The Avenging Conscience
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The Avenging Conscience is a 1914 silent psychological drama film directed by D. W. Griffith, loosely inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s works and noted for its innovative cinematic techniques.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Avenging Conscience canonical | 7 |
| Avenging Conscience | 2 |
| The Avenging Conscience; or, "Thou Shalt Not Kill" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11617072 — 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 Avenging Conscience Context triple: [Billy Bitzer, knownForFilm, The Avenging Conscience]
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A.
The Gods of Guilt
The Gods of Guilt is a legal thriller novel by Michael Connelly featuring defense attorney Mickey Haller as he confronts a haunting case tied to his past.
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B.
A Terrible Vengeance
"A Terrible Vengeance" is a dark, supernatural short story by Nikolai Gogol that blends Ukrainian folklore with themes of betrayal, fate, and retribution.
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C.
The Purity of Vengeance
The Purity of Vengeance is a Danish crime thriller novel by Jussi Adler-Olsen, part of the Department Q series, following detectives Carl Mørck and Assad as they uncover a dark conspiracy rooted in past abuses at a women's institution.
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D.
A Case of Conscience
A Case of Conscience is a classic science fiction novel by James Blish that explores theological and ethical dilemmas arising from human contact with an alien civilization.
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E.
The Mind of Evil
The Mind of Evil is a 1971 Doctor Who serial featuring the Third Doctor confronting a sinister mind-altering machine inside a high-security prison amid a plot involving the Master.
- 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 Avenging Conscience Target entity description: The Avenging Conscience is a 1914 silent psychological drama film directed by D. W. Griffith, loosely inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s works and noted for its innovative cinematic techniques.
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A.
The Gods of Guilt
The Gods of Guilt is a legal thriller novel by Michael Connelly featuring defense attorney Mickey Haller as he confronts a haunting case tied to his past.
-
B.
A Terrible Vengeance
"A Terrible Vengeance" is a dark, supernatural short story by Nikolai Gogol that blends Ukrainian folklore with themes of betrayal, fate, and retribution.
-
C.
The Purity of Vengeance
The Purity of Vengeance is a Danish crime thriller novel by Jussi Adler-Olsen, part of the Department Q series, following detectives Carl Mørck and Assad as they uncover a dark conspiracy rooted in past abuses at a women's institution.
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D.
A Case of Conscience
A Case of Conscience is a classic science fiction novel by James Blish that explores theological and ethical dilemmas arising from human contact with an alien civilization.
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E.
The Mind of Evil
The Mind of Evil is a 1971 Doctor Who serial featuring the Third Doctor confronting a sinister mind-altering machine inside a high-security prison amid a plot involving the Master.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
feature film
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psychological drama film ⓘ silent film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Annabel Lee
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The Tell-Tale Heart ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Edgar Allan Poe ⓘ |
| belongsToMovement |
American silent era
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linked to:
American silent cinema
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| centralPlotElement |
hallucinations and visions of guilt
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murder of an uncle ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | G. W. Bitzer ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| director | D. W. Griffith ⓘ |
| distributor |
Mutual Film
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linked to:
Mutual Film Corporation
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| filmTechnique |
close-ups
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cross-cutting ⓘ subjective imagery ⓘ symbolic montage ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
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psychological drama ⓘ silent drama ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle |
The Avenging Conscience; or, "Thou Shalt Not Kill"
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linked to:
The Avenging Conscience
|
| hasColor | no ⓘ |
| hasIntertitlesIn | English ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacterOccupation | clerk ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | works of Edgar Allan Poe ⓘ |
| language | Silent ⓘ |
| musicAddedInLaterReleases | yes ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early use of psychological subjectivity in film
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innovative cinematic techniques ⓘ |
| originalReleaseFormat | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| partOf | early American cinema ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Biograph Company ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1914 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1914 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 78 ⓘ |
| screenplayBy | D. W. Griffith ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| sound | silent with musical accompaniment ⓘ |
| starred |
Blanche Sweet
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George Siegmann ⓘ Henry B. Walthall NERFINISHED ⓘ Mae Marsh ⓘ Ralph Lewis ⓘ Spottiswoode Aitken ⓘ |
| theme |
conscience
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guilt ⓘ murder ⓘ psychological torment ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Avenging Conscience Description of subject: The Avenging Conscience is a 1914 silent psychological drama film directed by D. W. Griffith, loosely inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s works and noted for its innovative cinematic techniques.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Avenging Conscience
linked to: The Avenging Conscience
The Avenging Conscience
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The Avenging Conscience; or, "Thou Shalt Not Kill"
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linked to: The Avenging Conscience