Beat the Devil
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Beat the Devil is a 1953 satirical adventure-comedy film directed by John Huston and co-written by Truman Capote, known for its ensemble cast and playful send-up of film noir and adventure tropes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Beat the Devil canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10721362 — 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: Beat the Devil Context triple: [Gina Lollobrigida, notableWork, Beat the Devil]
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A.
Rather Be the Devil
Rather Be the Devil is a crime novel in Ian Rankin’s Inspector Rebus series, featuring the retired detective drawn into a cold-case murder investigation.
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B.
Touch the Devil
Touch the Devil is a Cold War-era thriller novel by Jack Higgins featuring espionage, terrorism, and high-stakes covert operations.
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C.
Shout at the Devil
Shout at the Devil is an adventure novel by Wilbur Smith set in German East Africa during World War I, blending high-stakes action with historical drama.
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D.
My Brother the Devil
My Brother the Devil is a British coming-of-age crime drama film that follows two British-Egyptian brothers navigating gang culture, identity, and sexuality in East London.
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E.
Dancing with the Devil
Dancing with the Devil is a deeply personal song and documentary project by Demi Lovato that explores her struggles with addiction, trauma, and recovery.
- 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: Beat the Devil Target entity description: Beat the Devil is a 1953 satirical adventure-comedy film directed by John Huston and co-written by Truman Capote, known for its ensemble cast and playful send-up of film noir and adventure tropes.
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A.
Rather Be the Devil
Rather Be the Devil is a crime novel in Ian Rankin’s Inspector Rebus series, featuring the retired detective drawn into a cold-case murder investigation.
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B.
Touch the Devil
Touch the Devil is a Cold War-era thriller novel by Jack Higgins featuring espionage, terrorism, and high-stakes covert operations.
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C.
Shout at the Devil
Shout at the Devil is an adventure novel by Wilbur Smith set in German East Africa during World War I, blending high-stakes action with historical drama.
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D.
My Brother the Devil
My Brother the Devil is a British coming-of-age crime drama film that follows two British-Egyptian brothers navigating gang culture, identity, and sexuality in East London.
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E.
Dancing with the Devil
Dancing with the Devil is a deeply personal song and documentary project by Demi Lovato that explores her struggles with addiction, trauma, and recovery.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
adventure-comedy film
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film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | James Helvick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | novel by James Helvick ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Oswald Morris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | John Huston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | United Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Ralph Kemplen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Amalfi Coast
NERFINISHED
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Ravello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure film
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comedy film ⓘ crime film ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| leadCharacter |
Billy Dannreuther
NERFINISHED
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Gwendolen Chelm NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Chelm NERFINISHED ⓘ Julius O’Hara NERFINISHED ⓘ O’Hara NERFINISHED ⓘ Peterson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Franco Mannino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation |
Africa
NERFINISHED
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Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ensemble cast
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parody of film noir tropes ⓘ send-up of adventure genre conventions ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer |
Hugh Perceval
NERFINISHED
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John Huston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Romulus Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1953 ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1950s ⓘ |
| runtime | 89 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
John Huston
NERFINISHED
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Peter Viertel NERFINISHED ⓘ Truman Capote NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Aldo Silvani
NERFINISHED
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Bernard Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ Edward Underdown NERFINISHED ⓘ Gina Lollobrigida NERFINISHED ⓘ Giulio Donnini NERFINISHED ⓘ Humphrey Bogart NERFINISHED ⓘ Ivor Barnard NERFINISHED ⓘ Jennifer Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Juan de Landa NERFINISHED ⓘ Marco Tulli NERFINISHED ⓘ Mario Perrone NERFINISHED ⓘ Mémé Perin NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicholas Ray NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Lorre NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Morley NERFINISHED ⓘ Saro Urzì NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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