The Joke (1969 film)
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The Joke (1969 film) is a Czechoslovak drama directed by Jaromil Jireš, based on Milan Kundera’s novel, that critiques the oppressive nature of the communist regime through the story of a man punished for a political joke.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Joke (1969 film) canonical | 1 |
| The Joke (film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21467362 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Joke (1969 film) Context triple: [The Joke, adaptation, The Joke (1969 film)]
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L'Emmerdeur (1973 film)
L'Emmerdeur (1973 film) is a French comedy film directed by Édouard Molinaro, starring Lino Ventura and Jacques Brel, about a hitman whose mission is disrupted by a suicidal, talkative neighbor.
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Blazing Saddles
Blazing Saddles is a 1974 satirical Western comedy film that parodies racism and Hollywood Western tropes, directed by and co-written with Mel Brooks.
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The Comedy About a Bank Robbery
The Comedy About a Bank Robbery is a fast-paced British stage farce by Mischief Theatre that parodies classic heist stories with slapstick humor and intricate, high-energy staging.
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D.
De komedianten
De komedianten is a historical novel by Dutch author Louis Couperus that explores the lives and intrigues of traveling actors in 18th-century Italy.
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E.
Stir Crazy
Stir Crazy is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Sidney Poitier, best known for starring Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder as two friends wrongly imprisoned after being framed for a bank robbery.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Joke (1969 film) Target entity description: The Joke (1969 film) is a Czechoslovak drama directed by Jaromil Jireš, based on Milan Kundera’s novel, that critiques the oppressive nature of the communist regime through the story of a man punished for a political joke.
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A.
L'Emmerdeur (1973 film)
L'Emmerdeur (1973 film) is a French comedy film directed by Édouard Molinaro, starring Lino Ventura and Jacques Brel, about a hitman whose mission is disrupted by a suicidal, talkative neighbor.
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B.
Blazing Saddles
Blazing Saddles is a 1974 satirical Western comedy film that parodies racism and Hollywood Western tropes, directed by and co-written with Mel Brooks.
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C.
The Comedy About a Bank Robbery
The Comedy About a Bank Robbery is a fast-paced British stage farce by Mischief Theatre that parodies classic heist stories with slapstick humor and intricate, high-energy staging.
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D.
De komedianten
De komedianten is a historical novel by Dutch author Louis Couperus that explores the lives and intrigues of traveling actors in 18th-century Italy.
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E.
Stir Crazy
Stir Crazy is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Sidney Poitier, best known for starring Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder as two friends wrongly imprisoned after being framed for a bank robbery.
- 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 Joke (1969 film)