Knockin' on Heaven's Door
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"Knockin' on Heaven's Door" is a 1997 German tragicomedy film about two terminally ill men who embark on a spontaneous road trip after stealing a car, starring Til Schweiger.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Knockin' on Heaven's Door canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10282591 — 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: Knockin' on Heaven's Door Context triple: [Til Schweiger, notableWork, Knockin' on Heaven's Door]
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A.
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
"Knockin' on Heaven's Door" is a classic folk-rock song by Bob Dylan, renowned for its poignant lyrics and enduring influence across popular music.
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B.
All Along the Watchtower
"All Along the Watchtower" is a 1967 song by Bob Dylan that became especially famous through Jimi Hendrix's electrified cover and is regarded as one of the most influential rock songs of all time.
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C.
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
"While My Guitar Gently Weeps" is a renowned Beatles song written by George Harrison, celebrated for its melancholic lyrics and iconic lead guitar work.
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D.
Tears in Heaven
"Tears in Heaven" is a poignant ballad by Eric Clapton reflecting on grief and loss, widely recognized as one of his most emotional and enduring songs.
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E.
Kiss Her Goodbye
Kiss Her Goodbye is a hardboiled crime novel featuring private detective Mike Hammer in one of his later, grittier cases.
- 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: Knockin' on Heaven's Door Target entity description: "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" is a 1997 German tragicomedy film about two terminally ill men who embark on a spontaneous road trip after stealing a car, starring Til Schweiger.
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A.
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
"Knockin' on Heaven's Door" is a classic folk-rock song by Bob Dylan, renowned for its poignant lyrics and enduring influence across popular music.
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B.
All Along the Watchtower
"All Along the Watchtower" is a 1967 song by Bob Dylan that became especially famous through Jimi Hendrix's electrified cover and is regarded as one of the most influential rock songs of all time.
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C.
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
"While My Guitar Gently Weeps" is a renowned Beatles song written by George Harrison, celebrated for its melancholic lyrics and iconic lead guitar work.
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D.
Tears in Heaven
"Tears in Heaven" is a poignant ballad by Eric Clapton reflecting on grief and loss, widely recognized as one of his most emotional and enduring songs.
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E.
Kiss Her Goodbye
Kiss Her Goodbye is a hardboiled crime novel featuring private detective Mike Hammer in one of his later, grittier cases.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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tragicomedy film ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Audience Award at the 1997 Valenciennes International Festival of Action and Adventure Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Gábor Szabó NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsElement |
bank robbery subplot
ⓘ
car chase ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| director | Thomas Jahn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionFormat | theatrical film ⓘ |
| distributor | Buena Vista International NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Inez Regnier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
ⓘ
road movie ⓘ tragicomedy ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
bucket list
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carpe diem ⓘ death ⓘ friendship ⓘ |
| inspiredRemake |
Indian film "Knock Out" (loosely inspired)
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Knockin' on Heaven's Door (Turkish remake, 2005) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActorForCharacter |
Jan Josef Liefers as Rudi Wurlitzer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Til Schweiger as Martin Brest ⓘ |
| leadCharacter |
Martin Brest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rudi Wurlitzer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Søren Hyldgaard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | terminally ill patients ⓘ |
| notableFor | mixing comedy with serious themes of terminal illness ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Two terminally ill men steal a car and go on a spontaneous road trip to the sea. ⓘ |
| producer | Til Schweiger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Mr. Brown Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1997-02-20 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 87 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Thomas Jahn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Til Schweiger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Hannes Jaenicke
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Huub Stapel NERFINISHED ⓘ Jan Josef Liefers NERFINISHED ⓘ Moritz Bleibtreu NERFINISHED ⓘ Ralph Herforth NERFINISHED ⓘ Rutger Hauer NERFINISHED ⓘ Thierry van Werveke NERFINISHED ⓘ Til Schweiger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | English ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Knockin' on Heaven's Door Description of subject: "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" is a 1997 German tragicomedy film about two terminally ill men who embark on a spontaneous road trip after stealing a car, starring Til Schweiger.
Referenced by (1)
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