The Mephisto Waltz
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The Mephisto Waltz is a 1971 American horror film involving satanic rituals and body-swapping, in which Bradford Dillman plays a central role.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Mephisto Waltz canonical | 5 |
| The Mephisto Waltz (1971 film) | 2 |
| Mephisto Waltz No. 1 | 1 |
| The Mephisto Waltz (novel) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7604550 — 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: The Mephisto Waltz Context triple: [Bradford Dillman, notableWork, The Mephisto Waltz]
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A.
The Emperor Waltz
The Emperor Waltz is a 1948 musical romantic comedy film directed by Billy Wilder and starring Bing Crosby and Joan Fontaine, set in turn-of-the-century Austria.
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B.
The Great Waltz
The Great Waltz is a 1938 musical biographical film about composer Johann Strauss II, renowned for its lavish production and celebrated cinematography.
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C.
Goodnight Vienna
Goodnight Vienna is a 1974 rock album by Ringo Starr that features a mix of pop-rock tunes and collaborations with fellow ex-Beatles and other prominent musicians.
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D.
Musikalisches Opfer
Musikalisches Opfer is a collection of complex contrapuntal compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach, renowned for its intricate canons and fugues based on a theme given by Frederick the Great.
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E.
Emperor Waltz
Emperor Waltz is a celebrated Viennese waltz by Johann Strauss II, renowned for its elegant melodies and association with the grandeur of the Austro-Hungarian imperial court.
- 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: The Mephisto Waltz Target entity description: The Mephisto Waltz is a 1971 American horror film involving satanic rituals and body-swapping, in which Bradford Dillman plays a central role.
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A.
The Emperor Waltz
The Emperor Waltz is a 1948 musical romantic comedy film directed by Billy Wilder and starring Bing Crosby and Joan Fontaine, set in turn-of-the-century Austria.
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B.
The Great Waltz
The Great Waltz is a 1938 musical biographical film about composer Johann Strauss II, renowned for its lavish production and celebrated cinematography.
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C.
Goodnight Vienna
Goodnight Vienna is a 1974 rock album by Ringo Starr that features a mix of pop-rock tunes and collaborations with fellow ex-Beatles and other prominent musicians.
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D.
Musikalisches Opfer
Musikalisches Opfer is a collection of complex contrapuntal compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach, renowned for its intricate canons and fugues based on a theme given by Frederick the Great.
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E.
Emperor Waltz
Emperor Waltz is a celebrated Viennese waltz by Johann Strauss II, renowned for its elegant melodies and association with the grandeur of the Austro-Hungarian imperial court.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Mephisto Waltz Description of subject: The Mephisto Waltz is a 1971 American horror film involving satanic rituals and body-swapping, in which Bradford Dillman plays a central role.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Mephisto Waltz
linked to: The Mephisto Waltz
subject linked to:
Winifred Jacqueline Fraser Bisset
linked to: The Mephisto Waltz
linked to: The Mephisto Waltz