Shock Corridor
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Shock Corridor is a 1963 psychological drama film directed by Samuel Fuller about a journalist who feigns insanity to investigate a murder inside a mental institution.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shock Corridor canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Shock Corridor Context triple: [James Best, appearedIn, Shock Corridor]
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A.
On Deadly Ground
On Deadly Ground is a 1994 action film directed by and starring Steven Seagal, centered on an environmentalist oil-rig firefighter battling corporate corruption in Alaska.
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The Great Deterrent
The Great Deterrent is a Cold War–era strategic analysis by Air Chief Marshal Sir John Slessor that argues for the central role of air power and nuclear deterrence in preventing major war.
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C.
Blowback
Blowback is a political nonfiction book by Chalmers Johnson that critiques U.S. foreign policy and explores how American military and economic actions abroad can provoke unintended and often violent consequences.
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D.
Blowback
"Blowback" is a song by American rock band The Killers from their 2020 album *Imploding the Mirage*, noted for its atmospheric production and reflective lyrics.
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E.
Call for the Dead
Call for the Dead is John le Carré’s debut espionage novel that introduces the introspective British intelligence officer George Smiley in a bleak, psychologically driven Cold War mystery.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Shock Corridor Target entity description: Shock Corridor is a 1963 psychological drama film directed by Samuel Fuller about a journalist who feigns insanity to investigate a murder inside a mental institution.
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A.
On Deadly Ground
On Deadly Ground is a 1994 action film directed by and starring Steven Seagal, centered on an environmentalist oil-rig firefighter battling corporate corruption in Alaska.
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B.
The Great Deterrent
The Great Deterrent is a Cold War–era strategic analysis by Air Chief Marshal Sir John Slessor that argues for the central role of air power and nuclear deterrence in preventing major war.
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C.
Blowback
Blowback is a political nonfiction book by Chalmers Johnson that critiques U.S. foreign policy and explores how American military and economic actions abroad can provoke unintended and often violent consequences.
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D.
Blowback
"Blowback" is a song by American rock band The Killers from their 2020 album *Imploding the Mirage*, noted for its atmospheric production and reflective lyrics.
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E.
Call for the Dead
Call for the Dead is John le Carré’s debut espionage novel that introduces the introspective British intelligence officer George Smiley in a bleak, psychologically driven Cold War mystery.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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psychological drama film ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Stanley Cortez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Samuel Fuller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Allied Artists Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Jerome Thoms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique |
expressionistic cinematography
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use of dream and hallucination sequences ⓘ |
| followsCharacter | Johnny Barrett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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psychological drama ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | acclaimed for bold style and social commentary ⓘ |
| hasFilmRating | unrated (original release) ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later psychological thrillers ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Johnny Barrett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSequelOrRelatedWork | The Naked Kiss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Cold War paranoia
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institutional corruption ⓘ journalism ⓘ mental illness ⓘ racism ⓘ |
| homeMediaRelease |
Blu-ray
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DVD ⓘ |
| includedInList | cult films ⓘ |
| musicBy | Paul Dunlap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of American society in the early 1960s
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depiction of mental illness in American cinema ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Samuel Fuller filmography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A journalist feigns insanity to enter a mental institution and investigate a murder. ⓘ |
| producer | Samuel Fuller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Allied Artists Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1963 ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| restoredBy | The Criterion Collection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 101 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Samuel Fuller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | mental institution ⓘ |
| starring |
Constance Towers
NERFINISHED
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Gene Evans NERFINISHED ⓘ Hari Rhodes NERFINISHED ⓘ James Best NERFINISHED ⓘ Larry Tucker NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Dubov NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Breck NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip Ahn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | contemporary to early 1960s United States ⓘ |
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