Michael Wadleigh
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Michael Wadleigh is an American filmmaker best known for directing the landmark concert documentary film "Woodstock" (1970).
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| Michael Wadleigh canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19645872 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Michael Wadleigh Context triple: [Woodstock (1970 film), director, Michael Wadleigh]
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David Maysles
David Maysles was an American documentary filmmaker best known for co-creating influential cinéma vérité works such as "Grey Gardens" and "Gimme Shelter" with his brother Albert Maysles.
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Albert Maysles
Albert Maysles was an influential American documentary filmmaker renowned for his pioneering work in the Direct Cinema movement, co-directing landmark films such as "Salesman," "Gimme Shelter," and "Grey Gardens."
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C.
Haskell Wexler
Haskell Wexler was an acclaimed American cinematographer and filmmaker known for his innovative visual style and influential work on both narrative features and political documentaries.
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Frederick Wiseman
Frederick Wiseman is an acclaimed American documentary filmmaker renowned for his observational, institution-focused films that exemplify the Direct Cinema style.
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Tom DiCillo
Tom DiCillo is an American independent film director, screenwriter, and cinematographer best known for his offbeat, character-driven movies such as "Living in Oblivion."
- 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: Michael Wadleigh Target entity description: Michael Wadleigh is an American filmmaker best known for directing the landmark concert documentary film "Woodstock" (1970).
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A.
David Maysles
David Maysles was an American documentary filmmaker best known for co-creating influential cinéma vérité works such as "Grey Gardens" and "Gimme Shelter" with his brother Albert Maysles.
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B.
Albert Maysles
Albert Maysles was an influential American documentary filmmaker renowned for his pioneering work in the Direct Cinema movement, co-directing landmark films such as "Salesman," "Gimme Shelter," and "Grey Gardens."
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C.
Haskell Wexler
Haskell Wexler was an acclaimed American cinematographer and filmmaker known for his innovative visual style and influential work on both narrative features and political documentaries.
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D.
Frederick Wiseman
Frederick Wiseman is an acclaimed American documentary filmmaker renowned for his observational, institution-focused films that exemplify the Direct Cinema style.
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E.
Tom DiCillo
Tom DiCillo is an American independent film director, screenwriter, and cinematographer best known for his offbeat, character-driven movies such as "Living in Oblivion."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.