Billy Budd (1962 film)
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Billy Budd (1962 film) is a 1962 British-American drama based on Herman Melville’s novella, depicting the moral and legal conflicts aboard a Royal Navy warship during the Napoleonic Wars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Billy Budd (1962 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11011501 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Billy Budd (1962 film) Context triple: [John Neville, appearedIn, Billy Budd (1962 film)]
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A.
The Caine Mutiny (1954 film)
The Caine Mutiny is a 1954 American courtroom drama and war film, based on Herman Wouk’s novel, that follows the moral and legal fallout of a mutiny aboard a U.S. Navy destroyer-minesweeper during World War II.
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B.
Moby Dick (1956 film)
Moby Dick (1956 film) is a 1956 adventure drama directed by John Huston, adapting Herman Melville’s novel about Captain Ahab’s obsessive hunt for the white whale and starring Gregory Peck as Ahab.
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C.
Lord of the Flies (1963 film)
Lord of the Flies (1963 film) is a British drama directed by Peter Brook that faithfully brings William Golding’s novel about stranded schoolboys descending into savagery to the screen in stark black-and-white.
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D.
In Harm's Way (1965 film)
In Harm's Way (1965 film) is a 1965 World War II naval drama directed by Otto Preminger, starring John Wayne and an ensemble cast, that portrays the personal and professional struggles of U.S. Navy officers in the Pacific theater.
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E.
Mister Roberts
Mister Roberts is a 1955 naval comedy-drama film, based on the hit play, best known for its ensemble cast including Henry Fonda and Jack Lemmon in an Oscar-winning role.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Billy Budd (1962 film) Target entity description: Billy Budd (1962 film) is a 1962 British-American drama based on Herman Melville’s novella, depicting the moral and legal conflicts aboard a Royal Navy warship during the Napoleonic Wars.
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A.
The Caine Mutiny (1954 film)
The Caine Mutiny is a 1954 American courtroom drama and war film, based on Herman Wouk’s novel, that follows the moral and legal fallout of a mutiny aboard a U.S. Navy destroyer-minesweeper during World War II.
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B.
Moby Dick (1956 film)
Moby Dick (1956 film) is a 1956 adventure drama directed by John Huston, adapting Herman Melville’s novel about Captain Ahab’s obsessive hunt for the white whale and starring Gregory Peck as Ahab.
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C.
Lord of the Flies (1963 film)
Lord of the Flies (1963 film) is a British drama directed by Peter Brook that faithfully brings William Golding’s novel about stranded schoolboys descending into savagery to the screen in stark black-and-white.
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D.
In Harm's Way (1965 film)
In Harm's Way (1965 film) is a 1965 World War II naval drama directed by Otto Preminger, starring John Wayne and an ensemble cast, that portrays the personal and professional struggles of U.S. Navy officers in the Pacific theater.
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E.
Mister Roberts
Mister Roberts is a 1955 naval comedy-drama film, based on the hit play, best known for its ensemble cast including Henry Fonda and Jack Lemmon in an Oscar-winning role.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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British film ⓘ drama film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | Billy Budd, Sailor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Billy Budd (novella) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Herman Melville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Billy Budd
NERFINISHED
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Captain Vere NERFINISHED ⓘ John Claggart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Robert Krasker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| director | Peter Ustinov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Allied Artists Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Reginald Beck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | at sea ⓘ |
| genre | drama film ⓘ |
| hasOriginalSourceGenre | novella ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | theatrical film ⓘ |
| musicBy | George Duning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
legal conflict
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moral conflict ⓘ |
| notableFor | Terence Stamp’s film debut ⓘ |
| originalWorkLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | adaptations of works by Herman Melville ⓘ |
| portrays |
capital punishment in the Royal Navy
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military justice ⓘ |
| producer | Peter Ustinov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionType | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 123 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
DeWitt Bodeen
NERFINISHED
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Peter Ustinov NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInEnvironment | Royal Navy warship ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
David McCallum
NERFINISHED
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John Neville NERFINISHED ⓘ Melvyn Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Ustinov NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Ryan NERFINISHED ⓘ Terence Stamp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
duty versus conscience
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innocence and evil ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Billy Budd (1962 film) Description of subject: Billy Budd (1962 film) is a 1962 British-American drama based on Herman Melville’s novella, depicting the moral and legal conflicts aboard a Royal Navy warship during the Napoleonic Wars.
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