On Borrowed Time (screenplay)
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On Borrowed Time is a 1939 fantasy drama film screenplay, adapted from the stage play of the same name, that explores themes of mortality and family through a grandfather who traps Death in a tree.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| On Borrowed Time (screenplay) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10888493 — 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: On Borrowed Time (screenplay) Context triple: [Paul Osborn, notableWork, On Borrowed Time (screenplay)]
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A.
One Hour with You (screenplay)
One Hour with You (screenplay) is a 1932 romantic musical comedy script co-written by Samson Raphaelson for the Ernst Lubitsch-directed film starring Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald.
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B.
The Servant (screenplay)
The Servant is a 1963 British film screenplay by Harold Pinter, adapted from Robin Maugham’s novella, renowned for its psychologically intense exploration of class, power, and manipulation.
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C.
The Astonished Heart (screenplay)
The Astonished Heart is a screenplay adaptation of Noël Coward’s one-act play, co-written by Coward and Leueen MacGrath, about a psychiatrist’s destructive obsession with a younger woman.
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D.
Green Light (screenplay)
Green Light (screenplay) is a film script written by acclaimed American screenwriter Samson Raphaelson, best known for his influential work in early Hollywood cinema.
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E.
The Juror (screenplay)
The Juror is a crime thriller film screenplay written by Ted Tally, adapted from George Dawes Green’s novel about a juror coerced by the mob during a high-profile trial.
- 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: On Borrowed Time (screenplay) Target entity description: On Borrowed Time is a 1939 fantasy drama film screenplay, adapted from the stage play of the same name, that explores themes of mortality and family through a grandfather who traps Death in a tree.
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A.
One Hour with You (screenplay)
One Hour with You (screenplay) is a 1932 romantic musical comedy script co-written by Samson Raphaelson for the Ernst Lubitsch-directed film starring Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald.
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B.
The Servant (screenplay)
The Servant is a 1963 British film screenplay by Harold Pinter, adapted from Robin Maugham’s novella, renowned for its psychologically intense exploration of class, power, and manipulation.
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C.
The Astonished Heart (screenplay)
The Astonished Heart is a screenplay adaptation of Noël Coward’s one-act play, co-written by Coward and Leueen MacGrath, about a psychiatrist’s destructive obsession with a younger woman.
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D.
Green Light (screenplay)
Green Light (screenplay) is a film script written by acclaimed American screenwriter Samson Raphaelson, best known for his influential work in early Hollywood cinema.
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E.
The Juror (screenplay)
The Juror is a crime thriller film screenplay written by Ted Tally, adapted from George Dawes Green’s novel about a juror coerced by the mob during a high-profile trial.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (18)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film screenplay
ⓘ
screenplay ⓘ |
| adaptationFor | On Borrowed Time (1939 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
On Borrowed Time (play)
NERFINISHED
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On Borrowed Time (stage play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre |
drama
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fantasy ⓘ fantasy drama ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | grandfather who traps Death in a tree ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1939 ⓘ |
| theme |
death
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family ⓘ mortality ⓘ |
| title | On Borrowed Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfFilmRelease | 1939 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: On Borrowed Time (screenplay) Description of subject: On Borrowed Time is a 1939 fantasy drama film screenplay, adapted from the stage play of the same name, that explores themes of mortality and family through a grandfather who traps Death in a tree.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.