The Great Impostor
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The Great Impostor is a 1961 biographical comedy-drama film starring Tony Curtis as real-life con artist Ferdinand Waldo Demara, known for assuming numerous false identities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Great Impostor canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18738643 — 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 Great Impostor Context triple: [Myron McCormick, notableWork, The Great Impostor]
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A.
The Imposture
The Imposture is a Caroline-era stage play by English dramatist James Shirley, known as one of his notable comedies of intrigue.
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B.
The Imposter
The Imposter is a pseudonym used by English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello, under which he released some of his music.
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C.
The Imposter
The Imposter is a 2012 British-American documentary film that explores the true story of a French con artist who impersonated a missing Texas teenager, blending thriller-style storytelling with interviews and archival footage.
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D.
The Impostors
The Impostors is a 1998 screwball comedy film about two out-of-work actors who stow away on an ocean liner, showcasing Stanley Tucci’s homage to classic farce and physical comedy.
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E.
The Great Lie
The Great Lie is a 1941 American drama film starring Bette Davis and Mary Astor, noted for Astor’s Oscar-winning supporting performance.
- 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 Great Impostor Target entity description: The Great Impostor is a 1961 biographical comedy-drama film starring Tony Curtis as real-life con artist Ferdinand Waldo Demara, known for assuming numerous false identities.
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A.
The Imposture
The Imposture is a Caroline-era stage play by English dramatist James Shirley, known as one of his notable comedies of intrigue.
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B.
The Imposter
The Imposter is a 2012 British-American documentary film that explores the true story of a French con artist who impersonated a missing Texas teenager, blending thriller-style storytelling with interviews and archival footage.
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C.
The Imposter
The Imposter is a pseudonym used by English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello, under which he released some of his music.
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D.
The Impostors
The Impostors is a 1998 screwball comedy film about two out-of-work actors who stow away on an ocean liner, showcasing Stanley Tucci’s homage to classic farce and physical comedy.
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E.
The Great Lie
The Great Lie is a 1941 American drama film starring Bette Davis and Mary Astor, noted for Astor’s Oscar-winning supporting performance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.