Cat o' Nine Tails
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Cat o' Nine Tails is a 1971 Italian giallo thriller film directed by Dario Argento, centered on a blind man and a reporter investigating a series of murders linked to a genetics institute.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Cat o' Nine Tails | 7 |
| Cat o' Nine Tails canonical | 2 |
| Il gatto a nove code | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5507805 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cat o' Nine Tails Context triple: [James Franciscus, notableWork, Cat o' Nine Tails]
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A.
The Cat's-Paw
The Cat's-Paw is a 1934 American comedy film starring Harold Lloyd as a naive missionary’s son unwittingly drawn into small-town political corruption.
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B.
The Cat's Meow
The Cat's Meow is a 2001 period mystery-drama film directed by Peter Bogdanovich that dramatizes the infamous 1924 death aboard William Randolph Hearst's yacht involving figures like Charlie Chaplin and Marion Davies.
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C.
The Mystery Cat
The Mystery Cat is the epithet of Macavity, the elusive master-criminal feline from T. S. Eliot’s "Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats."
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D.
Puss-Feller
Puss-Feller is a fictional organization or establishment associated with the character Quarrel in the James Bond universe.
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E.
Black Cat
"Black Cat" is a hard rock–influenced song by Janet Jackson from her 1989 album *Rhythm Nation 1814*, noted for its guitar-driven sound and edgier style.
- 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: Cat o' Nine Tails Target entity description: Cat o' Nine Tails is a 1971 Italian giallo thriller film directed by Dario Argento, centered on a blind man and a reporter investigating a series of murders linked to a genetics institute.
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A.
The Cat's-Paw
The Cat's-Paw is a 1934 American comedy film starring Harold Lloyd as a naive missionary’s son unwittingly drawn into small-town political corruption.
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B.
The Cat's Meow
The Cat's Meow is a 2001 period mystery-drama film directed by Peter Bogdanovich that dramatizes the infamous 1924 death aboard William Randolph Hearst's yacht involving figures like Charlie Chaplin and Marion Davies.
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C.
The Mystery Cat
The Mystery Cat is the epithet of Macavity, the elusive master-criminal feline from T. S. Eliot’s "Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats."
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D.
Puss-Feller
Puss-Feller is a fictional organization or establishment associated with the character Quarrel in the James Bond universe.
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E.
Black Cat
"Black Cat" is a hard rock–influenced song by Janet Jackson from her 1989 album *Rhythm Nation 1814*, noted for its guitar-driven sound and edgier style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian film
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film ⓘ giallo film ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Il gatto a nove code
ⓘ
linked to:
Cat o' Nine Tails
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| associatedWith | Italian giallo movement ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Erico Menczer ⓘ |
| containsElement |
murder set pieces
ⓘ
stalking sequences ⓘ twist ending ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| director | Dario Argento ⓘ |
| distributor | Titanus ⓘ |
| editedBy | Franco Fraticelli ⓘ |
| era | 1970s Italian cinema ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
blind ex-journalist
ⓘ
newspaper reporter ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Turin ⓘ |
| followedBy | Four Flies on Grey Velvet ⓘ |
| genre |
giallo
ⓘ
mystery film ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
conspiracy
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genetic experimentation ⓘ scientific ethics ⓘ voyeurism ⓘ |
| leadCharacterTrait | blind protagonist ⓘ |
| musicBy | Ennio Morricone ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice |
amateur investigation
ⓘ
whodunit structure ⓘ |
| notableFor | complex murder mystery involving genetic research ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| partOf | Dario Argento's early giallo trilogy ⓘ |
| plotElement | series of murders linked to a genetics institute ⓘ |
| plotFocus | blind man and reporter investigating murders ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Bird with the Crystal Plumage ⓘ |
| producer | Salvatore Argento ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Titanus ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1971-02-12 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Dardano Sacchetti
ⓘ
Dario Argento ⓘ Luigi Collo ⓘ |
| setIn | Turin ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | contemporary to early 1970s ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | English ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Cat o' Nine Tails Description of subject: Cat o' Nine Tails is a 1971 Italian giallo thriller film directed by Dario Argento, centered on a blind man and a reporter investigating a series of murders linked to a genetics institute.
Referenced by (10)
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