing a brutal axe murder.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Strait-Jacket canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11522261 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Strait-Jacket Context triple: [Edith Atwater, notableWork, Strait-Jacket]
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A.
Whipping Post
"Whipping Post" is a landmark blues-rock song by the Allman Brothers Band, renowned for its emotional intensity, extended improvisations, and central place in their live performances.
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B.
Pretty Noose
"Pretty Noose" is a 1996 grunge/alternative rock song by Soundgarden, released as a single from their album "Down on the Upside."
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C.
Back to Bedlam
Back to Bedlam is the debut studio album by British singer-songwriter James Blunt, best known for featuring the global hit single "You're Beautiful."
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D.
Lady With the Spinning Head
"Lady With the Spinning Head" is a 1991 U2 song, released as a B-side to "One," that features experimental guitar work and lyrical ideas later developed in several tracks on the album Achtung Baby.
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E.
Maniace
Maniace is a small municipality in eastern Sicily, Italy, known for its rural landscape and proximity to Mount Etna.
- 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: Strait-Jacket Target entity description: Strait-Jacket is a 1964 American psychological horror film directed by William Castle and starring Joan Crawford as a woman recently released from a mental institution after committing a brutal axe murder.
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A.
Whipping Post
"Whipping Post" is a landmark blues-rock song by the Allman Brothers Band, renowned for its emotional intensity, extended improvisations, and central place in their live performances.
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B.
Pretty Noose
"Pretty Noose" is a 1996 grunge/alternative rock song by Soundgarden, released as a single from their album "Down on the Upside."
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C.
Back to Bedlam
Back to Bedlam is the debut studio album by British singer-songwriter James Blunt, best known for featuring the global hit single "You're Beautiful."
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D.
Lady With the Spinning Head
"Lady With the Spinning Head" is a 1991 U2 song, released as a B-side to "One," that features experimental guitar work and lyrical ideas later developed in several tracks on the album Achtung Baby.
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E.
Maniace
Maniace is a small municipality in eastern Sicily, Italy, known for its rural landscape and proximity to Mount Etna.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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film ⓘ psychological horror film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay by Robert Bloch ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Arthur E. Arling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | William Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| distributorCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Edward Mann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1960s American horror cinema ⓘ |
| featuresProp | axe ⓘ |
| featuresTheme |
family relationships
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mental illness ⓘ murder ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| filmingStudio | Columbia Pictures studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
horror
ⓘ
psychological horror ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasHomeMediaRelease |
Blu-ray
ⓘ
DVD ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Lucy Harbin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motionPictureRating | Approved ⓘ |
| musicBy | Van Alexander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Joan Crawford’s performance in a late-career horror role
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promotional gimmicks typical of William Castle films ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays | a woman released from a mental institution after committing an axe murder ⓘ |
| producer | William Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | William Castle Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1964-01-19 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 93 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Robert Bloch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | rural United States ⓘ |
| starring |
Diane Baker
NERFINISHED
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George Kennedy NERFINISHED ⓘ Howard St. John NERFINISHED ⓘ Joan Crawford NERFINISHED ⓘ John Anthony Hayes NERFINISHED ⓘ Leif Erickson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Strait-Jacket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Strait-Jacket Description of subject: Strait-Jacket is a 1964 American psychological horror film directed by William Castle and starring Joan Crawford as a woman recently released from a mental institution after committing a brutal axe murder.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.