The Burglar
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The Burglar is a 1957 American film noir crime drama about a jewel thief whose carefully planned heist unravels amid betrayal and pursuit.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Burglar (1957 film) | 3 |
| The Burglar canonical | 2 |
| The Burglar (novel) | 2 |
| The Big Caper | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4394353 — 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 Burglar Context triple: [Martha Vickers, appearedIn, The Burglar]
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A.
The Safecracker
The Safecracker is a 1958 British crime drama film starring Ray Milland as a professional safe-breaker who becomes entangled in a dangerous wartime mission.
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B.
The Cheap Detective
The Cheap Detective is a 1978 comedy film that parodies classic film noir and detective movies, starring Peter Falk as a bumbling private eye.
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C.
The Thief and the Dogs
The Thief and the Dogs is a 1961 existential and psychological novel by Egyptian Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz that follows a recently released thief seeking revenge in post-revolutionary Cairo.
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D.
Once a Thief
Once a Thief is a 1965 American crime drama film directed by Ralph Nelson, centered on an ex-convict struggling to go straight while being pulled back into the criminal underworld.
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E.
The Bag Man
The Bag Man is a 2014 neo-noir crime thriller film starring John Cusack and Robert De Niro, centered on a hitman tasked with retrieving a mysterious bag at a remote motel.
- 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 Burglar Target entity description: The Burglar is a 1957 American film noir crime drama about a jewel thief whose carefully planned heist unravels amid betrayal and pursuit.
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A.
The Safecracker
The Safecracker is a 1958 British crime drama film starring Ray Milland as a professional safe-breaker who becomes entangled in a dangerous wartime mission.
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B.
The Cheap Detective
The Cheap Detective is a 1978 comedy film that parodies classic film noir and detective movies, starring Peter Falk as a bumbling private eye.
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C.
The Thief and the Dogs
The Thief and the Dogs is a 1961 existential and psychological novel by Egyptian Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz that follows a recently released thief seeking revenge in post-revolutionary Cairo.
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D.
Once a Thief
Once a Thief is a 1965 American crime drama film directed by Ralph Nelson, centered on an ex-convict struggling to go straight while being pulled back into the criminal underworld.
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E.
The Bag Man
The Bag Man is a 2014 neo-noir crime thriller film starring John Cusack and Robert De Niro, centered on a hitman tasked with retrieving a mysterious bag at a remote motel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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crime drama film ⓘ film ⓘ film noir ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Burglar (novel)
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linked to:
The Burglar
|
| basedOnWorkAuthor | David Goodis ⓘ |
| castMember |
Dan Duryea
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Jayne Mansfield ⓘ John Facenda ⓘ Martha Vickers ⓘ Mickey Shaughnessy ⓘ Peter Capell ⓘ Phoebe Mackay ⓘ Stewart Bradley ⓘ Wilbur Evans ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| director | Paul Wendkos ⓘ |
| distributor | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| follows |
The Burglar (novel)
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linked to:
The Burglar
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| genre |
crime drama
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crime film ⓘ drama film ⓘ film noir ⓘ |
| hasColor | black-and-white ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
betrayal
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burglary ⓘ jewel theft ⓘ pursuit ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | a jewel thief whose carefully planned heist unravels amid betrayal and pursuit ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation |
Atlantic City
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Philadelphia ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1957 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | David Goodis ⓘ |
| title | The Burglar ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Burglar Description of subject: The Burglar is a 1957 American film noir crime drama about a jewel thief whose carefully planned heist unravels amid betrayal and pursuit.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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