Jacob the Liar
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Jacob the Liar is a 1999 American war drama film set in a Jewish ghetto during World War II, in which a man falsely claims to have a hidden radio to give fellow residents hope under Nazi oppression.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jacob the Liar canonical | 3 |
| Jacob the Liar (1975 film) | 2 |
| Jakob der Lügner (novel) | 1 |
| Jakob the Liar | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4114643 — 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: Jacob the Liar Context triple: [Armin Mueller-Stahl, notableWork, Jacob the Liar]
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A.
The Liar
"The Liar" is a painting by African-American artist Archibald Motley that exemplifies his vivid, jazz-age depictions of Black urban life and social interaction.
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B.
The Liar
"The Liar" is a comic novel by Stephen Fry that follows a brilliant but deceitful young man entangled in espionage, sexuality, and storytelling.
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C.
Jacob’s Folly
Jacob’s Folly is a novel by Rebecca Miller that blends historical and contemporary narratives through the story of an 18th-century French Jew reincarnated as a modern-day American housefly.
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D.
Mr. Pricklepants
Mr. Pricklepants is a theatrically inclined stuffed hedgehog character from the Toy Story franchise, known for his dramatic personality and love of method acting.
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E.
the Father of Lies
The Father of Lies is a biblical epithet for the Devil, emphasizing his role as the ultimate deceiver and source of falsehood.
- 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: Jacob the Liar Target entity description: Jacob the Liar is a 1999 American war drama film set in a Jewish ghetto during World War II, in which a man falsely claims to have a hidden radio to give fellow residents hope under Nazi oppression.
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A.
The Liar
"The Liar" is a painting by African-American artist Archibald Motley that exemplifies his vivid, jazz-age depictions of Black urban life and social interaction.
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B.
The Liar
"The Liar" is a comic novel by Stephen Fry that follows a brilliant but deceitful young man entangled in espionage, sexuality, and storytelling.
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C.
Jacob’s Folly
Jacob’s Folly is a novel by Rebecca Miller that blends historical and contemporary narratives through the story of an 18th-century French Jew reincarnated as a modern-day American housefly.
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D.
Mr. Pricklepants
Mr. Pricklepants is a theatrically inclined stuffed hedgehog character from the Toy Story franchise, known for his dramatic personality and love of method acting.
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E.
the Father of Lies
The Father of Lies is a biblical epithet for the Devil, emphasizing his role as the ultimate deceiver and source of falsehood.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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film ⓘ war drama film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Jacob the Liar
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Jakob der Lügner (novel)
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| basedOnWorkBy | Jurek Becker ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Piotr Sobociński NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director |
Mathieu Kassovitz
ⓘ
surface form:
Peter Kassovitz
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| distributedBy | TriStar Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Kaja Fehr ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Hungary
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Poland ⓘ |
| follows |
Jacob the Liar
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Jacob the Liar (1975 film)
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| genre |
drama film
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war drama ⓘ war film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
deception
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hope ⓘ resistance ⓘ survival ⓘ |
| isRemakeOf |
Jacob the Liar
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Jacob the Liar (1975 film)
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| mainCharacter | Jacob Heym ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | PG-13 ⓘ |
| musicBy | Edward Shearmur ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | Nazi-occupied Poland ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A Jewish shopkeeper in a ghetto claims to have a hidden radio and invents news to give fellow residents hope under Nazi rule. ⓘ |
| portrays |
Holocaust
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Nazi oppression ⓘ |
| producer |
Marsha Garces Williams
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peter Kassovitz ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Baltimore Spring Creek Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 120 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Didier Decoin
ⓘ
Gillian Slovo ⓘ Peter Kassovitz ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| setInPlace | Jewish ghetto ⓘ |
| starring |
Alan Arkin
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Armin Mueller-Stahl ⓘ Bob Balaban ⓘ Hannah Taylor-Gordon ⓘ Liev Schreiber ⓘ Nina Siemaszko ⓘ Robin Williams ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jacob the Liar Description of subject: Jacob the Liar is a 1999 American war drama film set in a Jewish ghetto during World War II, in which a man falsely claims to have a hidden radio to give fellow residents hope under Nazi oppression.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Jakob the Liar
subject surface form:
Armin Mueller-Stahl
subject surface form:
Jacob the Liar (1999 film)
this entity surface form:
Jakob der Lügner (novel)
subject surface form:
Jacob the Liar (1999 film)
this entity surface form:
Jacob the Liar (1975 film)
subject surface form:
Jacob the Liar (1999 film)
this entity surface form:
Jacob the Liar (1975 film)