The Story of Esther Costello
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The Story of Esther Costello is a 1957 British drama film about a deaf-blind girl exploited for charitable gain, starring Joan Crawford and directed by David Miller.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Story of Esther Costello canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12897694 — 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: The Story of Esther Costello Context triple: [Don Mankiewicz, notableWork, The Story of Esther Costello]
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- 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: The Story of Esther Costello Target entity description: The Story of Esther Costello is a 1957 British drama film about a deaf-blind girl exploited for charitable gain, starring Joan Crawford and directed by David Miller.
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A.
The Woman Who Sings
"The Woman Who Sings" is a popular Soviet musical drama film starring Alla Pugacheva as a gifted singer whose rise to fame strains her personal life.
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B.
Where Is Her Head
"Where Is Her Head" is a song by American indie rock band The National, featured on their 2019 album and film project "I Am Easy to Find."
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C.
Madonna of the Yarnwinder
Madonna of the Yarnwinder is a painting attributed to Leonardo da Vinci depicting the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child contemplating a yarnwinder that symbolizes the cross.
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D.
That Lady
"That Lady" is a 1973 funk and soul hit by The Isley Brothers, known for its distinctive guitar work and smooth, psychedelic groove.
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E.
Diary of a Mad Diva
Diary of a Mad Diva is a humor book by comedian Joan Rivers, filled with her acerbic, diary-style observations on celebrity culture, aging, and everyday life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British drama film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Story of Esther Costello (novel)
NERFINISHED
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novel by Nicholas Monsarrat ⓘ |
| character |
Margaret Landi
NERFINISHED
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Paul Marchant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Robert Krasker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | David Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Alan Osbiston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| genre | drama film ⓘ |
| hasAdaptationSource | The Story of Esther Costello (1952 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
abuse of power
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charity ⓘ disability ⓘ exploitation ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActor | Joan Crawford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Esther Costello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Georges Auric NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | moral and social issues surrounding charitable fundraising ⓘ |
| novelAuthor | Nicholas Monsarrat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalWorkLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A deaf-blind girl is exploited for charitable gain. ⓘ |
| portrays | deaf-blind protagonist ⓘ |
| producer | Jack Clayton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1957 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1957 ⓘ |
| runtime | about 103 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Charles Kaufman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| starring |
Bessie Love
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Heather Sears NERFINISHED ⓘ Joan Crawford NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee Patterson NERFINISHED ⓘ Ron Randell NERFINISHED ⓘ Rossano Brazzi NERFINISHED ⓘ Sid James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Story of Esther Costello Description of subject: The Story of Esther Costello is a 1957 British drama film about a deaf-blind girl exploited for charitable gain, starring Joan Crawford and directed by David Miller.
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