The 39 Steps
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The 39 Steps is a classic 1935 British thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, renowned for its blend of suspense, humor, and the “wrong man” chase narrative that became a hallmark of his style.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The 39 Steps canonical | 22 |
| The 39 Steps (1935 film) | 3 |
| The Thirty-Nine Steps | 2 |
| The 39 Steps (1935 film character adaptation) | 1 |
| The 39 Steps (1959 film) | 1 |
| The 39 Steps (stage production) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T787724 — 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 39 Steps Context triple: [Alfred Hitchcock, notableWork, The 39 Steps]
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A.
Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express is a classic mystery novel by Agatha Christie, featuring detective Hercule Poirot investigating a complex murder aboard a luxurious European train.
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B.
The Prisoner of Zenda
The Prisoner of Zenda is a classic adventure novel, frequently adapted to film, about an Englishman who must impersonate a kidnapped king to save a central European kingdom.
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C.
The Go-Between
The Go-Between is a 1971 British romantic drama film, directed by Joseph Losey and based on L.P. Hartley’s novel, about a young boy drawn into a secret affair between an upper-class woman and a farmer in Edwardian England.
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D.
The Skin Game
The Skin Game is a 1920 play by English writer John Galsworthy that explores class conflict and moral compromise through a bitter feud between an old aristocratic family and a nouveau riche industrialist.
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The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934 film)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934 film) is an early British suspense thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock, centered on an ordinary couple who accidentally uncover an assassination plot while on holiday.
- 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 39 Steps Target entity description: The 39 Steps is a classic 1935 British thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, renowned for its blend of suspense, humor, and the “wrong man” chase narrative that became a hallmark of his style.
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A.
Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express is a classic mystery novel by Agatha Christie, featuring detective Hercule Poirot investigating a complex murder aboard a luxurious European train.
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B.
The Prisoner of Zenda
The Prisoner of Zenda is a classic adventure novel, frequently adapted to film, about an Englishman who must impersonate a kidnapped king to save a central European kingdom.
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C.
The Go-Between
The Go-Between is a 1971 British romantic drama film, directed by Joseph Losey and based on L.P. Hartley’s novel, about a young boy drawn into a secret affair between an upper-class woman and a farmer in Edwardian England.
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D.
The Skin Game
The Skin Game is a 1920 play by English writer John Galsworthy that explores class conflict and moral compromise through a bitter feud between an old aristocratic family and a nouveau riche industrialist.
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E.
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934 film)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934 film) is an early British suspense thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock, centered on an ordinary couple who accidentally uncover an assassination plot while on holiday.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The 39 Steps Description of subject: The 39 Steps is a classic 1935 British thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, renowned for its blend of suspense, humor, and the “wrong man” chase narrative that became a hallmark of his style.
Referenced by (30)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Thirty-Nine Steps
subject surface form:
Michael Balcon
this entity surface form:
The 39 Steps (stage production)
this entity surface form:
The 39 Steps (1959 film)
this entity surface form:
The 39 Steps (1935 film)
this entity surface form:
The 39 Steps (1935 film)
this entity surface form:
The Thirty-Nine Steps
this entity surface form:
The 39 Steps (1935 film character adaptation)
this entity surface form:
The 39 Steps (1935 film)