The Fortress
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The Fortress is a South Korean historical drama film depicting the Joseon court’s struggle for survival during the Qing invasion, directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Fortress canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4977275 — 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: The Fortress Context triple: [Hwang Dong-hyuk, notableWork, The Fortress]
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A.
The Empty Fortress
The Empty Fortress is a controversial 1967 book by child psychologist Bruno Bettelheim that presents his now-discredited theories on autism and child development.
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B.
Dünamünde Fortress
Dünamünde Fortress was a former military stronghold near Riga that later served as a state prison, notably used to confine Russian regent Anna Leopoldovna.
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C.
Fortress of the Lord
Fortress of the Lord is the English meaning of the Georgian name "Uplistsikhe," an ancient rock-hewn town and archaeological site in eastern Georgia.
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D.
The Siege
The Siege is a 1998 American political thriller film about martial law in New York City following a series of terrorist attacks, starring Denzel Washington, Annette Bening, and Bruce Willis.
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E.
The Tower on the Plains
The Tower on the Plains is the Nebraska State Capitol building in Lincoln, renowned for its distinctive Art Deco skyscraper design rising above the surrounding flat landscape.
- 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: The Fortress Target entity description: The Fortress is a South Korean historical drama film depicting the Joseon court’s struggle for survival during the Qing invasion, directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk.
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A.
The Empty Fortress
The Empty Fortress is a controversial 1967 book by child psychologist Bruno Bettelheim that presents his now-discredited theories on autism and child development.
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B.
Dünamünde Fortress
Dünamünde Fortress was a former military stronghold near Riga that later served as a state prison, notably used to confine Russian regent Anna Leopoldovna.
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C.
Fortress of the Lord
Fortress of the Lord is the English meaning of the Georgian name "Uplistsikhe," an ancient rock-hewn town and archaeological site in eastern Georgia.
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D.
The Siege
The Siege is a 1998 American political thriller film about martial law in New York City following a series of terrorist attacks, starring Denzel Washington, Annette Bening, and Bruce Willis.
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E.
The Tower on the Plains
The Tower on the Plains is the Nebraska State Capitol building in Lincoln, renowned for its distinctive Art Deco skyscraper design rising above the surrounding flat landscape.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
South Korean film
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film ⓘ historical drama film ⓘ |
| award |
Best Actor for Lee Byung-hun at Blue Dragon Film Awards (win)
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Best Film at Blue Dragon Film Awards (nomination) ⓘ Best Music at Grand Bell Awards (win) ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Namhan Sansung
NERFINISHED
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novel by Kim Hoon ⓘ |
| castMember |
Go Soo
NERFINISHED
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Jo Woo-jin NERFINISHED ⓘ Kim Yoon-seok NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee Byung-hun NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee Sung-min NERFINISHED ⓘ Park Hae-il NERFINISHED ⓘ Park Hee-soon NERFINISHED ⓘ Song Young-chang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematography | Kim Ji-yong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | South Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts | Joseon court’s struggle for survival ⓘ |
| director | Hwang Dong-hyuk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | CJ Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Namhansanseong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
historical drama
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war film ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Joseon dynasty
NERFINISHED
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Qing dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSubtitles | English (international release) ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Choi Myung-kil
NERFINISHED
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Kim Sang-hun NERFINISHED ⓘ King Injo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Ryuichi Sakamoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Korean ⓘ |
| portrays | siege of Namhansanseong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| posterCaption | Theatrical release poster ⓘ |
| productionCompany | CJ Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2017-10-03 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2017 ⓘ |
| romanizedTitle | Namhan Sansung NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runtime | 139 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Hwang Dong-hyuk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod |
Qing invasion of Joseon
NERFINISHED
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Second Manchu invasion of Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
human suffering during war
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loyalty and pragmatism in wartime ⓘ political conflict within royal court ⓘ |
| titleInKorean | 남한산성 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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