Shakespeare-Wallah
E430003
Shakespeare-Wallah is a 1965 English-language Indian drama film, directed by James Ivory and written by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, that follows a traveling British theatre troupe in post-colonial India as they struggle to survive amid the rising popularity of Bollywood cinema.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shakespeare-Wallah canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shakespeare-Wallah Context triple: [Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, workedOn, Shakespeare-Wallah]
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A.
The Bard
"The Bard" is a 1963 episode of the anthology television series The Twilight Zone that satirizes television writing and commercialism through the story of a struggling screenwriter who conjures William Shakespeare to help him.
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B.
Shakespeare; or, the Poet
"Shakespeare; or, the Poet" is an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that examines William Shakespeare’s genius and significance as the archetypal poet, included as one of the portraits in his collection "Representative Men."
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C.
works of William Shakespeare
The works of William Shakespeare are a foundational body of English literature whose plays and poems profoundly shaped the development of drama, poetry, and the English language.
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D.
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet, and actor of the late 16th and early 17th centuries, widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the English language and world literature.
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E.
Life of William Shakespeare
Life of William Shakespeare is a comprehensive biographical study of William Shakespeare written by the English literary scholar Sir Sidney Lee.
- 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: Shakespeare-Wallah Target entity description: Shakespeare-Wallah is a 1965 English-language Indian drama film, directed by James Ivory and written by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, that follows a traveling British theatre troupe in post-colonial India as they struggle to survive amid the rising popularity of Bollywood cinema.
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A.
The Bard
"The Bard" is a 1963 episode of the anthology television series The Twilight Zone that satirizes television writing and commercialism through the story of a struggling screenwriter who conjures William Shakespeare to help him.
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B.
Shakespeare; or, the Poet
"Shakespeare; or, the Poet" is an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that examines William Shakespeare’s genius and significance as the archetypal poet, included as one of the portraits in his collection "Representative Men."
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C.
works of William Shakespeare
The works of William Shakespeare are a foundational body of English literature whose plays and poems profoundly shaped the development of drama, poetry, and the English language.
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D.
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet, and actor of the late 16th and early 17th centuries, widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the English language and world literature.
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E.
Life of William Shakespeare
Life of William Shakespeare is a comprehensive biographical study of William Shakespeare written by the English literary scholar Sir Sidney Lee.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English-language film
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Indian drama film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| awardFestival | Berlin International Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Silver Bear for Best Actress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceivedBy | Madhur Jaffrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | experiences of the Kendal family theatre troupe ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Subrata Mitra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| depicts | conflict between traditional theatre and popular cinema ⓘ |
| director | James Ivory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionRegion |
India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Merchant Ivory Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | A. Sreekar Prasad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFestivalSection | competition ⓘ |
| follows | traveling British theatre troupe ⓘ |
| followsWork | The Householder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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romantic drama film ⓘ |
| hasFilmSeries | Merchant Ivory early Indian films ⓘ |
| hasPosterArtBy | Indian film poster artists ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Lizzie Buckingham
NERFINISHED
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Manjula NERFINISHED ⓘ Sanjay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Satyajit Ray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | post-colonial India ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early collaboration of Merchant Ivory and Satyajit Ray
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portrayal of Anglo-Indian cultural relations ⓘ |
| portrays | touring Shakespearean theatre company ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Householder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Ismail Merchant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Merchant Ivory Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 120 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Ruth Prawer Jhabvala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Felicity Kendal
NERFINISHED
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Geoffrey Kendal NERFINISHED ⓘ Laura Liddell NERFINISHED ⓘ Madhur Jaffrey NERFINISHED ⓘ Shashi Kapoor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
cultural change in post-colonial India
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decline of British theatre in India ⓘ rise of Bollywood cinema ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Shakespeare personified as a wandering performer ⓘ |
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