The Seduction of Joe Tynan
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The Seduction of Joe Tynan is a 1979 political drama film starring Alan Alda as a rising U.S. senator whose ambition and personal life collide amid a contentious Supreme Court nomination.
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| The Seduction of Joe Tynan canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Seduction of Joe Tynan Context triple: [Jerry Schatzberg, notableWork, The Seduction of Joe Tynan]
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The Tender Trap
The Tender Trap is a 1954 romantic comedy play by Robert Paul Smith that was later adapted into a popular 1955 film starring Frank Sinatra and Debbie Reynolds.
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The Tender Trap
The Tender Trap is a 1955 romantic comedy film starring Frank Sinatra and Debbie Reynolds, adapted from the Broadway play of the same name.
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Gigolo Joe
Gigolo Joe is a charming, hyper-stylized male-prostitute android character from Steven Spielberg’s science fiction film "A.I. Artificial Intelligence."
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Love Affair
Love Affair is a classic 1939 romantic drama film about two strangers who fall in love on an ocean liner and agree to reunite later, a story so enduring it inspired the famous remake An Affair to Remember.
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A Long Fatal Love Chase
A Long Fatal Love Chase is a gothic romantic thriller novel by Louisa May Alcott, written in the 1860s but published posthumously in 1995, that follows a young woman ensnared in a dangerous, obsessive love.
- 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 Seduction of Joe Tynan Target entity description: The Seduction of Joe Tynan is a 1979 political drama film starring Alan Alda as a rising U.S. senator whose ambition and personal life collide amid a contentious Supreme Court nomination.
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A.
The Tender Trap
The Tender Trap is a 1954 romantic comedy play by Robert Paul Smith that was later adapted into a popular 1955 film starring Frank Sinatra and Debbie Reynolds.
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B.
The Tender Trap
The Tender Trap is a 1955 romantic comedy film starring Frank Sinatra and Debbie Reynolds, adapted from the Broadway play of the same name.
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C.
Gigolo Joe
Gigolo Joe is a charming, hyper-stylized male-prostitute android character from Steven Spielberg’s science fiction film "A.I. Artificial Intelligence."
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D.
Love Affair
Love Affair is a classic 1939 romantic drama film about two strangers who fall in love on an ocean liner and agree to reunite later, a story so enduring it inspired the famous remake An Affair to Remember.
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E.
A Long Fatal Love Chase
A Long Fatal Love Chase is a gothic romantic thriller novel by Louisa May Alcott, written in the 1860s but published posthumously in 1995, that follows a young woman ensnared in a dangerous, obsessive love.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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political drama film ⓘ |
| character |
Ellie Tynan
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Joe Tynan ⓘ Karen Traynor ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Adam Holender ⓘ |
| composer | Bill Conti ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| director | Jerry Schatzberg ⓘ |
| distributor | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| editor | Sidney Levin ⓘ |
| eraDepicted | late 20th century American politics ⓘ |
| filmingFormat | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
political film ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Seduction of Joe Tynan ⓘ |
| leadActorRole | Alan Alda plays Senator Joe Tynan ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
conflict between political ambition and personal integrity
ⓘ
marital strain caused by career pressures ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | a rising U.S. senator facing a contentious Supreme Court nomination ⓘ |
| notableFor | early major film role for Meryl Streep ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | The film follows U.S. Senator Joe Tynan whose political ambition conflicts with his personal life during a controversial Supreme Court nomination fight. ⓘ |
| politicalContext | U.S. Senate confirmation of a Supreme Court nominee ⓘ |
| portrays |
Supreme Court nomination process
ⓘ
U.S. senators ⓘ |
| producer | Martin Bregman ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Bregman/Baer Productions ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 108 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Alan Alda ⓘ |
| setting | United States politics ⓘ |
| starring |
Alan Alda
ⓘ
Barbara Harris ⓘ Carrie Nye ⓘ Charles Kimbrough ⓘ Melvyn Douglas ⓘ Meryl Streep ⓘ Peter Fonda ⓘ Rip Torn ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult ⓘ |
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