The Crowd
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The Crowd is a 1928 silent drama film directed by King Vidor that realistically portrays the struggles of an ordinary man against the impersonal forces of modern urban life.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Crowd canonical | 11 |
| The Crowd (1928 film) | 2 |
| La Foule | 1 |
| The Crowd (1928) | 1 |
| The Crowd: A Story of the Common Man | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2498179 — 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 Crowd Context triple: [King Vidor, notableWork, The Crowd]
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A.
The Crowds
The Crowds is an English title for the 39th chapter of the Qur’an, which emphasizes sincere worship of God alone and contrasts the fates of believers and disbelievers.
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B.
Kings Row
Kings Row is a 1942 American drama film set in a small Midwestern town, known for its dark exploration of social hypocrisy and psychological trauma.
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C.
The Defiant Ones
The Defiant Ones is a 1958 American drama film about two escaped convicts—one Black and one white—chained together, noted for its powerful exploration of racism and its acclaimed performances.
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D.
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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E.
Gilda
Gilda is a classic 1946 American film noir starring Rita Hayworth in one of her most iconic roles.
- 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 Crowd Target entity description: The Crowd is a 1928 silent drama film directed by King Vidor that realistically portrays the struggles of an ordinary man against the impersonal forces of modern urban life.
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A.
The Crowds
The Crowds is an English title for the 39th chapter of the Qur’an, which emphasizes sincere worship of God alone and contrasts the fates of believers and disbelievers.
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B.
Kings Row
Kings Row is a 1942 American drama film set in a small Midwestern town, known for its dark exploration of social hypocrisy and psychological trauma.
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C.
The Defiant Ones
The Defiant Ones is a 1958 American drama film about two escaped convicts—one Black and one white—chained together, noted for its powerful exploration of racism and its acclaimed performances.
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D.
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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E.
Gilda
Gilda is a classic 1946 American film noir starring Rita Hayworth in one of her most iconic roles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drama film
ⓘ
film ⓘ silent film ⓘ |
| academyAwardsYear | 1st Academy Awards ⓘ |
| award | Academy Award nomination for Unique and Artistic Production ⓘ |
| basedOn | original story by King Vidor ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Henry Sharp ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | highly acclaimed by film critics ⓘ |
| director | King Vidor ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editor | Hugh Wynn ⓘ |
| era | late silent era ⓘ |
| filmRegistrySelectionYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasFilmTechnique |
deep-focus compositions
ⓘ
moving camera shots ⓘ use of crowds as visual motif ⓘ |
| influenceOn | later social realist cinema ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
John Sims
ⓘ
Mary Sims ⓘ |
| musicBy | William Axt ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | life of an office worker ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative camera work
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location shooting in New York City ⓘ realistic depiction of everyday life ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent film with English intertitles ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry ⓘ |
| producer |
Irving Thalberg
ⓘ
King Vidor ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
National Film Registry
ⓘ
surface form:
United States National Film Registry
|
| releaseDate | 1928-02-18 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1928 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 98 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
John V. A. Weaver
NERFINISHED
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King Vidor ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| starring |
Bert Roach
ⓘ
Eleanor Boardman ⓘ Esther Ralston ⓘ James Murray ⓘ |
| studioSystemContext |
MGM
ⓘ
surface form:
MGM studio system
|
| theme |
modern urban life
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struggles of the ordinary man ⓘ urban alienation ⓘ |
| title | The Crowd self-link ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Crowd Description of subject: The Crowd is a 1928 silent drama film directed by King Vidor that realistically portrays the struggles of an ordinary man against the impersonal forces of modern urban life.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Crowd (1928)
this entity surface form:
La Foule
subject surface form:
King Vidor
this entity surface form:
The Crowd (1928 film)
this entity surface form:
The Crowd: A Story of the Common Man
this entity surface form:
The Crowd (1928 film)