Heroes
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"Heroes" is a stage play best known in English for its adaptation by Tom Stoppard of Gérald Sibleyras’s French comedy about three World War I veterans in a retirement home.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Heroes canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9203418 — 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: Heroes Context triple: [Thea Sharrock, directedPlay, Heroes]
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A.
Heroes
"Heroes" is a 1977 art rock song by David Bowie, renowned for its soaring, emotive sound and status as one of his most iconic and influential works.
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B.
Heroes
Heroes is a non-fiction book by journalist John Pilger that critically examines political power, media complicity, and the individuals who resist oppression around the world.
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C.
Heroes
Heroes is an American science fiction television series that follows ordinary people who discover they have extraordinary superhuman abilities and become entangled in a larger, interconnected destiny.
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D.
Heroes
"Heroes" is a rock cover of David Bowie's iconic anthem, performed by the supergroup Hollywood Vampires.
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E.
Hero
Hero is a 2006 self-help book by Rhonda Byrne that expands on the ideas of "The Secret" by focusing on personal journeys toward achieving one's dreams and potential.
- 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: Heroes Target entity description: "Heroes" is a stage play best known in English for its adaptation by Tom Stoppard of Gérald Sibleyras’s French comedy about three World War I veterans in a retirement home.
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A.
Heroes
Heroes is a non-fiction book by journalist John Pilger that critically examines political power, media complicity, and the individuals who resist oppression around the world.
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B.
Heroes
Heroes is an American science fiction television series that follows ordinary people who discover they have extraordinary superhuman abilities and become entangled in a larger, interconnected destiny.
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C.
Heroes
"Heroes" is a rock cover of David Bowie's iconic anthem, performed by the supergroup Hollywood Vampires.
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D.
Heroes
"Heroes" is a 1977 art rock song by David Bowie, renowned for its soaring, emotive sound and status as one of his most iconic and influential works.
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E.
Hero
Hero is a 2006 self-help book by Rhonda Byrne that expands on the ideas of "The Secret" by focusing on personal journeys toward achieving one's dreams and potential.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French comedy
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stage play ⓘ |
| adaptedBy | Tom Stoppard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adapter | Tom Stoppard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author |
Gérald Sibleyras
NERFINISHED
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Gérald Sibleyras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Le Vent des peupliers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
France
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLocation | West End, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceTheatre | Wyndham's Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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war comedy ⓘ |
| hasOriginalWork | Le Vent des peupliers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
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French ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| notableFor | English adaptation by Tom Stoppard of Gérald Sibleyras’s French play ⓘ |
| numberOfMainCharacters | 3 ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Le Vent des peupliers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | retirement home ⓘ |
| starred |
John Hurt
NERFINISHED
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Ken Stott NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Griffiths NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject | World War I veterans ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 1950s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Heroes Description of subject: "Heroes" is a stage play best known in English for its adaptation by Tom Stoppard of Gérald Sibleyras’s French comedy about three World War I veterans in a retirement home.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.