Cadillac Records
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Cadillac Records is a 2008 biographical drama film that chronicles the rise and fall of the influential Chicago-based blues and R&B label Chess Records and its legendary artists.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cadillac Records canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10734045 — 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: Cadillac Records Context triple: [I'd Rather Go Blind, featuredInFilm, Cadillac Records]
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A.
Mercury Records
Mercury Records is a major American record label known for releasing influential recordings across genres such as pop, rock, jazz, and R&B since the mid-20th century.
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B.
Cadence Records
Cadence Records was an American independent record label active in the 1950s and early 1960s, best known for releasing hit recordings by artists such as the Everly Brothers and Andy Williams.
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C.
Casablanca Records
Casablanca Records is an American record label best known for its success in the 1970s disco era, releasing influential albums by artists such as Donna Summer, Kiss, and Parliament.
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D.
Savoy Records
Savoy Records is a pioneering American jazz and blues record label renowned for recording influential bebop artists such as Charlie Parker.
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E.
Peacock Records
Peacock Records was an influential mid-20th-century American rhythm and blues and gospel record label based in Houston, Texas.
- 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: Cadillac Records Target entity description: Cadillac Records is a 2008 biographical drama film that chronicles the rise and fall of the influential Chicago-based blues and R&B label Chess Records and its legendary artists.
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A.
Mercury Records
Mercury Records is a major American record label known for releasing influential recordings across genres such as pop, rock, jazz, and R&B since the mid-20th century.
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B.
Cadence Records
Cadence Records was an American independent record label active in the 1950s and early 1960s, best known for releasing hit recordings by artists such as the Everly Brothers and Andy Williams.
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C.
Casablanca Records
Casablanca Records is an American record label best known for its success in the 1970s disco era, releasing influential albums by artists such as Donna Summer, Kiss, and Parliament.
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D.
Savoy Records
Savoy Records is a pioneering American jazz and blues record label renowned for recording influential bebop artists such as Charlie Parker.
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E.
Peacock Records
Peacock Records was an influential mid-20th-century American rhythm and blues and gospel record label based in Houston, Texas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biographical drama film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn | history of Chess Records ⓘ |
| characterDepicted |
Chuck Berry
NERFINISHED
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Etta James NERFINISHED ⓘ Howlin' Wolf NERFINISHED ⓘ Leonard Chess NERFINISHED ⓘ Little Walter NERFINISHED ⓘ Muddy Waters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Anastas N. Michos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depictsGenre |
Chicago blues
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R&B ⓘ |
| director | Darnell Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy |
Sony Pictures Releasing
NERFINISHED
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TriStar Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Peter C. Frank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | Steve Bing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
New Jersey
NERFINISHED
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New York City ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical film
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drama film ⓘ musical film ⓘ |
| hasOriginalSoundtrack | Cadillac Records: Music from the Motion Picture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfStory | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Chess Records
NERFINISHED
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blues music ⓘ rhythm and blues ⓘ |
| musicBy | Terence Blanchard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
fall of Chess Records
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rise of Chess Records ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer |
Andrew Lack
NERFINISHED
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Beyoncé Knowles NERFINISHED ⓘ Marc Levin NERFINISHED ⓘ Sofia Sondervan NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Bing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2008-12-05 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 109 ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
1940s
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1950s ⓘ 1960s ⓘ |
| stars |
Adrien Brody
NERFINISHED
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Beyoncé Knowles NERFINISHED ⓘ Cedric the Entertainer NERFINISHED ⓘ Columbus Short NERFINISHED ⓘ Gabrielle Union NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeffrey Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ Mos Def NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Darnell Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cadillac Records Description of subject: Cadillac Records is a 2008 biographical drama film that chronicles the rise and fall of the influential Chicago-based blues and R&B label Chess Records and its legendary artists.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
I'd Rather Go Blind