Spartacus (1960 film)

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American film epic historical drama film feature film

Spartacus (1960 film) is an epic historical drama directed by Stanley Kubrick that chronicles a slave-led revolt against the Roman Republic, renowned for its grand scale, political themes, and iconic performances.

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Label	Occurrences
Spartacus	45
Spartacus (1960 film) canonical	14
Spartacus (1960 film universe)	3
"I am Spartacus" scene	1
Spartacus (novel)	1
Spartacus slave revolt	1
film "Spartacus"	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T278827 — 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: Spartacus (1960 film)
Context triple: [Laurence Olivier, notableWork, Spartacus (1960 film)]

A. Gladiator
Gladiator is an epic historical drama film directed by Ridley Scott that follows a betrayed Roman general who seeks vengeance against the corrupt emperor who murdered his family and sent him into slavery.
B. Brida
Brida is a novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho that follows a young Irish woman’s spiritual journey as she explores witchcraft, love, and self-discovery.
C. The Ten Commandments (1956 film)
The Ten Commandments (1956 film) is an epic religious drama directed by Cecil B. DeMille that dramatizes the biblical story of Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt, renowned for its grand scale, special effects, and enduring cultural impact.
D. Cleopatra (1934 film)
Cleopatra (1934 film) is a lavish 1930s historical epic directed by Cecil B. DeMille that dramatizes the life and romances of the famed Egyptian queen.
E. Glory
"Glory" is an Academy Award–winning civil rights anthem by John Legend and Common, written for the 2014 film *Selma* and celebrated for its powerful commentary on racial justice.
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: Spartacus (1960 film)
Target entity description: Spartacus (1960 film) is an epic historical drama directed by Stanley Kubrick that chronicles a slave-led revolt against the Roman Republic, renowned for its grand scale, political themes, and iconic performances.

A. Gladiator
Gladiator is an epic historical drama film directed by Ridley Scott that follows a betrayed Roman general who seeks vengeance against the corrupt emperor who murdered his family and sent him into slavery.
B. Brida
Brida is a novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho that follows a young Irish woman’s spiritual journey as she explores witchcraft, love, and self-discovery.
C. The Ten Commandments (1956 film)
The Ten Commandments (1956 film) is an epic religious drama directed by Cecil B. DeMille that dramatizes the biblical story of Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt, renowned for its grand scale, special effects, and enduring cultural impact.
D. Cleopatra (1934 film)
Cleopatra (1934 film) is a lavish 1930s historical epic directed by Cecil B. DeMille that dramatizes the life and romances of the famed Egyptian queen.
E. Glory
"Glory" is an Academy Award–winning civil rights anthem by John Legend and Common, written for the 2014 film *Selma* and celebrated for its powerful commentary on racial justice.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American film ⓘ epic historical drama film ⓘ feature film ⓘ
aspectRatio	Super Technirama 70 ⓘ
awardReceived	Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color ⓘ linked to: Academy Award for Best Art Direction Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color ⓘ linked to: Academy Award for Best Cinematography Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color ⓘ linked to: Academy Award for Best Costume Design Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor ⓘ
awardReceivedBy	Peter Ustinov ⓘ
basedOn	Howard Fast ⓘ Spartacus (novel) ⓘ linked to: Spartacus (1960 film)
castMember	Charles Laughton ⓘ Charles McGraw ⓘ Jean Simmons ⓘ John Dall ⓘ John Gavin ⓘ Kirk Douglas ⓘ Laurence Olivier ⓘ Nina Foch ⓘ Peter Ustinov ⓘ Tony Curtis ⓘ Woody Strode ⓘ
cinematographyBy	Russell Metty ⓘ
colorProcess	Technicolor ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
countryOfSetting	Italy ⓘ
director	Stanley Kubrick ⓘ
distributedBy	Universal Pictures ⓘ
editedBy	Robert Lawrence ⓘ
famousFor	"I am Spartacus" scene ⓘ linked to: Spartacus (1960 film) large-scale battle sequences ⓘ political themes ⓘ
filmingLocation	California ⓘ linked to: California, United States Spain ⓘ
genre	epic film ⓘ historical drama film ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainCharacter	Spartacus ⓘ linked to: Spartacus (1960 film)
musicBy	Alex North ⓘ
notableFor	breaking the Hollywood blacklist by crediting Dalton Trumbo ⓘ
portrayedBy	Kirk Douglas ⓘ
producer	Edward Lewis ⓘ Kirk Douglas ⓘ
productionCompany	Bryna Productions ⓘ Universal-International ⓘ linked to: Universal
releaseYear	1960 ⓘ
runningTime	approximately 197 minutes ⓘ
screenwriter	Dalton Trumbo ⓘ
setInPeriod	Roman Republic ⓘ
subject	Third Servile War ⓘ slave revolt ⓘ

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