Edgar Reitz
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Edgar Reitz is a German filmmaker best known internationally for his epic "Heimat" series, which chronicles 20th-century German history through the lives of rural families.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edgar Reitz canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9846784 — 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: Edgar Reitz Context triple: [German New Cinema, hasMainRepresentative, Edgar Reitz]
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A.
Volker Schlöndorff
Volker Schlöndorff is an acclaimed German film director and screenwriter, known for his influential adaptations of literary works and for winning the Palme d'Or and an Academy Award for "The Tin Drum."
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B.
Oliver Hirschbiegel
Oliver Hirschbiegel is a German film and television director best known internationally for his acclaimed World War II drama "Downfall."
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C.
Rolf De Heer
Rolf de Heer is an Australian film director, screenwriter, and producer known for his distinctive, often experimental independent films such as "Bad Boy Bubby" and "Ten Canoes."
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D.
Alan Parker
Alan Parker is a British composer and guitarist known for his prolific session work and film and television scores.
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E.
Alan Parker
Alan Parker was a renowned British film director, producer, and screenwriter known for acclaimed works such as "Midnight Express," "Fame," and "Mississippi Burning."
- 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: Edgar Reitz Target entity description: Edgar Reitz is a German filmmaker best known internationally for his epic "Heimat" series, which chronicles 20th-century German history through the lives of rural families.
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A.
Volker Schlöndorff
Volker Schlöndorff is an acclaimed German film director and screenwriter, known for his influential adaptations of literary works and for winning the Palme d'Or and an Academy Award for "The Tin Drum."
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B.
Oliver Hirschbiegel
Oliver Hirschbiegel is a German film and television director best known internationally for his acclaimed World War II drama "Downfall."
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C.
Rolf De Heer
Rolf de Heer is an Australian film director, screenwriter, and producer known for his distinctive, often experimental independent films such as "Bad Boy Bubby" and "Ten Canoes."
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D.
Alan Parker
Alan Parker was a renowned British film director, producer, and screenwriter known for acclaimed works such as "Midnight Express," "Fame," and "Mississippi Burning."
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E.
Alan Parker
Alan Parker is a British composer and guitarist known for his prolific session work and film and television scores.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film director
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film producer ⓘ human ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Adolf Grimme Award
NERFINISHED
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Bavarian Film Award NERFINISHED ⓘ German Film Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1932-11-01 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Reitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film
ⓘ
television ⓘ |
| genre |
family saga
ⓘ
historical drama ⓘ |
| givenName | Edgar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | German television drama ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Italian neorealism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| movement | New German Cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Edgar Reitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | German ⓘ |
| notableSeries | Heimat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cardillac
NERFINISHED
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Die andere Heimat – Chronik einer Sehnsucht NERFINISHED ⓘ Die zweite Heimat – Chronik einer Jugend NERFINISHED ⓘ Heimat 3 – Chronik einer Zeitenwende NERFINISHED ⓘ Heimat – Eine deutsche Chronik NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahlzeiten NERFINISHED ⓘ Stunde Null NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
film director
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film producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Hunsrück
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Morbach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryThemeInWork |
20th-century German history
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family history ⓘ rural life in Germany ⓘ |
| residence | Munich ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Salome Kammer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | documentaries about New German Cinema ⓘ |
| workLocation | Munich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Edgar Reitz Description of subject: Edgar Reitz is a German filmmaker best known internationally for his epic "Heimat" series, which chronicles 20th-century German history through the lives of rural families.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.