Carlito's Way: Rise to Power
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Carlito's Way: Rise to Power is a 2005 direct-to-video crime drama film that serves as a prequel to the 1993 movie Carlito's Way, depicting the early life of Puerto Rican gangster Carlito Brigante in 1960s Harlem.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Carlito's Way: Rise to Power canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Carlito's Way: Rise to Power Context triple: [Martin Bregman, produced, Carlito's Way: Rise to Power]
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Carlito's Way
Carlito's Way is a 1993 crime drama film directed by Brian De Palma, starring Al Pacino as a reformed Puerto Rican gangster trying to escape his violent past in New York City.
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B.
The Last Don
The Last Don is a crime novel by Mario Puzo that follows the inner workings, power struggles, and eventual decline of a powerful American Mafia family.
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C.
The Last Don
The Last Don is the debut studio album by Puerto Rican reggaeton artist Don Omar, widely credited with helping popularize reggaeton internationally in the early 2000s.
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D.
The Mob
The Mob is a 1951 American film noir crime drama starring Broderick Crawford as a tough undercover cop infiltrating a corrupt waterfront underworld.
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E.
La Mafia
La Mafia is a Grammy-winning American band from Houston, Texas, widely recognized for modernizing and popularizing Tejano music with a polished, pop-influenced sound.
- 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Carlito's Way: Rise to Power Target entity description: Carlito's Way: Rise to Power is a 2005 direct-to-video crime drama film that serves as a prequel to the 1993 movie Carlito's Way, depicting the early life of Puerto Rican gangster Carlito Brigante in 1960s Harlem.
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A.
Carlito's Way
Carlito's Way is a 1993 crime drama film directed by Brian De Palma, starring Al Pacino as a reformed Puerto Rican gangster trying to escape his violent past in New York City.
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B.
The Last Don
The Last Don is a crime novel by Mario Puzo that follows the inner workings, power struggles, and eventual decline of a powerful American Mafia family.
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C.
The Last Don
The Last Don is the debut studio album by Puerto Rican reggaeton artist Don Omar, widely credited with helping popularize reggaeton internationally in the early 2000s.
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D.
The Mob
The Mob is a 1951 American film noir crime drama starring Broderick Crawford as a tough undercover cop infiltrating a corrupt waterfront underworld.
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E.
La Mafia
La Mafia is a Grammy-winning American band from Houston, Texas, widely recognized for modernizing and popularizing Tejano music with a polished, pop-influenced sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime drama film
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direct-to-video film ⓘ film ⓘ prequel film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
After Hours
NERFINISHED
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Carlito's Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Edwin Torres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterOrigin | Puerto Rican gangster ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | David Franco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Michael Bregman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Universal Studios Home Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Bill Pankow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsCharacter | Carlito Brigante NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| franchise | Carlito's Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
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drama film ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
drug trade
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gang rivalry ⓘ organized crime ⓘ |
| homeMediaDistributor | Universal Studios Home Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | home video ⓘ |
| musicBy | Joe Kraemer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | early life of Carlito Brigante ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Carlito's Way film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prequelTo | Carlito's Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Michael Bregman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2005 ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | direct-to-video ⓘ |
| runtime | 93 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Michael Bregman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPlace | Harlem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInTimePeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| stars |
Burt Young
NERFINISHED
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Giancarlo Esposito NERFINISHED ⓘ Jaclyn DeSantis NERFINISHED ⓘ Jay Hernandez NERFINISHED ⓘ Luis Guzmán NERFINISHED ⓘ Mario Van Peebles NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Kelly NERFINISHED ⓘ Sean Combs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Carlito's Way: Rise to Power NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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