The Man Who Never Was (screenplay)
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The Man Who Never Was is a 1956 British war film screenplay dramatizing the real-life World War II deception operation known as Operation Mincemeat.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Man Who Never Was (1956 film screenplay) | 1 |
| The Man Who Never Was (screenplay) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14483850 — 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 Man Who Never Was (screenplay) Context triple: [Nelson Gidding, notableWork, The Man Who Never Was (screenplay)]
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A.
The Smiling Lieutenant (screenplay)
The Smiling Lieutenant (screenplay) is a romantic musical comedy script by Samson Raphaelson that formed the basis for Ernst Lubitsch’s 1931 film about a carefree lieutenant entangled in a love triangle.
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B.
Foreign Correspondent
Foreign Correspondent is a 1940 Alfred Hitchcock-directed spy thriller film set in Europe on the eve of World War II, known for its suspenseful set pieces and wartime propaganda themes.
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C.
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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D.
The Passing Show of 1942
The Passing Show of 1942 was a World War II–era American musical revue co-written by lyricist Bert Kalmar, featuring comedy sketches and songs typical of Broadway variety entertainments of its time.
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E.
The Man Who Knew Too Little
The Man Who Knew Too Little is a 1997 comedy film starring Bill Murray as an unsuspecting tourist who is mistaken for a spy during an interactive theater experience gone wrong.
- 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 Man Who Never Was (screenplay) Target entity description: The Man Who Never Was is a 1956 British war film screenplay dramatizing the real-life World War II deception operation known as Operation Mincemeat.
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A.
The Smiling Lieutenant (screenplay)
The Smiling Lieutenant (screenplay) is a romantic musical comedy script by Samson Raphaelson that formed the basis for Ernst Lubitsch’s 1931 film about a carefree lieutenant entangled in a love triangle.
-
B.
Foreign Correspondent
Foreign Correspondent is a 1940 Alfred Hitchcock-directed spy thriller film set in Europe on the eve of World War II, known for its suspenseful set pieces and wartime propaganda themes.
-
C.
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.
-
D.
The Passing Show of 1942
The Passing Show of 1942 was a World War II–era American musical revue co-written by lyricist Bert Kalmar, featuring comedy sketches and songs typical of Broadway variety entertainments of its time.
-
E.
The Man Who Knew Too Little
The Man Who Knew Too Little is a 1997 comedy film starring Bill Murray as an unsuspecting tourist who is mistaken for a spy during an interactive theater experience gone wrong.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Man Who Never Was (screenplay)