Red Corner
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Red Corner is a 1997 legal thriller film starring Richard Gere as an American businessman entangled in China's justice system.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Red Corner canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13259183 — 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: Red Corner Context triple: [Bai Ling, notableWork, Red Corner]
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A.
Cornered
Cornered is a 1945 film noir thriller starring Dick Powell as a World War II veteran seeking revenge against a Nazi collaborator.
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B.
The Corner Man
The Corner Man is a work associated with the historical intelligence unit known as the Cairo Gang, likely depicting or inspired by their covert operations during the Irish War of Independence.
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C.
Shooting into the Corner
Shooting into the Corner is a large-scale installation by artist Anish Kapoor that dramatically fires red wax into a gallery corner, exploring themes of violence, materiality, and spectacle.
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D.
Dangerous Corner
Dangerous Corner is a 1932 stage play by J. B. Priestley, best known as a pioneering "time play" that explores truth, memory, and the consequences of revealing secrets.
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E.
The Corner Men
The Corner Men is a spy novel by British author John Gardner, known for its intricate plotting and exploration of Cold War espionage.
- 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: Red Corner Target entity description: Red Corner is a 1997 legal thriller film starring Richard Gere as an American businessman entangled in China's justice system.
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A.
Cornered
Cornered is a 1945 film noir thriller starring Dick Powell as a World War II veteran seeking revenge against a Nazi collaborator.
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B.
The Corner Man
The Corner Man is a work associated with the historical intelligence unit known as the Cairo Gang, likely depicting or inspired by their covert operations during the Irish War of Independence.
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C.
Shooting into the Corner
Shooting into the Corner is a large-scale installation by artist Anish Kapoor that dramatically fires red wax into a gallery corner, exploring themes of violence, materiality, and spectacle.
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D.
Dangerous Corner
Dangerous Corner is a 1932 stage play by J. B. Priestley, best known as a pioneering "time play" that explores truth, memory, and the consequences of revealing secrets.
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E.
The Corner Men
The Corner Men is a spy novel by British author John Gardner, known for its intricate plotting and exploration of Cold War espionage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
ⓘ
legal thriller film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| character |
Jack Moore
ⓘ
Shen Yuelin ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Karl Walter Lindenlaub NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Thomas Newman ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| director | Jon Avnet ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| distributedInFormat | theatrical release ⓘ |
| editedBy | Peter E. Berger ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
China
ⓘ
Los Angeles ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
legal thriller ⓘ |
| hasPosterCaption | Truth is the first casualty of war. ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
critique of Chinese legal system
ⓘ
cross-cultural conflict ⓘ human rights ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Mandarin Chinese ⓘ |
| leadActorRole | Richard Gere plays Jack Moore ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Jack Moore ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | American businessman ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | R ⓘ |
| notableFor | portrayal of China’s criminal justice system ⓘ |
| plotSummary | An American businessman in China is accused of murder and must navigate the Chinese justice system to prove his innocence. ⓘ |
| portrays | Chinese court procedures ⓘ |
| producer | Jon Avnet ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Avnet/Kerner Productions
ⓘ
linked to:
Avnet–Kerner Productions
|
| releaseDate | 1997-10-31 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 122 ⓘ |
| setIn |
Beijing
ⓘ
China ⓘ |
| starring |
Bai Ling
ⓘ
Bradley Whitford ⓘ Byron Mann ⓘ Peter Donat ⓘ Richard Gere ⓘ |
| writer | Robert King ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Red Corner Description of subject: Red Corner is a 1997 legal thriller film starring Richard Gere as an American businessman entangled in China's justice system.
Referenced by (6)
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