The 300 Spartans
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The 300 Spartans is a 1962 historical war film dramatizing the Battle of Thermopylae between a small Spartan force and the vast Persian army.
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| The 300 Spartans canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The 300 Spartans Context triple: [Rudolph Maté, directed, The 300 Spartans]
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Captain Artemis in 300
Captain Artemis in 300 is a Spartan officer and loyal comrade of King Leonidas who fights bravely alongside the 300 warriors at the Battle of Thermopylae.
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Leonidas 1
Leonidas 1 is an early production model of the Greek-built Leonidas armored personnel carrier, designed to transport infantry with basic armored protection and mobility on the battlefield.
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Leonidas at Thermopylae
Leonidas at Thermopylae is a large Neoclassical history painting by Jacques-Louis David depicting the Spartan king Leonidas preparing to defend the pass at Thermopylae against the Persian army.
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Spartan war party
The Spartan war party was a militaristic faction within Sparta that opposed the peace-oriented policies of King Pleistoanax and favored continued aggressive warfare.
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Thermopylae
Thermopylae is a narrow coastal pass in central Greece famous as the site of the legendary last stand of King Leonidas and his 300 Spartans against the Persian army in 480 BCE.
- 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 300 Spartans Target entity description: The 300 Spartans is a 1962 historical war film dramatizing the Battle of Thermopylae between a small Spartan force and the vast Persian army.
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A.
Captain Artemis in 300
Captain Artemis in 300 is a Spartan officer and loyal comrade of King Leonidas who fights bravely alongside the 300 warriors at the Battle of Thermopylae.
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B.
Leonidas 1
Leonidas 1 is an early production model of the Greek-built Leonidas armored personnel carrier, designed to transport infantry with basic armored protection and mobility on the battlefield.
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C.
Leonidas at Thermopylae
Leonidas at Thermopylae is a large Neoclassical history painting by Jacques-Louis David depicting the Spartan king Leonidas preparing to defend the pass at Thermopylae against the Persian army.
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D.
Spartan war party
The Spartan war party was a militaristic faction within Sparta that opposed the peace-oriented policies of King Pleistoanax and favored continued aggressive warfare.
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E.
Thermopylae
Thermopylae is a narrow coastal pass in central Greece famous as the site of the legendary last stand of King Leonidas and his 300 Spartans against the Persian army in 480 BCE.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
film
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historical war film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Battle of Thermopylae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Anna Synodinou
NERFINISHED
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Barry Coe NERFINISHED ⓘ David Farrar NERFINISHED ⓘ Diane Baker NERFINISHED ⓘ Donald Houston NERFINISHED ⓘ Laurence Naismith NERFINISHED ⓘ Ralph Richardson NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Egan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Georg Krause NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Color by DeLuxe ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts | Greco-Persian Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Rudolph Maté NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedInFormat | CinemaScope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | John D. Dunning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsCharacter |
Leonidas I
NERFINISHED
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Xerxes I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
historical drama film
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war film ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalInaccuracy | romantic subplot not attested in ancient sources ⓘ |
| influencedWork | 300 (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Battle of Thermopylae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| motionPictureRating | PG ⓘ |
| musicBy | Manos Hatzidakis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of Spartan last stand at Thermopylae
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large-scale battle scenes for its time ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
Leonidas I of Sparta
NERFINISHED
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Persian army ⓘ Spartan soldiers ⓘ Xerxes I of Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Rudolph Maté NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Cinemascope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1962-08-01 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 130 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
George St. George
NERFINISHED
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Remy Glass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Thermopylae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | 480 BC ⓘ |
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