| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:film 
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                                | gptkbp:authorOfSourceMaterial | gptkb:Larry_Beinhart 
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                                | gptkbp:basedOn | American Hero (novel) 
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                                | gptkbp:boxOfficeGross | $64.3 million 
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                                | gptkbp:cinematography | gptkb:Robert_Richardson 
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                                | gptkbp:countryOfOrigin | gptkb:United_States 
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                                | gptkbp:director | gptkb:Barry_Levinson 
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                                | gptkbp:distributor | gptkb:New_Line_Cinema 
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                                | gptkbp:editingBy | gptkb:Stu_Linder 
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                                | gptkbp:genre | political satire satirical comedy
 
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                                | gptkbp:hasCharacter | Johnny Dean CIA Agent Charles Young
 Conrad Brean
 Fad King
 Stanley Motss
 Winifred Ames
 
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                                | gptkbp:language | English 
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                                | gptkbp:musicBy | gptkb:Mark_Knopfler 
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                                | gptkbp:nominatedFor | gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Adapted_Screenplay gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Film_Editing
 gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture
 gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Actor_(Dustin_Hoffman)
 
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                                | gptkbp:notableFor | released shortly before the Clinton–Lewinsky scandal satire of political spin
 
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                                | gptkbp:producer | gptkb:Robert_De_Niro gptkb:Barry_Levinson
 gptkb:Jane_Rosenthal
 
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                                | gptkbp:productionCompany | gptkb:New_Line_Cinema 
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                                | gptkbp:releaseDate | 1997-12-25 
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                                | gptkbp:runtime | 97 minutes 
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                                | gptkbp:screenwriter | gptkb:David_Mamet gptkb:Hilary_Henkin
 
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                                | gptkbp:setIn | gptkb:United_States 
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                                | gptkbp:starring | gptkb:Woody_Harrelson gptkb:Dustin_Hoffman
 gptkb:Andrea_Martin
 gptkb:Denis_Leary
 gptkb:Anne_Heche
 gptkb:Robert_De_Niro
 gptkb:William_H._Macy
 
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                                | gptkbp:theme | gptkb:political_scandal public relations
 media manipulation
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:New_Line_Home_Video 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 8 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Wag the Dog (1997) 
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