The Pope Must Die
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The Pope Must Die is a 1991 British black comedy film starring Robbie Coltrane as an unlikely, bumbling pope caught in a web of Vatican corruption and mafia intrigue.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Pope Must Die canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5235528 — 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: The Pope Must Die Context triple: [Robbie Coltrane, notableWork, The Pope Must Die]
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A.
The New Pope
The New Pope is an Italian-English television drama series created by Paolo Sorrentino that continues the story of the papacy begun in The Young Pope, blending surreal style with political and religious intrigue.
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B.
The Warrior Pope
The Warrior Pope is the nickname of Pope Julius II, a powerful Renaissance pontiff known for his military campaigns, political ambition, and patronage of artists like Michelangelo and Raphael.
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C.
Spes Nostra
Spes Nostra is the Latin motto of Mount St. Mary's University, traditionally translated as "Our Hope" and reflecting the institution's Catholic heritage and values.
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D.
The Church of the Papal Mainframe
The Church of the Papal Mainframe is a powerful, quasi-religious organization in the Doctor Who universe that combines faith with advanced technology to guard against cosmic threats and control information.
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E.
The Capital Punisher
The Capital Punisher is the nickname of Frank Howard, a towering power-hitting Major League Baseball slugger best known for his time with the Washington Senators in the 1960s and early 1970s.
- 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: The Pope Must Die Target entity description: The Pope Must Die is a 1991 British black comedy film starring Robbie Coltrane as an unlikely, bumbling pope caught in a web of Vatican corruption and mafia intrigue.
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A.
The New Pope
The New Pope is an Italian-English television drama series created by Paolo Sorrentino that continues the story of the papacy begun in The Young Pope, blending surreal style with political and religious intrigue.
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B.
The Warrior Pope
The Warrior Pope is the nickname of Pope Julius II, a powerful Renaissance pontiff known for his military campaigns, political ambition, and patronage of artists like Michelangelo and Raphael.
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C.
Spes Nostra
Spes Nostra is the Latin motto of Mount St. Mary's University, traditionally translated as "Our Hope" and reflecting the institution's Catholic heritage and values.
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D.
The Church of the Papal Mainframe
The Church of the Papal Mainframe is a powerful, quasi-religious organization in the Doctor Who universe that combines faith with advanced technology to guard against cosmic threats and control information.
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E.
The Capital Punisher
The Capital Punisher is the nickname of Frank Howard, a towering power-hitting Major League Baseball slugger best known for his time with the Washington Senators in the 1960s and early 1970s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| cinematography | Dick Pope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | color ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Peter Richardson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | PolyGram Filmed Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Roger Bond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy
ⓘ
comedy film ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | The Pope Must Diet ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Father Albinizi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPoster | theatrical release poster ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Chris Rea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
Vatican corruption
ⓘ
mafia intrigue ⓘ |
| notableFor | controversial title referencing the Pope ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer |
Jennifer Howarth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peter Richardson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Comic Strip Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ratingBBFC | 15 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1991-06-14 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 97 ⓘ |
| screenplayBy |
Pete Richens
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peter Richardson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | Vatican City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Alex Rocco
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beverly D'Angelo NERFINISHED ⓘ Herbert Lom NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Bartel NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Griffiths NERFINISHED ⓘ Robbie Coltrane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
organized crime
ⓘ
political corruption ⓘ satire of the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| writer |
Pete Richens
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peter Richardson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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