The Thief (1952 film)
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The Thief (1952 film) is a 1952 American Cold War spy thriller notable for being almost entirely without dialogue, starring Ray Milland as a nuclear physicist turned reluctant spy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Thief (1952 film) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20865178 — 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 Thief (1952 film) Context triple: [Clarence Greene, notableWork, The Thief (1952 film)]
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A.
"The Master Thief"
"The Master Thief" is a European folk tale about a cunning young man whose extraordinary skill in thievery and trickery allows him to outwit powerful figures and pass seemingly impossible tests.
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B.
To Catch a Thief
To Catch a Thief is a 1955 romantic thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Cary Grant as a retired cat burglar suspected of returning to his old ways on the French Riviera.
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C.
"Die Räuber"
"Die Räuber" is a seminal 1781 drama by Friedrich Schiller that powerfully exemplifies the rebellious passion and emotional intensity of the Sturm und Drang literary movement.
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D.
Thieves
Thieves is a short-lived 2001 American television series starring John Stamos as a professional thief forced to work with the government.
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E.
The Big Caper (1957 film)
The Big Caper (1957 film) is a crime drama movie about a meticulously planned heist that spirals into betrayal and violence.
- 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 Thief (1952 film) Target entity description: The Thief (1952 film) is a 1952 American Cold War spy thriller notable for being almost entirely without dialogue, starring Ray Milland as a nuclear physicist turned reluctant spy.
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A.
"The Master Thief"
"The Master Thief" is a European folk tale about a cunning young man whose extraordinary skill in thievery and trickery allows him to outwit powerful figures and pass seemingly impossible tests.
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B.
To Catch a Thief
To Catch a Thief is a 1955 romantic thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Cary Grant as a retired cat burglar suspected of returning to his old ways on the French Riviera.
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C.
"Die Räuber"
"Die Räuber" is a seminal 1781 drama by Friedrich Schiller that powerfully exemplifies the rebellious passion and emotional intensity of the Sturm und Drang literary movement.
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D.
Thieves
Thieves is a short-lived 2001 American television series starring John Stamos as a professional thief forced to work with the government.
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E.
The Big Caper (1957 film)
The Big Caper (1957 film) is a crime drama movie about a meticulously planned heist that spirals into betrayal and violence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.