The Tragedy of Macbeth (1971 film)
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The Tragedy of Macbeth (1971 film) is Roman Polanski’s dark, violent, and visually striking adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy about the rise and fall of the Scottish usurper Macbeth.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Macbeth (1971 film) | 1 |
| The Tragedy of Macbeth (1971 film) canonical | 1 |
| The Tragedy of Macbeth (stage) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8802897 — 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: The Tragedy of Macbeth (1971 film) Context triple: [Gilbert Taylor, workedOn, The Tragedy of Macbeth (1971 film)]
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Macbeth (2015 film)
Macbeth (2015 film) is a 2015 British-French adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, directed by Justin Kurzel and starring Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard in a visually striking, brutal retelling of the Scottish play.
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Macbeth (2006 film)
Macbeth (2006 film) is a modern-day Australian adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, reimagining the story of the ambitious Scottish general in a contemporary criminal underworld.
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"King Lear" (1971 film)
"King Lear" (1971 film) is a British adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, directed by Peter Brook and acclaimed for Paul Scofield’s intense portrayal of the aging monarch.
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Macbeth
Macbeth is a tragedy by William Shakespeare that follows a Scottish nobleman’s bloody rise to power after a prophecy and his own unchecked ambition drive him to murder and tyranny.
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E.
Masbeth
Maspeth is a residential and industrial neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York City, known for its diverse community and mix of row houses, warehouses, and small businesses.
- 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: The Tragedy of Macbeth (1971 film) Target entity description: The Tragedy of Macbeth (1971 film) is Roman Polanski’s dark, violent, and visually striking adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy about the rise and fall of the Scottish usurper Macbeth.
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A.
Macbeth (2015 film)
Macbeth (2015 film) is a 2015 British-French adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, directed by Justin Kurzel and starring Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard in a visually striking, brutal retelling of the Scottish play.
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B.
Macbeth (2006 film)
Macbeth (2006 film) is a modern-day Australian adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, reimagining the story of the ambitious Scottish general in a contemporary criminal underworld.
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C.
"King Lear" (1971 film)
"King Lear" (1971 film) is a British adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, directed by Peter Brook and acclaimed for Paul Scofield’s intense portrayal of the aging monarch.
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D.
Macbeth
Macbeth is a tragedy by William Shakespeare that follows a Scottish nobleman’s bloody rise to power after a prophecy and his own unchecked ambition drive him to murder and tyranny.
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E.
Masbeth
Maspeth is a residential and industrial neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York City, known for its diverse community and mix of row houses, warehouses, and small businesses.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Macbeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Macbeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Gilbert Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Roman Polanski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| editor | Alastair McIntyre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Northumberland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmRating | R ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
historical drama ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Lady Macbeth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Macbeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | The Third Ear Band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | rise and fall of Macbeth ⓘ |
| periodSetting | 11th-century Scotland ⓘ |
| portrays |
regicide
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usurpation of the Scottish throne ⓘ |
| producer |
Andrew Braunsberg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Polanski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Playboy Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 140 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Kenneth Tynan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Polanski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Francesca Annis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Stride NERFINISHED ⓘ Jon Finch NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Shaw NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicholas Selby NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Chase NERFINISHED ⓘ Terence Bayler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | The Tragedy of Macbeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visualStyle |
dark
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realistic ⓘ violent ⓘ visually striking ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: The Tragedy of Macbeth (1971 film) Description of subject: The Tragedy of Macbeth (1971 film) is Roman Polanski’s dark, violent, and visually striking adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy about the rise and fall of the Scottish usurper Macbeth.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Tragedy of Macbeth (stage)
this entity surface form:
Macbeth (1971 film)