Murder by Death
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Murder by Death is a 1976 comedy-mystery film that parodies classic detective fiction, featuring an ensemble cast of famous sleuth archetypes invited to a sinister dinner party.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Murder by Death canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7142677 — 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: Murder by Death Context triple: [Ray Stark, notableWork, Murder by Death]
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A.
The Glorious Dead
"The Glorious Dead" is a solemn commemorative phrase honoring those who lost their lives in war, famously inscribed on the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London.
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B.
Carrion Comfort
"Carrion Comfort" is a sonnet by Gerard Manley Hopkins that powerfully explores themes of despair, spiritual struggle, and faith through his distinctive sprung rhythm and dense, innovative language.
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C.
The Dead
The Dead was a post-Jerry Garcia incarnation of the Grateful Dead, featuring surviving members of the band performing their classic repertoire in the 2000s.
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D.
The Dead
"The Dead" is a World War I poem by English poet Rupert Brooke that idealizes the noble sacrifice of fallen soldiers.
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E.
Rain on the Dead
"Rain on the Dead" is a modern thriller novel by Jack Higgins featuring his recurring character Sean Dillon in a high-stakes counterterrorism plot.
- 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: Murder by Death Target entity description: Murder by Death is a 1976 comedy-mystery film that parodies classic detective fiction, featuring an ensemble cast of famous sleuth archetypes invited to a sinister dinner party.
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A.
The Glorious Dead
"The Glorious Dead" is a solemn commemorative phrase honoring those who lost their lives in war, famously inscribed on the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London.
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B.
Carrion Comfort
"Carrion Comfort" is a sonnet by Gerard Manley Hopkins that powerfully explores themes of despair, spiritual struggle, and faith through his distinctive sprung rhythm and dense, innovative language.
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C.
The Dead
The Dead was a post-Jerry Garcia incarnation of the Grateful Dead, featuring surviving members of the band performing their classic repertoire in the 2000s.
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D.
The Dead
"The Dead" is a World War I poem by English poet Rupert Brooke that idealizes the noble sacrifice of fallen soldiers.
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E.
Rain on the Dead
"Rain on the Dead" is a modern thriller novel by Jack Higgins featuring his recurring character Sean Dillon in a high-stakes counterterrorism plot.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedy-mystery film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| character |
Dick Charleston
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dora Charleston NERFINISHED ⓘ Jamesir Bensonmum NERFINISHED ⓘ Jessica Marbles NERFINISHED ⓘ Lionel Twain NERFINISHED ⓘ Milo Perrier NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Diamond NERFINISHED ⓘ Sidney Wang NERFINISHED ⓘ Yetta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | David M. Walsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Robert Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | John F. Burnett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
mystery ⓘ |
| hasTheme | satire of mystery authors and detectives ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | theatrical film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Dave Grusin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ensemble cast of detective archetypes
ⓘ
parody of whodunit conventions ⓘ |
| parodies | classic detective fiction ⓘ |
| parodiesCharacterType |
Charlie Chan-style detective
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hercule Poirot-style detective ⓘ Miss Marple-style detective ⓘ Nick and Nora Charles-style sleuths ⓘ Sam Spade-style detective ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A group of famous detective archetypes are invited to a mysterious dinner party where they must solve a staged murder. ⓘ |
| producer | Ray Stark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Rastar Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1976-06-23 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 94 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Neil Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | isolated mansion ⓘ |
| stars |
Alec Guinness
NERFINISHED
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David Niven NERFINISHED ⓘ Eileen Brennan NERFINISHED ⓘ Elsa Lanchester NERFINISHED ⓘ James Coco NERFINISHED ⓘ Maggie Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Nancy Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Falk NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Sellers NERFINISHED ⓘ Truman Capote NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Murder by Death Description of subject: Murder by Death is a 1976 comedy-mystery film that parodies classic detective fiction, featuring an ensemble cast of famous sleuth archetypes invited to a sinister dinner party.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.