The Third Man (TV series)
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The Third Man is a 1950s–60s television series loosely based on Graham Greene’s character Harry Lime from the film of the same name, following his adventures as a suave, morally ambiguous fixer in postwar Europe.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Third Man (TV series) canonical | 2 |
| The Third Man (novel) | 1 |
| The Third Man (radio series) | 1 |
| The Third Man television series | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11987623 — 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 Third Man (TV series) Context triple: [Jonathan Harris, performedIn, The Third Man (TV series)]
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A.
The Third Man
The Third Man is a classic 1949 British film noir set in postwar Vienna, renowned for its atmospheric cinematography, iconic zither score, and twist-filled story of intrigue and moral ambiguity.
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B.
The Prisoner
The Prisoner is a 1960s British psychological thriller and science-fiction television series, created by and starring Patrick McGoohan, about a former secret agent trapped in a mysterious coastal village where his captors seek to break his will and uncover his secrets.
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C.
Peter Gunn
"Peter Gunn" is a jazz-influenced television theme composed by Henry Mancini, later famously reinterpreted in a synth-pop arrangement by the Art of Noise.
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D.
The Fourth Man
The Fourth Man is a 1983 Dutch psychological thriller film directed by Paul Verhoeven, known for its surreal, erotic, and religiously charged exploration of obsession and murder.
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E.
Danger Man
Danger Man is a 1960s British espionage television series starring Patrick McGoohan as secret agent John Drake.
- 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 Third Man (TV series) Target entity description: The Third Man is a 1950s–60s television series loosely based on Graham Greene’s character Harry Lime from the film of the same name, following his adventures as a suave, morally ambiguous fixer in postwar Europe.
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A.
The Third Man
The Third Man is a classic 1949 British film noir set in postwar Vienna, renowned for its atmospheric cinematography, iconic zither score, and twist-filled story of intrigue and moral ambiguity.
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B.
The Prisoner
The Prisoner is a 1960s British psychological thriller and science-fiction television series, created by and starring Patrick McGoohan, about a former secret agent trapped in a mysterious coastal village where his captors seek to break his will and uncover his secrets.
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C.
Peter Gunn
"Peter Gunn" is a jazz-influenced television theme composed by Henry Mancini, later famously reinterpreted in a synth-pop arrangement by the Art of Noise.
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D.
The Fourth Man
The Fourth Man is a 1983 Dutch psychological thriller film directed by Paul Verhoeven, known for its surreal, erotic, and religiously charged exploration of obsession and murder.
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E.
Danger Man
Danger Man is a 1960s British espionage television series starring Patrick McGoohan as secret agent John Drake.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Third Man (TV series)
linked to: The Third Man (TV series)
linked to: The Third Man (TV series)