1492: Conquest of Paradise
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1492: Conquest of Paradise is a 1992 historical drama film directed by Ridley Scott that depicts Christopher Columbus’s voyage to the New World and its consequences.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1492: Conquest of Paradise (film) | 9 |
| 1492: Conquest of Paradise canonical | 3 |
| 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992 film) | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5673814 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1492: Conquest of Paradise Context triple: [Gérard Depardieu, notableWork, 1492: Conquest of Paradise]
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A.
The Coming of Columbus
The Coming of Columbus is a silent-era American film dramatizing Christopher Columbus’s voyage to the New World, produced by the early motion picture studio Selig Polyscope Company.
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B.
Conquest of Paradise
"Conquest of Paradise" is a famous orchestral theme by Vangelis, widely recognized for its epic, cinematic sound and frequent use in films, events, and popular culture.
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C.
The True History of the Conquest of New Spain
The True History of the Conquest of New Spain is a 16th-century chronicle by conquistador Bernal Díaz del Castillo that offers a detailed eyewitness account of Hernán Cortés’s campaign and the fall of the Aztec Empire.
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D.
Count of La Conquista
Count of La Conquista is a Spanish colonial noble title historically associated with the Chilean aristocrat and political figure Mateo de Toro y Zambrano.
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E.
Giornata di Colombo
Giornata di Colombo is the Italian name for Columbus Day, a holiday commemorating Christopher Columbus’s arrival in the Americas.
- 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: 1492: Conquest of Paradise Target entity description: 1492: Conquest of Paradise is a 1992 historical drama film directed by Ridley Scott that depicts Christopher Columbus’s voyage to the New World and its consequences.
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A.
The Coming of Columbus
The Coming of Columbus is a silent-era American film dramatizing Christopher Columbus’s voyage to the New World, produced by the early motion picture studio Selig Polyscope Company.
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B.
Conquest of Paradise
"Conquest of Paradise" is a famous orchestral theme by Vangelis, widely recognized for its epic, cinematic sound and frequent use in films, events, and popular culture.
-
C.
The True History of the Conquest of New Spain
The True History of the Conquest of New Spain is a 16th-century chronicle by conquistador Bernal Díaz del Castillo that offers a detailed eyewitness account of Hernán Cortés’s campaign and the fall of the Aztec Empire.
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D.
Count of La Conquista
Count of La Conquista is a Spanish colonial noble title historically associated with the Chilean aristocrat and political figure Mateo de Toro y Zambrano.
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E.
Giornata di Colombo
Giornata di Colombo is the Italian name for Columbus Day, a holiday commemorating Christopher Columbus’s arrival in the Americas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| artDirector | Norris Spencer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | voyages of Christopher Columbus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPortrayed |
Gérard Depardieu as Christopher Columbus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sigourney Weaver as Queen Isabella I of Castile ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Adrian Biddle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Vangelis ⓘ |
| costumeDesigner | Janty Yates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
France
ⓘ
Spain ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
Age of Discovery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
European colonization of the Americas ⓘ |
| director | Ridley Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editor | Pietro Scalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Costa Rica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dominican Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical film
ⓘ
historical drama ⓘ |
| hasTitleTheme | Conquest of Paradise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Christopher Columbus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
voyage to the New World ⓘ |
| musicGenre | orchestral score ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
Columbus’s first voyage to the Americas
ⓘ
consequences of European contact for indigenous peoples ⓘ |
| portrays |
Christopher Columbus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King Ferdinand II of Aragon NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen Isabella I of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Alain Goldman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ridley Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1992 ⓘ |
| releaseEvent |
30 September 1992 (France)
ⓘ
9 October 1992 (United States) ⓘ |
| runtime | 154 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Roselyne Bosch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInTimePeriod | 15th century ⓘ |
| setInYear | 1492 ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Armand Assante
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gérard Depardieu NERFINISHED ⓘ Loren Dean NERFINISHED ⓘ Sigourney Weaver NERFINISHED ⓘ Ángela Molina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1492: Conquest of Paradise Description of subject: 1492: Conquest of Paradise is a 1992 historical drama film directed by Ridley Scott that depicts Christopher Columbus’s voyage to the New World and its consequences.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
1492: Conquest of Paradise (film)
this entity surface form:
1492: Conquest of Paradise (film)
this entity surface form:
1492: Conquest of Paradise (film)
this entity surface form:
1492: Conquest of Paradise (film)
this entity surface form:
1492: Conquest of Paradise (film)
this entity surface form:
1492: Conquest of Paradise (film)
this entity surface form:
1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992 film)
this entity surface form:
1492: Conquest of Paradise (film)
this entity surface form:
1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992 film)
subject surface form:
1492: Conquest of Paradise (soundtrack)
this entity surface form:
1492: Conquest of Paradise (film)
this entity surface form:
1492: Conquest of Paradise (film)
subject surface form:
Susan Alexandra Weaver