Odd Man Out (1947 film)
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Odd Man Out (1947 film) is a 1947 British film noir directed by Carol Reed, acclaimed for its expressionistic style and psychological depth in portraying an injured Irish nationalist leader on the run in Belfast.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Odd Man Out (1947 film) canonical | 1 |
| Odd Man Out (screenplay) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8408548 — 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: Odd Man Out (1947 film) Context triple: [Robert Newton, notableWork, Odd Man Out (1947 film)]
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A.
Three's a Crowd
Three's a Crowd is an American sitcom best known as the short-lived spin-off of Three's Company, continuing the story of Jack Tripper after he moves in with his girlfriend and her disapproving father.
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B.
The Unsuspected (1947 film)
The Unsuspected (1947 film) is a 1947 American film noir mystery thriller centered on a radio host entangled in a web of murder and deception.
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C.
The Bad Man (1941 film)
The Bad Man (1941 film) is a 1941 American Western comedy-drama featuring Wallace Beery as a notorious bandit whose antics entangle him with ranchers and bankers on the Mexican border.
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D.
Criss Cross (1949 film)
Criss Cross is a 1949 American film noir crime drama directed by Robert Siodmak, noted for its fatalistic love triangle and starring Burt Lancaster and Yvonne De Carlo.
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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.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Odd Man Out (1947 film) Target entity description: Odd Man Out (1947 film) is a 1947 British film noir directed by Carol Reed, acclaimed for its expressionistic style and psychological depth in portraying an injured Irish nationalist leader on the run in Belfast.
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A.
Three's a Crowd
Three's a Crowd is an American sitcom best known as the short-lived spin-off of Three's Company, continuing the story of Jack Tripper after he moves in with his girlfriend and her disapproving father.
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B.
The Unsuspected (1947 film)
The Unsuspected (1947 film) is a 1947 American film noir mystery thriller centered on a radio host entangled in a web of murder and deception.
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C.
The Bad Man (1941 film)
The Bad Man (1941 film) is a 1941 American Western comedy-drama featuring Wallace Beery as a notorious bandit whose antics entangle him with ranchers and bankers on the Mexican border.
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D.
Criss Cross (1949 film)
Criss Cross is a 1949 American film noir crime drama directed by Robert Siodmak, noted for its fatalistic love triangle and starring Burt Lancaster and Yvonne De Carlo.
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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 ⓘ |
| author | F. L. Green NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
1948 BAFTA Award for Best British Film
NERFINISHED
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BAFTA Award for Best British Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Odd Man Out (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Robert Krasker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Carol Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | General Film Distributors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Fergus McDonell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Belfast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
studio sets in England ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
film noir ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
betrayal
ⓘ
guilt ⓘ isolation ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ political violence ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Johnny McQueen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | William Alwyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expressionistic visual style
ⓘ
psychological depth ⓘ |
| partOf | British cinema of the 1940s ⓘ |
| plotSummary | An injured Irish nationalist leader goes on the run in Belfast after a failed robbery. ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | James Mason NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Carol Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Two Cities Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1947 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1947 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 116 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
F. L. Green
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
R. C. Sherriff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Belfast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Cyril Cusack
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
F. J. McCormick NERFINISHED ⓘ James Mason NERFINISHED ⓘ Kathleen Ryan NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Beatty NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Newton NERFINISHED ⓘ William Hartnell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Odd Man Out (1947 film) Description of subject: Odd Man Out (1947 film) is a 1947 British film noir directed by Carol Reed, acclaimed for its expressionistic style and psychological depth in portraying an injured Irish nationalist leader on the run in Belfast.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Odd Man Out (screenplay)