White Mischief (1987 film)
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White Mischief (1987 film) is a 1987 British drama based on the true-crime story of the 1941 murder of the Earl of Erroll in colonial Kenya’s Happy Valley set.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| White Mischief (1987 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6795392 — 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: White Mischief (1987 film) Context triple: [Gregor Fisher, appearedIn, White Mischief (1987 film)]
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A.
White Palace (screenplay)
White Palace (screenplay) is a romantic drama film script by Ted Tally, adapted from Glenn Savan’s novel about an unlikely relationship between a young widowed professional and an older working-class woman.
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B.
Klute
Klute is a 1971 neo-noir thriller film directed by Alan J. Pakula, best known for Jane Fonda’s Oscar-winning performance as a call girl involved in a missing-person investigation.
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C.
White of the Eye
White of the Eye is a 1987 British psychological horror-thriller film directed by Donald Cammell, noted for its stylized visuals and disturbing portrait of a serial killer in a small Arizona town.
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D.
Race to Witch Mountain
Race to Witch Mountain is a 2009 Disney science-fiction adventure film about a taxi driver helping two alien siblings with supernatural powers evade government agents and uncover the secrets of their origins.
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E.
Black Mischief
Black Mischief is a satirical novel by Evelyn Waugh that lampoons British imperialism and modernizing schemes in a fictional African kingdom.
- 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: White Mischief (1987 film) Target entity description: White Mischief (1987 film) is a 1987 British drama based on the true-crime story of the 1941 murder of the Earl of Erroll in colonial Kenya’s Happy Valley set.
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A.
White Palace (screenplay)
White Palace (screenplay) is a romantic drama film script by Ted Tally, adapted from Glenn Savan’s novel about an unlikely relationship between a young widowed professional and an older working-class woman.
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B.
Klute
Klute is a 1971 neo-noir thriller film directed by Alan J. Pakula, best known for Jane Fonda’s Oscar-winning performance as a call girl involved in a missing-person investigation.
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C.
White of the Eye
White of the Eye is a 1987 British psychological horror-thriller film directed by Donald Cammell, noted for its stylized visuals and disturbing portrait of a serial killer in a small Arizona town.
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D.
Race to Witch Mountain
Race to Witch Mountain is a 2009 Disney science-fiction adventure film about a taxi driver helping two alien siblings with supernatural powers evade government agents and uncover the secrets of their origins.
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E.
Black Mischief
Black Mischief is a satirical novel by Evelyn Waugh that lampoons British imperialism and modernizing schemes in a fictional African kingdom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
White Mischief (book)
NERFINISHED
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true crime story of the 1941 murder of Josslyn Hay, 22nd Earl of Erroll ⓘ |
| castMember |
Charles Dance
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Geraldine Chaplin NERFINISHED ⓘ Greta Scacchi NERFINISHED ⓘ Hugh Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ John Hurt NERFINISHED ⓘ Joss Ackland NERFINISHED ⓘ Murray Head NERFINISHED ⓘ Ray McAnally NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarah Miles NERFINISHED ⓘ Trevor Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematography | Roger Deakins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | George Fenton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
Happy Valley set
ⓘ
murder of Josslyn Hay, 22nd Earl of Erroll ⓘ |
| director | Michael Radford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| editor | Tom Priestley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | feature film ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
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drama film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
adultery
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colonialism ⓘ upper-class decadence ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Happy Valley set in colonial Kenya ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | British Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or (1987) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Michael White
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Simon Relph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Columbia Pictures
ⓘ
Goldcrest Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1987 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 107 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Jonathan Gems
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michael Radford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Happy Valley, Kenya
NERFINISHED
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Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ Nairobi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
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Subject: White Mischief (1987 film) Description of subject: White Mischief (1987 film) is a 1987 British drama based on the true-crime story of the 1941 murder of the Earl of Erroll in colonial Kenya’s Happy Valley set.
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