A Kiss Before Dying
E791962
A Kiss Before Dying is a 1956 American film noir thriller, based on Ira Levin’s novel, about a charming but ruthless young man who resorts to murder to secure wealth and social status.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Kiss Before Dying canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9328871 — 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: A Kiss Before Dying Context triple: [Robert Wagner, notableWork, A Kiss Before Dying]
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A.
Kiss of Death
Kiss of Death is a 1947 American film noir crime drama best known for its gritty realism and Richard Widmark’s chilling debut performance as a sadistic villain.
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B.
The Damned Don’t Cry
The Damned Don’t Cry is a 1950 film noir crime drama starring Joan Crawford as an ambitious woman who becomes entangled in the dangerous world of organized crime.
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C.
Slaughter of the Soul
Slaughter of the Soul is a landmark 1995 album by Swedish band At the Gates, widely credited with defining the melodic death metal style known as the Gothenburg sound.
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D.
Death Is Forever
Death Is Forever is a James Bond spy novel by British author John Gardner, featuring 007 investigating the mysterious deaths of former Cold War agents in post–Iron Curtain Europe.
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E.
Hell Awaits
Hell Awaits is the second studio album by American thrash metal band Slayer, known for its darker, more progressive sound and occult-themed lyrics that helped define the early extreme metal scene.
- 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: A Kiss Before Dying Target entity description: A Kiss Before Dying is a 1956 American film noir thriller, based on Ira Levin’s novel, about a charming but ruthless young man who resorts to murder to secure wealth and social status.
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A.
Kiss of Death
Kiss of Death is a 1947 American film noir crime drama best known for its gritty realism and Richard Widmark’s chilling debut performance as a sadistic villain.
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B.
The Damned Don’t Cry
The Damned Don’t Cry is a 1950 film noir crime drama starring Joan Crawford as an ambitious woman who becomes entangled in the dangerous world of organized crime.
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C.
Slaughter of the Soul
Slaughter of the Soul is a landmark 1995 album by Swedish band At the Gates, widely credited with defining the melodic death metal style known as the Gothenburg sound.
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D.
Death Is Forever
Death Is Forever is a James Bond spy novel by British author John Gardner, featuring 007 investigating the mysterious deaths of former Cold War agents in post–Iron Curtain Europe.
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E.
Hell Awaits
Hell Awaits is the second studio album by American thrash metal band Slayer, known for its darker, more progressive sound and occult-themed lyrics that helped define the early extreme metal scene.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Ira Levin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | A Kiss Before Dying (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Lucien Ballard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Color ⓘ |
| composer | Roy Webb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Gerd Oswald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionFormat | theatrical release ⓘ |
| distributor | United Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | George A. Gittens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1950s American cinema ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | live action ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
ⓘ
film noir ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | A Kiss Before Dying (1991 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterTrait |
charming
ⓘ
ruthless ⓘ |
| medium | theatrical film ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | young man seeking wealth and status ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | feature-length narrative film ⓘ |
| notableFor | adaptation of Ira Levin’s debut novel ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotElement |
premeditated murder
ⓘ
romantic relationships used for gain ⓘ |
| producer | Robert L. Jacks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Crown Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1956 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 94 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Lawrence Roman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| starring |
George Macready
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jeffrey Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ Joanne Woodward NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Astor NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia Leith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult ⓘ |
| theme |
deception
ⓘ
murder for wealth ⓘ social ambition ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Kiss Before Dying Description of subject: A Kiss Before Dying is a 1956 American film noir thriller, based on Ira Levin’s novel, about a charming but ruthless young man who resorts to murder to secure wealth and social status.
Referenced by (6)
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