A Glass and a Cigarette
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A Glass and a Cigarette is a 1955 Egyptian romantic drama film directed by Henry Barakat, known for its portrayal of love, jealousy, and social mores in mid-20th-century Cairo.
All labels observed (1)
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| A Glass and a Cigarette canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: A Glass and a Cigarette Context triple: [Henry Barakat, notableWork, A Glass and a Cigarette]
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The Smoke
The Smoke is a dramatic work by British playwright Lucy Kirkwood, known for her sharp, socially engaged storytelling.
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The Smoke
The Smoke is the English name of Surah Ad-Dukhan, a chapter of the Qur’an that warns of a coming smoke as a sign of divine punishment and emphasizes God’s power and mercy.
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C.
The Smoke
The Smoke is a British television drama series centered on the lives and challenges of London firefighters.
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D.
Smoking Mirror
Smoking Mirror is an epithet of the Aztec god Tezcatlipoca, a powerful and complex deity associated with night, sorcery, conflict, and destiny.
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The Man in the Glass Booth
The Man in the Glass Booth is a 1967 stage play by Robert Shaw that explores identity, guilt, and the legacy of the Holocaust through the trial of a mysterious Jewish industrialist accused of being a Nazi war criminal.
- 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: A Glass and a Cigarette Target entity description: A Glass and a Cigarette is a 1955 Egyptian romantic drama film directed by Henry Barakat, known for its portrayal of love, jealousy, and social mores in mid-20th-century Cairo.
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A.
The Smoke
The Smoke is a dramatic work by British playwright Lucy Kirkwood, known for her sharp, socially engaged storytelling.
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B.
The Smoke
The Smoke is the English name of Surah Ad-Dukhan, a chapter of the Qur’an that warns of a coming smoke as a sign of divine punishment and emphasizes God’s power and mercy.
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C.
The Smoke
The Smoke is a British television drama series centered on the lives and challenges of London firefighters.
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D.
Smoking Mirror
Smoking Mirror is an epithet of the Aztec god Tezcatlipoca, a powerful and complex deity associated with night, sorcery, conflict, and destiny.
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E.
The Man in the Glass Booth
The Man in the Glass Booth is a 1967 stage play by Robert Shaw that explores identity, guilt, and the legacy of the Holocaust through the trial of a mysterious Jewish industrialist accused of being a Nazi war criminal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Egyptian film
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film ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Egypt ⓘ |
| director | Henry Barakat ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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romance film ⓘ romantic drama ⓘ |
| hasArtisticStyle | classical Egyptian melodrama ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | mid-20th-century Egyptian society ⓘ |
| hasDirectorNationality | Egyptian ⓘ |
| hasNotableAspect |
depiction of gender roles in Cairo
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depiction of jealousy in romantic relationships ⓘ portrayal of social norms and expectations ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English transliteration ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
jealousy
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love ⓘ social mores ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| partOf | Egyptian cinema of the 1950s ⓘ |
| portrays |
marital conflict
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romantic relationships ⓘ social life in Cairo ⓘ |
| productionCountry | Egypt ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Henry Barakat ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Cairo ⓘ |
| settingTime | mid-20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Glass and a Cigarette Description of subject: A Glass and a Cigarette is a 1955 Egyptian romantic drama film directed by Henry Barakat, known for its portrayal of love, jealousy, and social mores in mid-20th-century Cairo.
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