Demetrius and the Gladiators
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Demetrius and the Gladiators is a 1954 biblical epic film that serves as a sequel to "The Robe," following the further adventures of the Christian slave Demetrius in ancient Rome.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Demetrius and the Gladiators canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5227813 — 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: Demetrius and the Gladiators Context triple: [The Robe, followedBy, Demetrius and the Gladiators]
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A.
The Lion of Athens
The Lion of Athens is the nickname of Australian athlete Edwin Flack, celebrated as his country’s first Olympic champion at the inaugural modern Games in 1896.
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B.
The Corinthian
The Corinthian is a nightmare created by Dream in Neil Gaiman’s comic series "The Sandman," known for his chilling role as a serial killer with mouths for eyes.
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C.
Spartacus
Spartacus is a famous ballet, with music by Aram Khachaturian, that dramatizes the slave revolt led by the Thracian gladiator Spartacus against ancient Rome.
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D.
Spartacus
Spartacus is a historical Thracian gladiator who led a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic and has since become a symbol of resistance and freedom in popular culture.
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E.
Life of Marcellus
Life of Marcellus is one of Plutarch’s biographical essays in Parallel Lives, portraying the character and military achievements of the Roman general Marcus Claudius Marcellus.
- 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: Demetrius and the Gladiators Target entity description: Demetrius and the Gladiators is a 1954 biblical epic film that serves as a sequel to "The Robe," following the further adventures of the Christian slave Demetrius in ancient Rome.
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A.
The Lion of Athens
The Lion of Athens is the nickname of Australian athlete Edwin Flack, celebrated as his country’s first Olympic champion at the inaugural modern Games in 1896.
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B.
The Corinthian
The Corinthian is a nightmare created by Dream in Neil Gaiman’s comic series "The Sandman," known for his chilling role as a serial killer with mouths for eyes.
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C.
Spartacus
Spartacus is a famous ballet, with music by Aram Khachaturian, that dramatizes the slave revolt led by the Thracian gladiator Spartacus against ancient Rome.
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D.
Spartacus
Spartacus is a historical Thracian gladiator who led a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic and has since become a symbol of resistance and freedom in popular culture.
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E.
Life of Marcellus
Life of Marcellus is one of Plutarch’s biographical essays in Parallel Lives, portraying the character and military achievements of the Roman general Marcus Claudius Marcellus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | characters from The Robe ⓘ |
| character |
Demetrius
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Emperor Caligula NERFINISHED ⓘ Emperor Claudius NERFINISHED ⓘ Messalina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Loyal Griggs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Delmer Daves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
20th Century Fox
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Hugh S. Fowler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | the further adventures of the Christian slave Demetrius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | CinemaScope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
biblical film
ⓘ
epic film ⓘ historical drama film ⓘ |
| hasPrequel | The Robe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Demetrius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Franz Waxman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays | persecution of early Christians in Rome ⓘ |
| portraysFictionalCharacter | Demetrius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Frank Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1954-06-16 ⓘ |
| releaseRegion | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1954 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 101 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Philip Dunne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sequelTo | The Robe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Anne Bancroft
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Debra Paget NERFINISHED ⓘ Ernest Borgnine NERFINISHED ⓘ Jay Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Rennie NERFINISHED ⓘ Susan Hayward NERFINISHED ⓘ Victor Mature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Christianity
NERFINISHED
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Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ gladiators ⓘ |
| title | Demetrius and the Gladiators NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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