Bill (2015 film)
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Bill (2015 film) is a British family comedy that offers a humorous, fictionalized account of William Shakespeare’s early life, created by members of the Horrible Histories troupe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bill (2015 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13114776 — 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)
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Target entity: Bill (2015 film) Context triple: [Simon Farnaby, participatedIn, Bill (2015 film)]
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A.
The Bill
The Bill is a long-running British police procedural television series that focuses on the lives and work of officers at the fictional Sun Hill police station in London.
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B.
Don't Mess with Bill
"Don't Mess with Bill" is a 1965 Motown soul single by The Marvelettes, written by Smokey Robinson and known for its smooth groove and assertive romantic lyrics.
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C.
Okay Bill
Okay Bill is a lesser-known film directed by Academy Award–winning filmmaker John G. Avildsen.
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D.
War Dogs
War Dogs is the nickname of the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, a distinguished infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps known for its combat history and operational deployments.
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E.
War Dogs
War Dogs are the covert intelligence and espionage network of Wakanda in the Marvel universe, operating globally to gather information and influence events from the shadows.
- 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: Bill (2015 film) Target entity description: Bill (2015 film) is a British family comedy that offers a humorous, fictionalized account of William Shakespeare’s early life, created by members of the Horrible Histories troupe.
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A.
The Bill
The Bill is a long-running British police procedural television series that focuses on the lives and work of officers at the fictional Sun Hill police station in London.
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B.
Don't Mess with Bill
"Don't Mess with Bill" is a 1965 Motown soul single by The Marvelettes, written by Smokey Robinson and known for its smooth groove and assertive romantic lyrics.
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C.
Okay Bill
Okay Bill is a lesser-known film directed by Academy Award–winning filmmaker John G. Avildsen.
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D.
War Dogs
War Dogs is the nickname of the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, a distinguished infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps known for its combat history and operational deployments.
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E.
War Dogs
War Dogs are the covert intelligence and espionage network of Wakanda in the Marvel universe, operating globally to gather information and influence events from the shadows.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British film
ⓘ
comedy film ⓘ family film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| basedOn | fictionalized account of William Shakespeare’s early life ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Alex Barber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfRelease | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Richard Bracewell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Vertigo Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Mark Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCreativeTeamFrom | Horrible Histories GENERATED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Leeds
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
family ⓘ |
| hasHumourStyle |
parody
ⓘ
slapstick ⓘ |
| hasTagline | “Before he was Shakespeare, he was Bill.” ⓘ |
| mainSubject | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Andrew Hewitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
King Philip II of Spain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Queen Elizabeth I NERFINISHED ⓘ William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays | early life of William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| producer |
Ben Willbond
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Laurence Rickard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Cowards Films
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Punk Cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ratingSystem | BBFC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2015-09-18 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 94 ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Elizabethan era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Ben Willbond
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Damian Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ Helen McCrory NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim Howick NERFINISHED ⓘ Laurence Rickard NERFINISHED ⓘ Martha Howe-Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ Mathew Baynton NERFINISHED ⓘ Simon Farnaby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | family ⓘ |
| writer |
Ben Willbond
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Laurence Rickard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bill (2015 film) Description of subject: Bill (2015 film) is a British family comedy that offers a humorous, fictionalized account of William Shakespeare’s early life, created by members of the Horrible Histories troupe.
Referenced by (1)
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