Winter Kills
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Winter Kills is a 1979 darkly satirical political thriller film about a conspiracy surrounding the assassination of a U.S. president, noted for its star-studded cast and cult status.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Winter Kills canonical | 1 |
| Winter Kills (novel) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T964945 — 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: Winter Kills Context triple: [Sterling Hayden, notableWork, Winter Kills]
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A.
Last Rites
Last Rites is a traditional set of Catholic sacramental practices given to a gravely ill or dying person to prepare their soul for death.
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B.
Nightfall
"Nightfall" is a classic science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov that explores the psychological and societal collapse of a civilization experiencing darkness and a view of the stars for the first time.
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C.
Coldest Winter
"Coldest Winter" is a melancholic, synth-driven song by Kanye West from his emotionally charged album 808s & Heartbreak, reflecting themes of loss and heartbreak.
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D.
The Night
The Night is a haunting Expressionist painting by Max Beckmann that depicts the brutal terror and psychological trauma of a violent home invasion.
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E.
Black Summer
Black Summer is a post-apocalyptic zombie horror television series known for its fast-paced, survival-focused storytelling and intense, grounded depiction of a sudden undead outbreak.
- 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: Winter Kills Target entity description: Winter Kills is a 1979 darkly satirical political thriller film about a conspiracy surrounding the assassination of a U.S. president, noted for its star-studded cast and cult status.
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A.
Last Rites
Last Rites is a traditional set of Catholic sacramental practices given to a gravely ill or dying person to prepare their soul for death.
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B.
Nightfall
"Nightfall" is a classic science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov that explores the psychological and societal collapse of a civilization experiencing darkness and a view of the stars for the first time.
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C.
Coldest Winter
"Coldest Winter" is a melancholic, synth-driven song by Kanye West from his emotionally charged album 808s & Heartbreak, reflecting themes of loss and heartbreak.
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D.
The Night
The Night is a haunting Expressionist painting by Max Beckmann that depicts the brutal terror and psychological trauma of a violent home invasion.
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E.
Black Summer
Black Summer is a post-apocalyptic zombie horror television series known for its fast-paced, survival-focused storytelling and intense, grounded depiction of a sudden undead outbreak.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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political thriller film ⓘ satirical film ⓘ |
| author | Richard Condon ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Winter Kills
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Winter Kills (novel)
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| castMember |
Anthony Perkins
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Belinda Bauer ⓘ Dorothy Malone ⓘ Eli Wallach ⓘ Elizabeth Taylor ⓘ Jeff Bridges ⓘ John Huston ⓘ Ralph Meeker ⓘ Richard Boone ⓘ Sterling Hayden ⓘ Tomas Milian ⓘ Toshirō Mifune ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Vilmos Zsigmond ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| describedBySource | darkly satirical political thriller about a conspiracy surrounding the assassination of a U.S. president ⓘ |
| director | William Richert ⓘ |
| distributor |
Embassy Pictures
ⓘ
surface form:
Avco Embassy Pictures
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| editingBy | Robert Lawrence ⓘ |
| filmingFormat | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy
ⓘ
conspiracy film ⓘ political thriller ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
media manipulation
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political corruption ⓘ power and influence in American politics ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Nick Kegan ⓘ |
| musicBy | Maurice Jarre ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| notableFor |
cult status
ⓘ
star-studded cast ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | American conspiracy cinema ⓘ |
| plotFocus | conspiracy surrounding the assassination of a U.S. president ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Jeff Bridges ⓘ |
| producer | William Richert ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1979 ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 97 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | William Richert ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | post-assassination political climate ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Winter Kills Description of subject: Winter Kills is a 1979 darkly satirical political thriller film about a conspiracy surrounding the assassination of a U.S. president, noted for its star-studded cast and cult status.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Winter Kills (novel)