Prison on Fire
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Prison on Fire is a 1987 Hong Kong action-drama film directed by Ringo Lam, renowned for its gritty depiction of prison life and one of Chow Yun-fat’s most acclaimed performances.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Prison on Fire canonical | 1 |
| Prison on Fire II | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9802413 — 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: Prison on Fire Context triple: [Chow Yun-fat, notableWork, Prison on Fire]
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A.
The Prison
The Prison is a distinctive rock formation within the Quiraing landslip on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, known for its dramatic, fortress-like appearance.
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B.
Book of Prison
Book of Prison is the English rendering of the title of the Persian work "Zindan-Nama," a literary text traditionally associated with themes of imprisonment and confinement.
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C.
Fields of Punishment
Fields of Punishment is a torment-filled region of the Greek underworld where the souls of the wicked are condemned to suffer for their earthly crimes.
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D.
Behind Bars
Behind Bars is a 1994 hip-hop album by British-American rapper Slick Rick, recorded largely during his incarceration and noted for its storytelling and reflective tone.
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E.
Dari Penjara ke Penjara
Dari Penjara ke Penjara is an autobiographical work by Indonesian revolutionary Tan Malaka that chronicles his political struggles, imprisonments, and exile during the colonial and early independence periods.
- 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: Prison on Fire Target entity description: Prison on Fire is a 1987 Hong Kong action-drama film directed by Ringo Lam, renowned for its gritty depiction of prison life and one of Chow Yun-fat’s most acclaimed performances.
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A.
The Prison
The Prison is a distinctive rock formation within the Quiraing landslip on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, known for its dramatic, fortress-like appearance.
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B.
Book of Prison
Book of Prison is the English rendering of the title of the Persian work "Zindan-Nama," a literary text traditionally associated with themes of imprisonment and confinement.
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C.
Fields of Punishment
Fields of Punishment is a torment-filled region of the Greek underworld where the souls of the wicked are condemned to suffer for their earthly crimes.
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D.
Behind Bars
Behind Bars is a 1994 hip-hop album by British-American rapper Slick Rick, recorded largely during his incarceration and noted for its storytelling and reflective tone.
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E.
Dari Penjara ke Penjara
Dari Penjara ke Penjara is an autobiographical work by Indonesian revolutionary Tan Malaka that chronicles his political struggles, imprisonments, and exile during the colonial and early independence periods.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hong Kong film
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action film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Andrew Lau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Hong Kong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Ringo Lam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Cinema City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Mak Tai-kit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1980s Hong Kong cinema ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Ching
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lo Ka-yiu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Hong Kong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Prison on Fire II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
action
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drama ⓘ prison film ⓘ |
| hasDirector | Ringo Lam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainActor |
Chow Yun-fat
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tony Leung Ka-fai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
corruption
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friendship ⓘ institutional violence ⓘ survival ⓘ |
| language | Cantonese ⓘ |
| musicBy | Lowell Lo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
gritty depiction of prison life
ⓘ
one of Chow Yun-fat’s most acclaimed performances ⓘ |
| originalTitle | 監獄風雲 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Hong Kong prison film cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Karl Maka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Cinema City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1987-11-19 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 98 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Ringo Lam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sequel | Prison on Fire II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | Hong Kong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | prison ⓘ |
| starring |
Chow Yun-fat
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roy Cheung NERFINISHED ⓘ Shing Fui-On NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Leung Ka-fai NERFINISHED ⓘ Victor Wong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writtenInLanguage | Chinese ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Prison on Fire Description of subject: Prison on Fire is a 1987 Hong Kong action-drama film directed by Ringo Lam, renowned for its gritty depiction of prison life and one of Chow Yun-fat’s most acclaimed performances.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Prison on Fire II