Habeas Corpus
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Habeas Corpus is a 1973 stage farce by British playwright Alan Bennett that satirizes sexual liberation and middle-class morality through rapid-fire wordplay and mistaken identities.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Habeas Corpus canonical | 2 |
| Great Writ of habeas corpus | 1 |
| Habeas Corpus (television adaptation) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9016906 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Habeas Corpus Context triple: [Alan Bennett, notableWork, Habeas Corpus]
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A.
Habeas Corpus Act 1679
The Habeas Corpus Act 1679 is a landmark English statute that strengthened legal protections against unlawful imprisonment by ensuring prompt judicial review of detentions.
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B.
Bivens doctrine
The Bivens doctrine is a judicially created legal principle that allows individuals to seek damages in federal court against U.S. federal officials for certain constitutional rights violations, despite the general barrier of sovereign immunity.
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C.
Rendition
Rendition is a 2007 political thriller film directed by Gavin Hood that explores the controversial U.S. practice of extraordinary rendition through an intertwined ensemble narrative.
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D.
Ex parte Quirin (U.S. Supreme Court case)
Ex parte Quirin is a 1942 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the federal government's authority to try enemy saboteurs, including U.S. citizens, before military tribunals rather than civilian courts during wartime.
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E.
Garde à vue
Garde à vue is a 1981 French psychological crime thriller film, directed by Claude Miller and acclaimed for its intense interrogation scenes and performances, including that of Michel Serrault.
- 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: Habeas Corpus Target entity description: Habeas Corpus is a 1973 stage farce by British playwright Alan Bennett that satirizes sexual liberation and middle-class morality through rapid-fire wordplay and mistaken identities.
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A.
Habeas Corpus Act 1679
The Habeas Corpus Act 1679 is a landmark English statute that strengthened legal protections against unlawful imprisonment by ensuring prompt judicial review of detentions.
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B.
Bivens doctrine
The Bivens doctrine is a judicially created legal principle that allows individuals to seek damages in federal court against U.S. federal officials for certain constitutional rights violations, despite the general barrier of sovereign immunity.
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C.
Rendition
Rendition is a 2007 political thriller film directed by Gavin Hood that explores the controversial U.S. practice of extraordinary rendition through an intertwined ensemble narrative.
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D.
Ex parte Quirin (U.S. Supreme Court case)
Ex parte Quirin is a 1942 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the federal government's authority to try enemy saboteurs, including U.S. citizens, before military tribunals rather than civilian courts during wartime.
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E.
Garde à vue
Garde à vue is a 1981 French psychological crime thriller film, directed by Claude Miller and acclaimed for its intense interrogation scenes and performances, including that of Michel Serrault.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
farce
ⓘ
stage play ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | television film ⓘ |
| author | Alan Bennett ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfFirstPerformance | 1973 ⓘ |
| dramaticStructure | two-act play ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | 1973 ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
farce ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Habeas Corpus (television adaptation)
ⓘ
linked to:
Habeas Corpus
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| hasCharacterType |
aristocrat
ⓘ
bored housewife ⓘ clergyman ⓘ earnest youth ⓘ lecherous doctor ⓘ spinster ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | acclaimed for wit and structure ⓘ |
| hasFeature | mistaken identity ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeDevice |
direct address to audience
ⓘ
fast-paced dialogue ⓘ physical comedy ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | wordplay ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Canon Throbbing
ⓘ
Constance Wicksteed ⓘ
linked to:
Muriel Wicksteed
Dennis Wicksteed ⓘ Dr Arthur Wicksteed ⓘ Felicity Rumpers ⓘ Lady Rumpers ⓘ Mr Shanks ⓘ Muriel Wicksteed ⓘ Sir Percy Shorter ⓘ |
| movement | post-war British theatre ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alan Bennett plays
ⓘ
linked to:
Alan Bennett
|
| placeOfFirstPerformance | Lyric Theatre, London ⓘ |
| publisher | Faber and Faber ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Hove, England
ⓘ
linked to:
Hove
|
| subject |
middle-class morality
ⓘ
sexual liberation ⓘ |
| targetOfSatire |
British middle class
ⓘ
Church of England clergy ⓘ medical profession ⓘ |
| theme |
aging and sexuality
ⓘ
hypocrisy of respectability ⓘ repression and desire ⓘ |
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Subject: Habeas Corpus Description of subject: Habeas Corpus is a 1973 stage farce by British playwright Alan Bennett that satirizes sexual liberation and middle-class morality through rapid-fire wordplay and mistaken identities.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Habeas Corpus
linked to: Habeas Corpus