The Trial (1962 film)
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The Trial (1962 film) is Orson Welles’s surreal adaptation of Franz Kafka’s novel, renowned for its nightmarish atmosphere, expressionistic visuals, and exploration of bureaucratic oppression.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Trial | 3 |
| The Trial (1962 film) canonical | 1 |
| The Trial (adaptation) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6121746 — 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: The Trial (1962 film) Context triple: [Michael Lonsdale, notableWork, The Trial (1962 film)]
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The Trial
The Trial is a seminal 20th-century novel by Franz Kafka that portrays a man’s bewildering and nightmarish entanglement in an opaque, authoritarian legal system.
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The Trial
"The Trial" is a musical track from Jerry Goldsmith's acclaimed 1968 film score for Planet of the Apes, known for its avant-garde, experimental orchestration.
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Veidt
Veidt is a German surname most famously associated with Conrad Veidt, a prominent early 20th-century film actor known for roles in silent cinema and classic Hollywood.
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Doctors' Trial
The Doctors' Trial was a post–World War II Nuremberg military tribunal in which Nazi physicians and medical administrators were prosecuted for war crimes and crimes against humanity, particularly for inhumane medical experiments on concentration camp prisoners.
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Judgment at Nuremberg
Judgment at Nuremberg is a 1961 courtroom drama film about the post–World War II Nuremberg Trials, exploring themes of justice, guilt, and responsibility in the aftermath of the Holocaust.
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- 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 Trial (1962 film) Target entity description: The Trial (1962 film) is Orson Welles’s surreal adaptation of Franz Kafka’s novel, renowned for its nightmarish atmosphere, expressionistic visuals, and exploration of bureaucratic oppression.
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A.
The Trial
"The Trial" is a musical track from Jerry Goldsmith's acclaimed 1968 film score for Planet of the Apes, known for its avant-garde, experimental orchestration.
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B.
The Trial
The Trial is a seminal 20th-century novel by Franz Kafka that portrays a man’s bewildering and nightmarish entanglement in an opaque, authoritarian legal system.
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C.
Veidt
Veidt is a German surname most famously associated with Conrad Veidt, a prominent early 20th-century film actor known for roles in silent cinema and classic Hollywood.
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D.
Doctors' Trial
The Doctors' Trial was a post–World War II Nuremberg military tribunal in which Nazi physicians and medical administrators were prosecuted for war crimes and crimes against humanity, particularly for inhumane medical experiments on concentration camp prisoners.
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E.
Judgment at Nuremberg
Judgment at Nuremberg is a 1961 courtroom drama film about the post–World War II Nuremberg Trials, exploring themes of justice, guilt, and responsibility in the aftermath of the Holocaust.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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surrealist film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Franz Kafka work
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The Trial (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Advocate Hastler
NERFINISHED
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Josef K. NERFINISHED ⓘ Leni NERFINISHED ⓘ Miss Bürstner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematography | Edmond Richard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
France
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Italy ⓘ West Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Orson Welles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Astor Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Fanny Behar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Dubrovnik
NERFINISHED
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Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ Zagreb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
art film
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drama film ⓘ psychological drama ⓘ surrealist film ⓘ |
| hasColor | black-and-white ⓘ |
| musicBy | Jean Ledrut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrator | Orson Welles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expressionistic visuals
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labyrinthine set design ⓘ long tracking shots ⓘ nightmarish atmosphere ⓘ use of wide-angle lenses ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Orson Welles filmography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Alexander Salkind
NERFINISHED
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Michael Salkind NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Orson Welles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | unnamed European city ⓘ |
| starring |
Akim Tamiroff
NERFINISHED
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Anthony Perkins NERFINISHED ⓘ Elsa Martinelli NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeanne Moreau NERFINISHED ⓘ Madeleine Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Orson Welles NERFINISHED ⓘ Romy Schneider NERFINISHED ⓘ Suzanne Flon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
alienation
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bureaucratic oppression ⓘ existential anxiety ⓘ totalitarianism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Trial (1962 film) Description of subject: The Trial (1962 film) is Orson Welles’s surreal adaptation of Franz Kafka’s novel, renowned for its nightmarish atmosphere, expressionistic visuals, and exploration of bureaucratic oppression.
Referenced by (5)
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The Trial
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The Trial
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The Trial
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The Trial (adaptation)