Odd Man Out
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Odd Man Out is a 1947 British film noir thriller directed by Carol Reed, starring James Mason as an injured Irish nationalist leader on the run through the streets of Belfast.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Odd Man Out canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5916685 — 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: Odd Man Out Context triple: [James Mason, notableWork, Odd Man Out]
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A.
The Lonely Guy
The Lonely Guy is a 1984 romantic comedy film starring Steve Martin as a newly single man navigating loneliness and modern dating in New York City.
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B.
Odds and Evens
Odds and Evens is a 1978 Italian action-comedy film starring Terence Hill and Bud Spencer as mismatched partners taking on a Miami gambling syndicate.
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C.
One Man Guy
"One Man Guy" is a folk song written and originally performed by American singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III, later popularized by his son Rufus Wainwright.
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D.
Twelve Men
Twelve Men is a collection of character-driven short stories by American naturalist author Theodore Dreiser, portraying the lives and struggles of various men in early 20th-century America.
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E.
Nine Men
Nine Men is a 1943 British war film depicting a small group of British soldiers defending an isolated desert outpost during World War II.
- 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: Odd Man Out Target entity description: Odd Man Out is a 1947 British film noir thriller directed by Carol Reed, starring James Mason as an injured Irish nationalist leader on the run through the streets of Belfast.
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A.
The Lonely Guy
The Lonely Guy is a 1984 romantic comedy film starring Steve Martin as a newly single man navigating loneliness and modern dating in New York City.
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B.
Odds and Evens
Odds and Evens is a 1978 Italian action-comedy film starring Terence Hill and Bud Spencer as mismatched partners taking on a Miami gambling syndicate.
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C.
One Man Guy
"One Man Guy" is a folk song written and originally performed by American singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III, later popularized by his son Rufus Wainwright.
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D.
Twelve Men
Twelve Men is a collection of character-driven short stories by American naturalist author Theodore Dreiser, portraying the lives and struggles of various men in early 20th-century America.
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E.
Nine Men
Nine Men is a 1943 British war film depicting a small group of British soldiers defending an isolated desert outpost during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | F. L. Green NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | BAFTA Award for Best British Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1948 ⓘ |
| basedOn | Odd Man Out (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Robert Krasker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Carol Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | General Film Distributors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Fergus McDonell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | London studio sets ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
film noir ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
guilt and redemption
ⓘ
isolation ⓘ political conflict in Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| includedInList | BFI Top 100 British films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Johnny McQueen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | William Alwyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | urban setting ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expressionistic cinematography
ⓘ
psychological portrayal of a fugitive ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | An injured Irish nationalist leader goes on the run through Belfast after a failed robbery. ⓘ |
| producer | Carol Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Two Cities Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 30 January 1947 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1947 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 116 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
F. L. Green
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
R. C. Sherriff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInCountry | Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation | Belfast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Cyril Cusack
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
F. J. McCormick NERFINISHED ⓘ James Mason NERFINISHED ⓘ Kathleen Ryan NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Beatty NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Newton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | contemporary to 1940s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Odd Man Out Description of subject: Odd Man Out is a 1947 British film noir thriller directed by Carol Reed, starring James Mason as an injured Irish nationalist leader on the run through the streets of Belfast.
Referenced by (8)
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