The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
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The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui is a satirical play by Bertolt Brecht that allegorically depicts Adolf Hitler’s rise to power through the story of a Chicago gangster.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui canonical | 16 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1348004 — 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 Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui Context triple: [Bertolt Brecht, notableWork, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui]
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Babes in Arms
Babes in Arms is a 1939 American musical film, based on the Rodgers and Hart stage musical, best known for starring Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney as aspiring performers putting on a show.
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B.
Gentleman's Agreement
Gentleman's Agreement is a 1947 American drama film that confronts antisemitism in postwar America, directed by Elia Kazan and starring Gregory Peck, Dorothy McGuire, and Celeste Holm.
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C.
Manhattan Melodrama
Manhattan Melodrama is a 1934 American crime drama film, best known for starring Clark Gable, William Powell, and Myrna Loy and for being the movie John Dillinger watched before his death.
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The Snake Pit
The Snake Pit is a 1948 psychological drama film about a woman’s harrowing experiences in a mental institution, noted for its early, serious depiction of mental illness.
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E.
Ten Days of Repentance
Ten Days of Repentance is the Jewish High Holy Days period between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur devoted to introspection, seeking forgiveness, and spiritual renewal.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui Target entity description: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui is a satirical play by Bertolt Brecht that allegorically depicts Adolf Hitler’s rise to power through the story of a Chicago gangster.
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A.
Babes in Arms
Babes in Arms is a 1939 American musical film, based on the Rodgers and Hart stage musical, best known for starring Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney as aspiring performers putting on a show.
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B.
Gentleman's Agreement
Gentleman's Agreement is a 1947 American drama film that confronts antisemitism in postwar America, directed by Elia Kazan and starring Gregory Peck, Dorothy McGuire, and Celeste Holm.
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C.
Manhattan Melodrama
Manhattan Melodrama is a 1934 American crime drama film, best known for starring Clark Gable, William Powell, and Myrna Loy and for being the movie John Dillinger watched before his death.
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D.
Judgment at Nuremberg
Judgment at Nuremberg is a 1961 courtroom drama film about the post–World War II Nuremberg Trials, exploring themes of justice, guilt, and responsibility in the aftermath of the Holocaust.
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E.
The Snake Pit
The Snake Pit is a 1948 psychological drama film about a woman’s harrowing experiences in a mental institution, noted for its early, serious depiction of mental illness.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
ⓘ
satirical play ⓘ |
| allegoryOf |
Machtergreifung
ⓘ
rise of Adolf Hitler ⓘ rise of Nazism ⓘ |
| author | Bertolt Brecht ⓘ |
| characterBasedOn |
Arturo Ui; Adolf Hitler
ⓘ
Dogsborough; Paul von Hindenburg ⓘ Giri; Hermann Göring ⓘ
linked to:
Hermann Göring
Givola; Joseph Goebbels ⓘ
linked to:
Joseph Goebbels
Roma; Ernst Röhm ⓘ |
| completionYear | 1941 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCountry | West Germany ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1958-11-10 ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | Stuttgart ⓘ |
| genre |
epic theatre
ⓘ
political satire ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Arturo Ui
ⓘ
Betty Dullfeet ⓘ Clark ⓘ Dogsborough ⓘ Dullfeet ⓘ Giri ⓘ Givola ⓘ Roma ⓘ Sheet ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Third Reich
ⓘ
Weimar Republic ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | rise of the Nazi Party in Germany ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Arturo Ui ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| parodies |
Adolf Hitler
ⓘ
Nazi leadership ⓘ |
| setting |
Chicago
ⓘ
linked to:
City of Chicago
fictionalized Chicago vegetable trade ⓘ |
| structure | prologue and 15 scenes ⓘ |
| style | Brechtian theatre ⓘ |
| subject |
abuse of power
ⓘ
fascism ⓘ manipulation of public opinion ⓘ organized crime ⓘ political corruption ⓘ |
| theme |
economic crisis and political extremism
ⓘ
fragility of democracy ⓘ moral responsibility of citizens ⓘ |
| timeOfWriting | 1941 ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
Verfremdungseffekt
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direct address to audience ⓘ projected titles and captions ⓘ |
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