The Travelling Players
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The Travelling Players is a 1975 Greek historical drama film by Theo Angelopoulos that follows a troupe of actors touring Greece while the nation undergoes turbulent political upheavals from the 1930s to the 1950s.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Travelling Players canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Travelling Players Context triple: [Theo Angelopoulos, notableWork, The Travelling Players]
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A.
The Jolly Beggars
The Jolly Beggars is a cantata by Scottish poet Robert Burns that vividly portrays a group of boisterous vagabonds in a tavern, blending song, dialogue, and satire.
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B.
Children of the Queen's Revels
Children of the Queen's Revels was a prominent early 17th-century English boy acting company known for performing satirical and innovative plays in the Jacobean theatre.
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Queen Henrietta's Men
Queen Henrietta's Men was a prominent Caroline-era English playing company active in the 1620s and 1630s, known for performing at the Cockpit Theatre and for its association with Queen Henrietta Maria.
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D.
The Playhouse
The Playhouse is a 1921 silent short comedy film directed by and starring Buster Keaton, famous for its groundbreaking multiple-exposure effects that show Keaton playing nearly every role on screen.
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E.
The Roaring Girl
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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: The Travelling Players Target entity description: The Travelling Players is a 1975 Greek historical drama film by Theo Angelopoulos that follows a troupe of actors touring Greece while the nation undergoes turbulent political upheavals from the 1930s to the 1950s.
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A.
The Jolly Beggars
The Jolly Beggars is a cantata by Scottish poet Robert Burns that vividly portrays a group of boisterous vagabonds in a tavern, blending song, dialogue, and satire.
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B.
Children of the Queen's Revels
Children of the Queen's Revels was a prominent early 17th-century English boy acting company known for performing satirical and innovative plays in the Jacobean theatre.
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C.
Queen Henrietta's Men
Queen Henrietta's Men was a prominent Caroline-era English playing company active in the 1620s and 1630s, known for performing at the Cockpit Theatre and for its association with Queen Henrietta Maria.
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D.
The Playhouse
The Playhouse is a 1921 silent short comedy film directed by and starring Buster Keaton, famous for its groundbreaking multiple-exposure effects that show Keaton playing nearly every role on screen.
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E.
The Roaring Girl
The Roaring Girl is a Jacobean stage comedy, co-written by Thomas Middleton and Thomas Dekker, that dramatizes the exploits of the cross-dressing London rogue Mary Frith (Moll Cutpurse).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek film
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film ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Giorgos Arvanitis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| considered |
a landmark of Greek cinema
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one of Theo Angelopoulos's masterpieces ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Greece ⓘ |
| criticalReception | acclaimed by international critics ⓘ |
| depictsEvent |
Axis occupation of Greece
NERFINISHED
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Greek Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ Metaxas dictatorship NERFINISHED ⓘ postwar political repression in Greece ⓘ |
| director | Theo Angelopoulos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | New Yorker Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmTechnique |
elliptical narrative
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long takes ⓘ slow camera movements ⓘ |
| follows | a troupe of travelling actors ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
historical drama ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Alkis Panayiotidis
NERFINISHED
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Eva Kotamanidou NERFINISHED ⓘ Petros Zarkadis NERFINISHED ⓘ Stratos Pahis NERFINISHED ⓘ Vangelis Kazan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Greek politics
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civil conflict ⓘ rise of fascism ⓘ role of art and theatre in society ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
impact of history on ordinary people
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political upheaval in Greece ⓘ |
| musicBy | Loukas Karytinos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
nonlinear narrative structure
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politically charged reinterpretation of Greek history ⓘ use of Brechtian theatrical devices ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| partOf | Theo Angelopoulos filmography ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Greek Film Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1975 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 230 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Theo Angelopoulos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
1930s
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1940s ⓘ 1950s ⓘ |
| timeSpanCoveredInPlot | 1939–1952 ⓘ |
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Subject: The Travelling Players Description of subject: The Travelling Players is a 1975 Greek historical drama film by Theo Angelopoulos that follows a troupe of actors touring Greece while the nation undergoes turbulent political upheavals from the 1930s to the 1950s.
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