Tiger at the Gates
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Tiger at the Gates is a 1935 play by French dramatist Jean Giraudoux that offers a witty, philosophical reimagining of the events leading up to the Trojan War.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tiger at the Gates canonical | 3 |
| Tiger at the Gates (English adaptation) | 1 |
| Tiger at the Gates (English-language adaptation) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9234011 — 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: Tiger at the Gates Context triple: [Jean Giraudoux, notableWork, Tiger at the Gates]
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A.
El otro tigre
"El otro tigre" is a short poem by Jorge Luis Borges that meditates on the tension between the real, physical tiger and its imagined, literary counterpart.
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B.
The Sleeping Tiger
The Sleeping Tiger is a 1954 British film noir drama directed by Joseph Losey, notable as one of the early screen roles of actress Sheila Sim.
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C.
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail is a 1945 Japanese period drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa, adapted from a traditional kabuki play about a disguised lord and his loyal retainers.
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D.
The Tiger and the Snow
The Tiger and the Snow is a 2005 Italian romantic comedy-drama film directed by and starring Roberto Benigni, blending humor and tragedy against the backdrop of the Iraq War.
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E.
Save the Tiger
Save the Tiger is a 1973 American drama film starring Jack Lemmon as a troubled businessman facing a midlife and moral crisis.
- 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: Tiger at the Gates Target entity description: Tiger at the Gates is a 1935 play by French dramatist Jean Giraudoux that offers a witty, philosophical reimagining of the events leading up to the Trojan War.
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A.
El otro tigre
"El otro tigre" is a short poem by Jorge Luis Borges that meditates on the tension between the real, physical tiger and its imagined, literary counterpart.
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B.
The Sleeping Tiger
The Sleeping Tiger is a 1954 British film noir drama directed by Joseph Losey, notable as one of the early screen roles of actress Sheila Sim.
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C.
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail is a 1945 Japanese period drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa, adapted from a traditional kabuki play about a disguised lord and his loyal retainers.
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D.
The Tiger and the Snow
The Tiger and the Snow is a 2005 Italian romantic comedy-drama film directed by and starring Roberto Benigni, blending humor and tragedy against the backdrop of the Iraq War.
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E.
Save the Tiger
Save the Tiger is a 1973 American drama film starring Jack Lemmon as a troubled businessman facing a midlife and moral crisis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
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theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | Jean Giraudoux ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Greek mythology
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events leading up to the Trojan War ⓘ |
| centralCharacter |
Andromache
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Hector ⓘ Helen ⓘ Paris ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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philosophical drama ⓘ tragicomedy ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | stage productions in English under the title "Tiger at the Gates" ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Andromache
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Cassandra ⓘ Demokos ⓘ Hector ⓘ Helen ⓘ Paris ⓘ Priam ⓘ Ulysses ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
Trojan War (mythological context)
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linked to:
Trojan War
Troy ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Trojan War
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diplomacy ⓘ militarism ⓘ pacifism ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| movement | interwar French theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | events preceding the Trojan War rather than the war itself ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ironic treatment of heroic ideals
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reimagining classical myth with modern political concerns ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
La guerre de Troie n’aura pas lieu
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linked to:
La Guerre de Troie n’aura pas lieu
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| partOf | 20th-century French drama ⓘ |
| periodOfCreation | interwar period ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| style |
philosophical reflection
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witty dialogue ⓘ |
| theme |
futility of war
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inevitability of conflict ⓘ responsibility of intellectuals in politics ⓘ tension between peace and honor ⓘ |
| titleInEnglish | Tiger at the Gates ⓘ |
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Subject: Tiger at the Gates Description of subject: Tiger at the Gates is a 1935 play by French dramatist Jean Giraudoux that offers a witty, philosophical reimagining of the events leading up to the Trojan War.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Tiger at the Gates
La Guerre de Troie n’aura pas lieu
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hasAdaptation
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Tiger at the Gates (English-language adaptation)
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linked to: Tiger at the Gates