The Big Combo
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The Big Combo is a 1955 American film noir crime drama renowned for its stark cinematography, brutal violence, and tense portrayal of police corruption and organized crime.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Big Combo canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9548534 — 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 Big Combo Context triple: [Richard Conte, notableWork, The Big Combo]
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A.
Pronto Monto
Pronto Monto is a 1978 folk-pop album by Canadian singer-songwriters Kate and Anna McGarrigle, known for its lush arrangements and witty, bilingual songwriting.
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B.
The Big Shot
"The Big Shot" is a 1942 American crime film noir starring Humphrey Bogart as a three-time loser drawn into one last ill-fated heist.
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C.
The Gangster
The Gangster is a 1947 American film noir crime drama noted for its stylized cinematography and bleak portrayal of a small-time racketeer’s downfall.
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D.
The Gang
The Gang is the dysfunctional central group of friends in the TV sitcom "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," known for their selfish schemes and morally questionable antics.
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E.
La Bomba
La Bomba is the famous nickname of Spanish basketball legend Juan Carlos Navarro, renowned for his explosive scoring and clutch shooting.
- 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 Big Combo Target entity description: The Big Combo is a 1955 American film noir crime drama renowned for its stark cinematography, brutal violence, and tense portrayal of police corruption and organized crime.
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A.
Pronto Monto
Pronto Monto is a 1978 folk-pop album by Canadian singer-songwriters Kate and Anna McGarrigle, known for its lush arrangements and witty, bilingual songwriting.
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B.
The Big Shot
"The Big Shot" is a 1942 American crime film noir starring Humphrey Bogart as a three-time loser drawn into one last ill-fated heist.
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C.
The Gangster
The Gangster is a 1947 American film noir crime drama noted for its stylized cinematography and bleak portrayal of a small-time racketeer’s downfall.
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D.
The Gang
The Gang is the dysfunctional central group of friends in the TV sitcom "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," known for their selfish schemes and morally questionable antics.
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E.
La Bomba
La Bomba is the famous nickname of Spanish basketball legend Juan Carlos Navarro, renowned for his explosive scoring and clutch shooting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| character |
Fante
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joe McClure NERFINISHED ⓘ Lt. Leonard Diamond NERFINISHED ⓘ Mingo NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Susan Lowell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | John Alton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | David Raksin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception |
acclaimed for cinematography
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cult classic ⓘ |
| director | Joseph H. Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionFormat | theatrical release ⓘ |
| distributor | Allied Artists Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Alison Todd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | classic film noir era ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
film noir ⓘ police film ⓘ |
| hasColor | black-and-white ⓘ |
| knownFor |
brutal violence
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climactic fog-bound airport sequence ⓘ expressionistic visual style ⓘ high-contrast lighting ⓘ stark cinematography ⓘ torture scenes ⓘ |
| motionPictureRatingSystem | pre-MPAA-ratings era ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
obsessive police investigation
ⓘ
organized crime ⓘ police corruption ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Sidney Harmon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Allied Artists Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1950s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 84 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Philip Yordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | unnamed American city ⓘ |
| starring |
Brian Donlevy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cornel Wilde NERFINISHED ⓘ Earl Holliman NERFINISHED ⓘ Helene Stanton NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean Wallace NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee Van Cleef NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Conte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | low-budget B-movie aesthetics ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Big Combo Description of subject: The Big Combo is a 1955 American film noir crime drama renowned for its stark cinematography, brutal violence, and tense portrayal of police corruption and organized crime.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.