The Great Danton
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The Great Danton is the flamboyant stage magician persona adopted by Robert Angier in the film "The Prestige."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Great Danton canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10444786 — 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: The Great Danton Context triple: [Robert Angier, hasAlias, The Great Danton]
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A.
Danton’s Death
Danton’s Death is a seminal early drama by Georg Büchner that portrays the political and existential turmoil of the French Revolution, often associated with the radical literary movement Young Germany.
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B.
L'Ami du peuple
L'Ami du peuple was a radical French Revolutionary newspaper edited by Jean-Paul Marat that became famous for its fierce advocacy of popular violence and denunciation of perceived enemies of the Revolution.
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C.
Les Engagés
Les Engagés is a centrist, reformist political party in Belgium that emerged from the rebranding of the former Christian democratic party cdH.
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D.
Père du peuple
Père du peuple is the honorific nickname given to King Louis XII of France, reflecting his reputation as a just and benevolent ruler who cared for the welfare of his subjects.
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E.
Mémoires de Bertrand Barère
Mémoires de Bertrand Barère is the autobiographical work of French revolutionary politician Bertrand Barère, offering his personal account and defense of his role during the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror.
- 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: The Great Danton Target entity description: The Great Danton is the flamboyant stage magician persona adopted by Robert Angier in the film "The Prestige."
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A.
Danton’s Death
Danton’s Death is a seminal early drama by Georg Büchner that portrays the political and existential turmoil of the French Revolution, often associated with the radical literary movement Young Germany.
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B.
L'Ami du peuple
L'Ami du peuple was a radical French Revolutionary newspaper edited by Jean-Paul Marat that became famous for its fierce advocacy of popular violence and denunciation of perceived enemies of the Revolution.
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C.
Les Engagés
Les Engagés is a centrist, reformist political party in Belgium that emerged from the rebranding of the former Christian democratic party cdH.
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D.
Père du peuple
Père du peuple is the honorific nickname given to King Louis XII of France, reflecting his reputation as a just and benevolent ruler who cared for the welfare of his subjects.
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E.
Mémoires de Bertrand Barère
Mémoires de Bertrand Barère is the autobiographical work of French revolutionary politician Bertrand Barère, offering his personal account and defense of his role during the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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stage magician ⓘ stage persona ⓘ |
| adaptedBy | Christopher Nolan ⓘ |
| antagonistTo | Alfred Borden ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Prestige
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linked to:
The Prestige (novel)
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| associatedWithTheme |
illusion versus reality
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obsession ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| basedOn | character from the novel The Prestige ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
ambitious
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flamboyant ⓘ obsessive ⓘ |
| creator | Christopher Priest ⓘ |
| deathCause | drowning (multiple times via machine) ⓘ |
| directorOfWork | Christopher Nolan ⓘ |
| distributor | Buena Vista Pictures ⓘ |
| employer | theaters in London ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The Prestige (2006 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Prestige
|
| genre | stage magic ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
mystery film
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psychological thriller ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| motivation |
professional rivalry with Alfred Borden
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revenge for Julia McCullough's death ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableAct |
The Real Transported Man
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bullet catch (failed rehearsal) ⓘ |
| notableProp |
stage apparatus for The Real Transported Man
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top hat ⓘ |
| occupation |
illusionist
ⓘ
magician ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Prestige (film narrative)
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linked to:
The Prestige
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| portrayedBy | Hugh Jackman ⓘ |
| realIdentity | Robert Angier ⓘ |
| rival |
Alfred Borden
ⓘ
The Professor ⓘ |
| setting |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| socialStatus | wealthy aristocrat (as Lord Caldlow) ⓘ |
| spouse | Julia McCullough ⓘ |
| stageNameOf | Robert Angier ⓘ |
| studio | Touchstone Pictures ⓘ |
| technologyCreator | Nikola Tesla ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| usesAlias | Lord Caldlow ⓘ |
| usesTechnology | teleportation machine ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Great Danton Description of subject: The Great Danton is the flamboyant stage magician persona adopted by Robert Angier in the film "The Prestige."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Robert Angier (at various points in the film)