Born to Kill
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Born to Kill is a 1947 American film noir crime drama known for its dark, violent storyline and morally corrupt characters.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Born to Kill canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10299019 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Born to Kill Context triple: [Elisha Cook Jr., notableWork, Born to Kill]
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A.
Born to Kill
Born to Kill is an alternate title for the 1974 American drama film "Cockfighter," directed by Monte Hellman and starring Warren Oates as a man obsessed with becoming the top cockfighting trainer in the American South.
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B.
When the Killing's Done
"When the Killing's Done" is a novel by T.C. Boyle that explores environmentalism, animal rights, and human conflict through a battle over wildlife management in California’s Channel Islands.
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C.
Virgin Killer
Virgin Killer is a 1976 studio album by German hard rock band Scorpions, known for its aggressive sound and controversial original cover art.
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D.
Branded to Kill
Branded to Kill is a 1967 avant-garde yakuza film directed by Seijun Suzuki, renowned for its surreal style, fragmented narrative, and major influence on cult and art-house cinema.
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E.
Great Kills
Great Kills is a residential neighborhood on Staten Island’s South Shore known for its marina, waterfront parks, and suburban character.
- 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: Born to Kill Target entity description: Born to Kill is a 1947 American film noir crime drama known for its dark, violent storyline and morally corrupt characters.
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A.
Born to Kill
Born to Kill is an alternate title for the 1974 American drama film "Cockfighter," directed by Monte Hellman and starring Warren Oates as a man obsessed with becoming the top cockfighting trainer in the American South.
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B.
When the Killing's Done
"When the Killing's Done" is a novel by T.C. Boyle that explores environmentalism, animal rights, and human conflict through a battle over wildlife management in California’s Channel Islands.
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C.
Virgin Killer
Virgin Killer is a 1976 studio album by German hard rock band Scorpions, known for its aggressive sound and controversial original cover art.
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D.
Branded to Kill
Branded to Kill is a 1967 avant-garde yakuza film directed by Seijun Suzuki, renowned for its surreal style, fragmented narrative, and major influence on cult and art-house cinema.
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E.
Great Kills
Great Kills is a residential neighborhood on Staten Island’s South Shore known for its marina, waterfront parks, and suburban character.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| artDirectionBy |
Albert S. D'Agostino
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jack Okey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Deadlier Than the Male
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Gunn novel ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Robert De Grasse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Paul Sawtell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| costumeDesignBy | Edward Stevenson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dialogueLanguage | English ⓘ |
| director | Robert Wise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedInFormat | theatrical film print ⓘ |
| distributor | RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ |
| distributorRegion |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| editor | Robert Swink NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingProcess | 35 mm ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
film noir ⓘ |
| hasFilmNoirStyle | true ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
betrayal
ⓘ
greed ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | Passed ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
jealousy
ⓘ
moral corruption ⓘ murder ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dark violent storyline
ⓘ
morally corrupt characters ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Herman Schlom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1947-04-30 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1947 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 92 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Eve Greene
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard Macaulay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
| starring |
Audrey Long
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Claire Trevor NERFINISHED ⓘ Elisha Cook Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Esther Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ Lawrence Tierney NERFINISHED ⓘ Phillip Terry NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Slezak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Born to Kill Description of subject: Born to Kill is a 1947 American film noir crime drama known for its dark, violent storyline and morally corrupt characters.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.