Hamlet (2000 film)
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Hamlet (2000 film) is a modern-day adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, directed by and starring Ethan Hawke as the Danish prince in a contemporary New York City setting.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hamlet (2000 film) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5109898 — 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: Hamlet (2000 film) Context triple: [Hamlet, hasAdaptation, Hamlet (2000 film)]
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A.
Hamlet (1996 film)
Hamlet (1996 film) is Kenneth Branagh’s unabridged, star-studded cinematic adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, renowned for its four-hour runtime and lavish 70mm production.
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B.
Hamlet (1990 film)
Hamlet (1990 film) is a cinematic adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy directed by Franco Zeffirelli and starring Mel Gibson as the Prince of Denmark.
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C.
Hamlet (1948 film)
Hamlet (1948 film) is Laurence Olivier’s acclaimed black-and-white adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, noted for its psychological focus and multiple Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
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D.
Hamlet 2
Hamlet 2 is a 2008 satirical comedy film about a failed high school drama teacher who stages an outrageous, original sequel to Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
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E.
Hamlet (stage performances)
Hamlet (stage performances) refers to the numerous acclaimed theatrical portrayals of Shakespeare’s tragic Danish prince, particularly noted for influential interpretations by actors such as Derek Jacobi.
- 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: Hamlet (2000 film) Target entity description: Hamlet (2000 film) is a modern-day adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, directed by and starring Ethan Hawke as the Danish prince in a contemporary New York City setting.
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A.
Hamlet (1996 film)
Hamlet (1996 film) is Kenneth Branagh’s unabridged, star-studded cinematic adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, renowned for its four-hour runtime and lavish 70mm production.
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B.
Hamlet (1990 film)
Hamlet (1990 film) is a cinematic adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy directed by Franco Zeffirelli and starring Mel Gibson as the Prince of Denmark.
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C.
Hamlet (1948 film)
Hamlet (1948 film) is Laurence Olivier’s acclaimed black-and-white adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, noted for its psychological focus and multiple Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
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D.
Hamlet 2
Hamlet 2 is a 2008 satirical comedy film about a failed high school drama teacher who stages an outrageous, original sequel to Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
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E.
Hamlet (stage performances)
Hamlet (stage performances) refers to the numerous acclaimed theatrical portrayals of Shakespeare’s tragic Danish prince, particularly noted for influential interpretations by actors such as Derek Jacobi.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
ⓘ
modern adaptation ⓘ tragedy film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf |
Hamlet (play)
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linked to:
Hamlet
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| basedOn | Hamlet ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | John de Borman ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| director | Michael Almereyda ⓘ |
| distributor | Miramax Films ⓘ |
| editedBy | Jay Rabinowitz ⓘ |
| featuresModernSetting | true ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | Hamlet ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
betrayal
ⓘ
corruption ⓘ family conflict ⓘ madness ⓘ power ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
| musicBy | Carter Burwell ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portraysCharacter |
Claudius
ⓘ
Gertrude ⓘ Hamlet ⓘ Horatio ⓘ Laertes ⓘ Ophelia ⓘ Polonius ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Double A Films ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2000 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 112 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Michael Almereyda ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | contemporary era ⓘ |
| settingLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| starring |
Bill Murray
ⓘ
Diane Venora ⓘ Ethan Hawke ⓘ Julia Stiles ⓘ Kyle MacLachlan ⓘ Liev Schreiber ⓘ Sam Shepard ⓘ Steve Zahn ⓘ |
| usesMedium | film ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hamlet (2000 film) Description of subject: Hamlet (2000 film) is a modern-day adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, directed by and starring Ethan Hawke as the Danish prince in a contemporary New York City setting.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.