How to Murder Your Wife
E513684
How to Murder Your Wife is a 1965 American romantic comedy film starring Jack Lemmon and Virna Lisi, known for its satirical take on marriage and bachelorhood.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| How to Murder Your Wife canonical | 2 |
| How to Murder Your Wife (1965 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5348683 — 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: How to Murder Your Wife Context triple: [Richard Quine, notableWork, How to Murder Your Wife]
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A.
Why Women Kill
Why Women Kill is a darkly comedic anthology drama series that explores the lives of women in different decades as they confront infidelity and its sometimes deadly consequences.
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B.
Killer Women
Killer Women is an American crime drama television series that follows a tough female Texas Ranger as she investigates cases involving women accused of murder.
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C.
A Comedy of Murders
A Comedy of Murders is a comedic crime play by British writer Michael Chaplin that blends humor with a classic whodunit storyline.
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D.
The Unsuspecting Wife
"The Unsuspecting Wife" is a 1945 mystery novel by American author Elisabeth Sanxay Holding, known for its tense psychological suspense and domestic crime plot.
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E.
Murder Most Fab
Murder Most Fab is a darkly comic novel by British comedian and writer Julian Clary that satirizes fame, vanity, and murder in the entertainment world.
- 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: How to Murder Your Wife Target entity description: How to Murder Your Wife is a 1965 American romantic comedy film starring Jack Lemmon and Virna Lisi, known for its satirical take on marriage and bachelorhood.
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A.
Why Women Kill
Why Women Kill is a darkly comedic anthology drama series that explores the lives of women in different decades as they confront infidelity and its sometimes deadly consequences.
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B.
Killer Women
Killer Women is an American crime drama television series that follows a tough female Texas Ranger as she investigates cases involving women accused of murder.
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C.
A Comedy of Murders
A Comedy of Murders is a comedic crime play by British writer Michael Chaplin that blends humor with a classic whodunit storyline.
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D.
The Unsuspecting Wife
"The Unsuspecting Wife" is a 1945 mystery novel by American author Elisabeth Sanxay Holding, known for its tense psychological suspense and domestic crime plot.
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E.
Murder Most Fab
Murder Most Fab is a darkly comic novel by British comedian and writer Julian Clary that satirizes fame, vanity, and murder in the entertainment world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Harry Stradling Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Richard Quine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedIn | theatrical release ⓘ |
| distributor | United Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Charles Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1960s American cinema ⓘ |
| filmingProcess | 35 mm ⓘ |
| format | color ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
romantic comedy ⓘ |
| hasHumorStyle |
satire
ⓘ
situational comedy ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
bachelor lifestyle
ⓘ
gender roles in marriage ⓘ marital conflict ⓘ |
| leadActress | Virna Lisi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Mrs. Ford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stanley Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Neal Hefti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | consequences of impulsive marriage ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Jack Lemmon performance
ⓘ
satirical portrayal of marriage ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A confirmed bachelor cartoonist impulsively marries a woman and later fantasizes about killing his wife in his comic strip, leading to real-life complications. ⓘ |
| producer | George Axelrod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | The Mirisch Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDateUS | 1965-01-26 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 118 ⓘ |
| satirizes |
bachelorhood
ⓘ
marriage ⓘ |
| screenwriter | George Axelrod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| starring |
Claire Trevor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eddie Mayehoff NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Lemmon NERFINISHED ⓘ Terry-Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ Virna Lisi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult audiences ⓘ |
| title | How to Murder Your Wife NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: How to Murder Your Wife Description of subject: How to Murder Your Wife is a 1965 American romantic comedy film starring Jack Lemmon and Virna Lisi, known for its satirical take on marriage and bachelorhood.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
How to Murder Your Wife (1965 film)