Der blaue Engel
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Der blaue Engel is a classic 1930 German film starring Marlene Dietrich as a cabaret singer whose relationship with a strict schoolteacher leads to his downfall.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Der blaue Engel canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9462237 — 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: Der blaue Engel Context triple: [Professor Unrat, adaptationTitle, Der blaue Engel]
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A.
L’Oiseau bleu
L’Oiseau bleu is a symbolist play by Belgian writer Maurice Maeterlinck that follows two children on a fantastical quest for the Blue Bird of Happiness.
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B.
The Girl with the Flaxen Hair
The Girl with the Flaxen Hair is a famous solo piano piece by Claude Debussy, celebrated for its delicate, lyrical melody and impressionistic style.
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C.
Der Künstler
Der Künstler is a German-language work titled "The Artist," likely a literary or artistic piece centered on the life, struggles, or perspective of an artist.
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D.
L'Oiseau bleu
L'Oiseau bleu is a notable Cubist painting by French artist Jean Metzinger, exemplifying his innovative approach to form, color, and fragmented perspective.
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E.
Liebesträume
Liebesträume is a set of three romantic piano pieces by Franz Liszt, famed for their lyrical melodies and virtuosic demands, especially the third piece, which is a staple of the Romantic piano repertoire.
- 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: Der blaue Engel Target entity description: Der blaue Engel is a classic 1930 German film starring Marlene Dietrich as a cabaret singer whose relationship with a strict schoolteacher leads to his downfall.
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A.
L’Oiseau bleu
L’Oiseau bleu is a symbolist play by Belgian writer Maurice Maeterlinck that follows two children on a fantastical quest for the Blue Bird of Happiness.
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B.
The Girl with the Flaxen Hair
The Girl with the Flaxen Hair is a famous solo piano piece by Claude Debussy, celebrated for its delicate, lyrical melody and impressionistic style.
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C.
Der Künstler
Der Künstler is a German-language work titled "The Artist," likely a literary or artistic piece centered on the life, struggles, or perspective of an artist.
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D.
L'Oiseau bleu
L'Oiseau bleu is a notable Cubist painting by French artist Jean Metzinger, exemplifying his innovative approach to form, color, and fragmented perspective.
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E.
Liebesträume
Liebesträume is a set of three romantic piano pieces by Franz Liszt, famed for their lyrical melodies and virtuosic demands, especially the third piece, which is a staple of the Romantic piano repertoire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| artDirectionBy |
Emil Hasler
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Erich Kettelhut NERFINISHED ⓘ Otto Hunte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Professor Unrat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Heinrich Mann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPortrayed |
Emil Jannings as Professor Immanuel Rath
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marlene Dietrich as Lola Lola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy |
Günther Rittau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hans Schneeberger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| director | Josef von Sternberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | UFA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Martha Dübber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| EnglishTitle | The Blue Angel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Babelsberg Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
romantic drama ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
English-language version
ⓘ
German-language version ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Weimar cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Lola Lola
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Professor Immanuel Rath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Friedrich Hollaender NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first major German sound films
ⓘ
launching Marlene Dietrich to international stardom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSong | Falling in Love Again (Ich bin von Kopf bis Fuß auf Liebe eingestellt) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Der blaue Engel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A strict schoolteacher becomes infatuated with a cabaret singer, leading to his social and personal downfall. ⓘ |
| producer | Erich Pommer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | UFA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1930 ⓘ |
| runningTimeMinutes | 107 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Carl Zuckmayer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karl Vollmöller NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Liebmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Weimar Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starred |
Emil Jannings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hans Albers NERFINISHED ⓘ Kurt Gerron NERFINISHED ⓘ Marlene Dietrich NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosa Valetti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
obsession
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sexual jealousy ⓘ social downfall ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Der blaue Engel Description of subject: Der blaue Engel is a classic 1930 German film starring Marlene Dietrich as a cabaret singer whose relationship with a strict schoolteacher leads to his downfall.
Referenced by (2)
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