Mike Figgis
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Mike Figgis is a British film director, screenwriter, and composer best known for his innovative, often experimental work in cinema, including the acclaimed film "Leaving Las Vegas."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mike Figgis canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10118597 — 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: Mike Figgis Context triple: [The Battle of Orgreave, documentedBy, Mike Figgis]
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A.
Alex Gifford
Alex Gifford is a British musician and record producer best known as a member of the electronic music group Propellerheads.
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B.
Thomas Eyre
Thomas Eyre is a relatively obscure historical figure whose specific identity and achievements are not clearly distinguished in common reference sources.
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C.
Stephen Frears
Stephen Frears is a British film director known for acclaimed works such as "Dangerous Liaisons," "High Fidelity," and "Philomena."
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D.
Stephen Daldry
Stephen Daldry is an acclaimed British theatre and film director and producer known for works such as "Billy Elliot," "The Hours," and "The Reader."
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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
- 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: Mike Figgis Target entity description: Mike Figgis is a British film director, screenwriter, and composer best known for his innovative, often experimental work in cinema, including the acclaimed film "Leaving Las Vegas."
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A.
Alex Gifford
Alex Gifford is a British musician and record producer best known as a member of the electronic music group Propellerheads.
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B.
Thomas Eyre
Thomas Eyre is a relatively obscure historical figure whose specific identity and achievements are not clearly distinguished in common reference sources.
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C.
Stephen Frears
Stephen Frears is a British film director known for acclaimed works such as "Dangerous Liaisons," "High Fidelity," and "Philomena."
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D.
Stephen Daldry
Stephen Daldry is an acclaimed British theatre and film director and producer known for works such as "Billy Elliot," "The Hours," and "The Reader."
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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 (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composer
ⓘ
feature film ⓘ film director ⓘ human ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| activeInField | cinema ⓘ |
| activeSince | 1970s ⓘ |
| awardNomination |
Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Director NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Leaving Las Vegas (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerOf |
Liebestraum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stormy Monday NERFINISHED ⓘ The Loss of Sexual Innocence NERFINISHED ⓘ Timecode NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateOfBirth | 1948-02-28 ⓘ |
| directed |
Hotel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Internal Affairs NERFINISHED ⓘ Leaving Las Vegas NERFINISHED ⓘ Liebestraum NERFINISHED ⓘ Miss Julie NERFINISHED ⓘ One Night Stand NERFINISHED ⓘ Stormy Monday NERFINISHED ⓘ The Loss of Sexual Innocence NERFINISHED ⓘ Timecode NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Mike Figgis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Figgis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | romantic drama film ⓘ |
| givenName | Michael ⓘ |
| knownFor |
experimental narrative structures
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film Leaving Las Vegas NERFINISHED ⓘ innovative filmmaking techniques ⓘ use of real-time multi-camera filming ⓘ |
| name | Mike Figgis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Leaving Las Vegas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Director for Leaving Las Vegas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Internal Affairs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leaving Las Vegas NERFINISHED ⓘ Liebestraum NERFINISHED ⓘ Stormy Monday NERFINISHED ⓘ The Loss of Sexual Innocence NERFINISHED ⓘ Timecode NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
cinematographer
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composer ⓘ film director ⓘ producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Carlisle, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Mike Figgis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| screenwriterOf |
Leaving Las Vegas
NERFINISHED
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Liebestraum NERFINISHED ⓘ Stormy Monday NERFINISHED ⓘ The Loss of Sexual Innocence NERFINISHED ⓘ Timecode NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mike Figgis Description of subject: Mike Figgis is a British film director, screenwriter, and composer best known for his innovative, often experimental work in cinema, including the acclaimed film "Leaving Las Vegas."
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.