Margin for Error (1943 film)
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Margin for Error (1943 film) is a 1943 American crime drama directed by Otto Preminger, based on his stage play about a Jewish police officer assigned to guard a Nazi consul in New York City.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Margin for Error (1943 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8359129 — 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)
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Target entity: Margin for Error (1943 film) Context triple: [Margin for Error, hasAdaptation, Margin for Error (1943 film)]
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A.
The March of Time
The March of Time was a pioneering American newsreel and radio documentary series known for its dramatized reenactments of current events and influential narrative style.
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B.
M (1931 film)
M (1931 film) is a landmark German thriller directed by Fritz Lang, renowned for its pioneering use of sound and its chilling portrayal of a child murderer hunted by both police and criminals.
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C.
Frank Capra's Pocketful of Miracles
Frank Capra's Pocketful of Miracles is a 1961 comedy-drama film directed by Frank Capra, starring Bette Davis and Glenn Ford, and serving as a remake of his earlier film "Lady for a Day."
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D.
Paths of Glory
Paths of Glory is a 1957 anti-war film directed by Stanley Kubrick, renowned for its powerful critique of military injustice and its acclaimed performance by Kirk Douglas.
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E.
Odds Against Tomorrow
Odds Against Tomorrow is a 1959 American film noir crime drama notable for its exploration of racial tension and its starring role by Harry Belafonte.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Margin for Error (1943 film) Target entity description: Margin for Error (1943 film) is a 1943 American crime drama directed by Otto Preminger, based on his stage play about a Jewish police officer assigned to guard a Nazi consul in New York City.
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A.
The March of Time
The March of Time was a pioneering American newsreel and radio documentary series known for its dramatized reenactments of current events and influential narrative style.
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B.
M (1931 film)
M (1931 film) is a landmark German thriller directed by Fritz Lang, renowned for its pioneering use of sound and its chilling portrayal of a child murderer hunted by both police and criminals.
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C.
Frank Capra's Pocketful of Miracles
Frank Capra's Pocketful of Miracles is a 1961 comedy-drama film directed by Frank Capra, starring Bette Davis and Glenn Ford, and serving as a remake of his earlier film "Lady for a Day."
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D.
Paths of Glory
Paths of Glory is a 1957 anti-war film directed by Stanley Kubrick, renowned for its powerful critique of military injustice and its acclaimed performance by Kirk Douglas.
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E.
Odds Against Tomorrow
Odds Against Tomorrow is a 1959 American film noir crime drama notable for its exploration of racial tension and its starring role by Harry Belafonte.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Margin for Error (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Otto Preminger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterType |
Jewish police officer protagonist
ⓘ
Nazi consul antagonist ⓘ |
| cinematography | Lucien Ballard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| creativeDirector | Otto Preminger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Otto Preminger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Harmon Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Hollywood Golden Age
ⓘ
surface form:
Golden Age of Hollywood
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| filmFormat | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| filmingStyle | studio production ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ |
| hasGenreCharacteristic | theatrical origin from stage play ⓘ |
| hasPart |
interrogation scenes
ⓘ
murder investigation ⓘ |
| locationOfPremiere | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Nazism
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ antisemitism ⓘ |
| musicBy | David Raksin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | Jewish police officer guarding a Nazi consul ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | propaganda elements against Nazism ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | mystery investigation ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | American World War II home front films ⓘ |
| portrays |
Nazi Germany
NERFINISHED
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New York City Police Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Otto Preminger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1943-10-10 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1943 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 74 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Otto Preminger
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Samuel Fuller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| starring |
Carl Esmond
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joan Bennett NERFINISHED ⓘ Milton Berle NERFINISHED ⓘ Otto Preminger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | early 1940s ⓘ |
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