Usmar Ismail
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Indonesian person
actor
commemorative day
film director
film producer
film production company
pioneer of Indonesian cinema
screenwriter
Usmar Ismail was a pioneering Indonesian film director and producer, often regarded as the father of Indonesian cinema.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Usmar Ismail canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6780470 — 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: Usmar Ismail Context triple: [Tanah Kusir Cemetery, hasNotableBurial, Usmar Ismail]
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A.
Achmed Abdullah
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B.
Mustafa Mashhur
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C.
Nur Herman Majid
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D.
Ishak Sukuti
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E.
Mohammad Nasih
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- 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: Usmar Ismail Target entity description: Usmar Ismail was a pioneering Indonesian film director and producer, often regarded as the father of Indonesian cinema.
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A.
Achmed Abdullah
Achmed Abdullah was a Russian-born American writer and screenwriter known for his exotic adventure tales and contributions to early Hollywood cinema.
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B.
Mustafa Mashhur
Mustafa Mashhur was an Egyptian Islamist leader who served as the fifth General Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood and played a key role in shaping its modern political strategy.
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C.
Nur Herman Majid
Nur Herman Majid is a Malaysian former hurdler best known for lighting the cauldron at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur.
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D.
Ishak Sukuti
Ishak Sukuti was an Ottoman political figure and early Young Turk activist associated with the founding of the Committee of Union and Progress, the movement that helped transform the late Ottoman Empire.
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E.
Mohammad Nasih
Mohammad Nasih is an Indonesian academic who serves as the rector of Airlangga University, one of the country’s leading public universities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indonesian person
ⓘ
actor ⓘ commemorative day ⓘ film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ film production company ⓘ pioneer of Indonesian cinema ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1971 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1940s ⓘ |
| almaMater | Gadjah Mada University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1921-03-20 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Bukittinggi, West Sumatra, Dutch East Indies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Usmar Ismail Film Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1971-01-02 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Jakarta, Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Minangkabau people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | cinema of Indonesia ⓘ |
| founded | Perfini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
war film ⓘ |
| hasCause | first day of shooting of Darah dan Doa ⓘ |
| hasHonor | National Hero of Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1950-03-30 ⓘ |
| influenced | Indonesian New Wave filmmakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownAs | father of Indonesian cinema ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Indonesian ⓘ |
| militaryService | Indonesian National Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Usmar Ismail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Darah dan Doa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Enam Djam di Jogja NERFINISHED ⓘ Lewat Djam Malam NERFINISHED ⓘ Pedjuang NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiga Dara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ journalist ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| sibling | Asrul Sani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Siti Wahyunah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Indonesian National Film Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Usmar Ismail Description of subject: Usmar Ismail was a pioneering Indonesian film director and producer, often regarded as the father of Indonesian cinema.
Referenced by (1)
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