The Fortune Cookie
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The Fortune Cookie is a 1966 American comedy film starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau, notable as their first on-screen pairing and for its blend of sharp wit and social satire.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Fortune Cookie canonical | 29 |
| The Fortune Cookie (1966 film) | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Fortune Cookie Context triple: [Billy Wilder, directed, The Fortune Cookie]
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A.
The Early Bird
The Early Bird is a 1965 British comedy film starring Norman Wisdom as a hapless milkman battling a ruthless dairy conglomerate.
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B.
El Pescadito
El Pescadito is the nickname of Guatemalan former professional footballer Carlos Ruiz, a prolific striker best known for his goal-scoring exploits with the Guatemala national team and in Major League Soccer.
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C.
Tha Last Meal
Tha Last Meal is a 2000 hip hop album by Snoop Dogg that marked his transition from No Limit Records toward a more West Coast–oriented sound and broader mainstream appeal.
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D.
Grace After Meals
Grace After Meals is a traditional Jewish prayer recited after eating a bread-based meal to thank God for sustenance and blessings.
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E.
The Egg
The Egg is an iconic, egg-shaped performing arts venue in Albany, New York, known for its distinctive modernist architecture and role as a cultural center.
- 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 Fortune Cookie Target entity description: The Fortune Cookie is a 1966 American comedy film starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau, notable as their first on-screen pairing and for its blend of sharp wit and social satire.
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A.
The Early Bird
The Early Bird is a 1965 British comedy film starring Norman Wisdom as a hapless milkman battling a ruthless dairy conglomerate.
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B.
El Pescadito
El Pescadito is the nickname of Guatemalan former professional footballer Carlos Ruiz, a prolific striker best known for his goal-scoring exploits with the Guatemala national team and in Major League Soccer.
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C.
Tha Last Meal
Tha Last Meal is a 2000 hip hop album by Snoop Dogg that marked his transition from No Limit Records toward a more West Coast–oriented sound and broader mainstream appeal.
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D.
Grace After Meals
Grace After Meals is a traditional Jewish prayer recited after eating a bread-based meal to thank God for sustenance and blessings.
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E.
The Egg
The Egg is an iconic, egg-shaped performing arts venue in Albany, New York, known for its distinctive modernist architecture and role as a cultural center.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American comedy film
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film ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor ⓘ |
| awardReceivedBy | Walter Matthau ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| basedInPartOn | contemporary concerns about insurance fraud and litigation in the United States ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedBy |
Harry Hinkle – Jack Lemmon
ⓘ
Willie Gingrich – Walter Matthau ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Joseph LaShelle ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| director | Billy Wilder ⓘ |
| distributedBy | United Artists ⓘ |
| editedBy | Daniel Mandell ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Cleveland, Ohio
ⓘ
linked to:
Cleveland
|
| followedBy | subsequent Lemmon–Matthau film pairings such as The Odd Couple ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
ⓘ
satirical film ⓘ sports comedy film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
greed
ⓘ
media and commercialism ⓘ moral compromise ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Harry Hinkle
ⓘ
Willie Gingrich ⓘ |
| musicBy | André Previn ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black-and-White
ⓘ
linked to:
Academy Award for Best Art Direction
Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White ⓘ
linked to:
Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of sharp wit and social satire
ⓘ
first on-screen pairing of Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | collaborations between Billy Wilder and Jack Lemmon ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A TV cameraman injured during a football game is persuaded by his shyster brother-in-law lawyer to exaggerate his injuries for a large insurance settlement. ⓘ |
| producer |
Billy Wilder
ⓘ
I. A. L. Diamond ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Mirisch Corporation
ⓘ
linked to:
The Mirisch Company
|
| releaseDate | 1966-10-19 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 125 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Billy Wilder
ⓘ
I. A. L. Diamond ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| starring |
Cliff Osmond
ⓘ
Jack Lemmon ⓘ Judi West ⓘ Lurene Tuttle ⓘ Ron Rich ⓘ Walter Matthau ⓘ |
| title | The Fortune Cookie ⓘ |
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Subject: The Fortune Cookie Description of subject: The Fortune Cookie is a 1966 American comedy film starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau, notable as their first on-screen pairing and for its blend of sharp wit and social satire.
Referenced by (32)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Fortune Cookie
subject linked to:
Harry Hinkle – Jack Lemmon
subject linked to:
Willie Gingrich – Walter Matthau
subject linked to:
Willie Gingrich – Walter Matthau
subject linked to:
Willie Gingrich – Walter Matthau
linked to: The Fortune Cookie
linked to: The Fortune Cookie
subject linked to:
Matthau
subject linked to:
I. A. L. "Izzy" Diamond
subject linked to:
Barbara Diamond