Marjoe
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Marjoe is a 1972 documentary film that follows former child evangelist Marjoe Gortner as he exposes the inner workings and manipulative practices of revivalist preaching in the United States.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marjoe canonical | 6 |
| documentary film "Marjoe" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6534056 — 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: Marjoe Context triple: [1973 Academy Awards, bestDocumentaryFeatureWinner, Marjoe]
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Children of a Lesser God
Children of a Lesser God is a 1986 romantic drama film, adapted from Mark Medoff’s play, that explores the relationship between a speech teacher and a deaf woman and is renowned for Marlee Matlin’s Oscar-winning performance.
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Hud
Hud is a prophet in Islamic tradition, known for being sent to guide the ancient people of ʿĀd away from idolatry and toward the worship of one God.
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C.
Hud
Hud is a 1963 American Western drama film, directed by Martin Ritt and starring Paul Newman, acclaimed for its stark portrayal of moral conflict and its Oscar-winning performances.
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D.
Lilies of the Field
Lilies of the Field is a 1963 American film drama, best known for Sidney Poitier’s Oscar-winning performance as a handyman who helps a group of nuns build a chapel in the Arizona desert.
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E.
Sebastiane
Sebastiane is a 1976 avant-garde film by Derek Jarman, notable for its Latin dialogue, homoerotic reinterpretation of the martyrdom of Saint Sebastian, and pioneering role in queer cinema.
- 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: Marjoe Target entity description: Marjoe is a 1972 documentary film that follows former child evangelist Marjoe Gortner as he exposes the inner workings and manipulative practices of revivalist preaching in the United States.
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A.
Children of a Lesser God
Children of a Lesser God is a 1986 romantic drama film, adapted from Mark Medoff’s play, that explores the relationship between a speech teacher and a deaf woman and is renowned for Marlee Matlin’s Oscar-winning performance.
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B.
Hud
Hud is a prophet in Islamic tradition, known for being sent to guide the ancient people of ʿĀd away from idolatry and toward the worship of one God.
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C.
Hud
Hud is a 1963 American Western drama film, directed by Martin Ritt and starring Paul Newman, acclaimed for its stark portrayal of moral conflict and its Oscar-winning performances.
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D.
Lilies of the Field
Lilies of the Field is a 1963 American film drama, best known for Sidney Poitier’s Oscar-winning performance as a handyman who helps a group of nuns build a chapel in the Arizona desert.
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E.
Sebastiane
Sebastiane is a 1976 avant-garde film by Derek Jarman, notable for its Latin dialogue, homoerotic reinterpretation of the martyrdom of Saint Sebastian, and pioneering role in queer cinema.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | documentary film ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1973 Academy Awards ⓘ |
| chronicles |
Marjoe Gortner’s career as an evangelist
ⓘ
Marjoe Gortner’s loss of faith ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| criticizes |
commercialization of religion
ⓘ
profit-driven evangelism ⓘ |
| depicts | revival meetings in the United States ⓘ |
| distributionFormat | theatrical release ⓘ |
| features | Marjoe Gortner ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Pentecostal-style evangelism
ⓘ
faith healing practices ⓘ revivalist preaching ⓘ televangelism culture ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary
ⓘ
religious documentary ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext | American evangelical movement of the 1960s and early 1970s ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | critical view of revivalist preachers ⓘ |
| influenced | later documentaries on televangelism and religious fraud ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Marjoe Gortner ⓘ |
| mediaType | feature-length film ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice |
behind-the-scenes footage
ⓘ
confessional interviews ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial depiction of evangelists
ⓘ
exposing inner workings of revivalist preaching ⓘ |
| portrays |
emotional manipulation of congregations
ⓘ
former child evangelist ⓘ |
| portraysTimePeriod | late 1960s and early 1970s United States ⓘ |
| productionType | independent film ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| runningTimeApprox | about 88 minutes ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| shows |
staged faith healing
ⓘ
techniques used to solicit donations ⓘ |
| subjectOccupation |
actor
ⓘ
evangelist ⓘ |
| theme |
behind-the-scenes of evangelist revivals
ⓘ
exploitation of faith ⓘ manipulation in religious fundraising ⓘ |
| title | Marjoe ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marjoe Description of subject: Marjoe is a 1972 documentary film that follows former child evangelist Marjoe Gortner as he exposes the inner workings and manipulative practices of revivalist preaching in the United States.
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