The Spy in Black
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The Spy in Black is a 1939 British World War I spy thriller film, directed by Michael Powell and noted for its suspenseful plot involving German espionage off the coast of Scotland.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Spy in Black canonical | 1 |
| The Spy in Black (novel) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23059265 — 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 Spy in Black Context triple: [Marius Goring, notableWork, The Spy in Black]
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A.
The Spy
"The Spy" is an 1821 historical novel by James Fenimore Cooper set during the American Revolutionary War, often regarded as one of the earliest major works of American fiction.
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B.
The Spy
The Spy is a film featuring Russian actress Svetlana Khodchenkova in a prominent role within a Cold War espionage narrative.
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C.
Killer Spy
Killer Spy is a nonfiction book by Peter Maas that investigates Cold War espionage and the life and crimes of CIA officer-turned-traitor Aldrich Ames.
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D.
My Spy
My Spy is a 2020 action-comedy film in which Dave Bautista plays a tough CIA operative who unexpectedly becomes the guardian and mentor of a precocious young girl.
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E.
Epitaph for a Spy
Epitaph for a Spy is a 1938 espionage novel by Eric Ambler that follows an unassuming language teacher who becomes entangled in a web of international intrigue after being falsely accused of spying.
- 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 Spy in Black Target entity description: The Spy in Black is a 1939 British World War I spy thriller film, directed by Michael Powell and noted for its suspenseful plot involving German espionage off the coast of Scotland.
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A.
The Spy
"The Spy" is an 1821 historical novel by James Fenimore Cooper set during the American Revolutionary War, often regarded as one of the earliest major works of American fiction.
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B.
The Spy
The Spy is a film featuring Russian actress Svetlana Khodchenkova in a prominent role within a Cold War espionage narrative.
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C.
Killer Spy
Killer Spy is a nonfiction book by Peter Maas that investigates Cold War espionage and the life and crimes of CIA officer-turned-traitor Aldrich Ames.
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D.
My Spy
My Spy is a 2020 action-comedy film in which Dave Bautista plays a tough CIA operative who unexpectedly becomes the guardian and mentor of a precocious young girl.
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E.
Epitaph for a Spy
Epitaph for a Spy is a 1938 espionage novel by Eric Ambler that follows an unassuming language teacher who becomes entangled in a web of international intrigue after being falsely accused of spying.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Spy in Black