Titus (1999 film)
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Titus (1999 film) is a visually stylized and violent adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy "Titus Andronicus," directed by Julie Taymor and noted for its bold, surreal production design.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Titus (1999 film) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5987209 — 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: Titus (1999 film) Context triple: [Julie Taymor, notableWork, Titus (1999 film)]
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A.
“Titus as a Young Man”
“Titus as a Young Man” is a painted portrait by Rembrandt depicting his son Titus van Rijn in his youth.
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B.
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.
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C.
Spartacus
Spartacus is a famous ballet, with music by Aram Khachaturian, that dramatizes the slave revolt led by the Thracian gladiator Spartacus against ancient Rome.
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D.
Spartacus
Spartacus is a historical Thracian gladiator who led a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic and has since become a symbol of resistance and freedom in popular culture.
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E.
Barabbas
Barabbas is a figure in the New Testament Gospels who was imprisoned for insurrection and released by Pontius Pilate instead of Jesus at the crowd’s demand.
- 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: Titus (1999 film) Target entity description: Titus (1999 film) is a visually stylized and violent adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy "Titus Andronicus," directed by Julie Taymor and noted for its bold, surreal production design.
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A.
“Titus as a Young Man”
“Titus as a Young Man” is a painted portrait by Rembrandt depicting his son Titus van Rijn in his youth.
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B.
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.
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C.
Spartacus
Spartacus is a famous ballet, with music by Aram Khachaturian, that dramatizes the slave revolt led by the Thracian gladiator Spartacus against ancient Rome.
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D.
Spartacus
Spartacus is a historical Thracian gladiator who led a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic and has since become a symbol of resistance and freedom in popular culture.
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E.
Barabbas
Barabbas is a figure in the New Testament Gospels who was imprisoned for insurrection and released by Pontius Pilate instead of Jesus at the crowd’s demand.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shakespeare film adaptation
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film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | stage production of Titus Andronicus by Julie Taymor ⓘ |
| basedOn | Titus Andronicus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Alan Cumming
NERFINISHED
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Angus Macfadyen NERFINISHED ⓘ Anthony Hopkins NERFINISHED ⓘ Colm Feore NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Lennix NERFINISHED ⓘ Jessica Lange NERFINISHED ⓘ Jonathan Rhys Meyers NERFINISHED ⓘ Laura Fraser NERFINISHED ⓘ Osheen Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Luciano Tovoli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| costumeDesigner | Milena Canonero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Italy
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Julie Taymor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Fox Searchlight Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Françoise Bonnot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama film
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historical drama film ⓘ tragedy film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
political corruption
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revenge ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| leadActor | Anthony Hopkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActress | Jessica Lange NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Aaron
NERFINISHED
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Lavinia NERFINISHED ⓘ Saturninus NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamora NERFINISHED ⓘ Titus Andronicus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | Elliot Goldenthal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
nonlinear visual style
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stylized violence ⓘ surreal production design ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Clear Blue Sky Productions
NERFINISHED
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NDF International NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionDesigner | Dante Ferretti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| runningTimeMinutes | 162 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Julie Grossman
NERFINISHED
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Julie Taymor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Titus (1999 film) Description of subject: Titus (1999 film) is a visually stylized and violent adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy "Titus Andronicus," directed by Julie Taymor and noted for its bold, surreal production design.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.