Destiny of a Man
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Destiny of a Man is a 1959 Soviet war drama film, directed by and starring Sergei Bondarchuk, that follows a Russian soldier’s harrowing experiences during World War II and his struggle to rebuild his life afterward.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Destiny of a Man canonical | 4 |
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Target entity: Destiny of a Man Context triple: [Sergei Bondarchuk, notableWork, Destiny of a Man]
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Destiny Fulfilled
Destiny Fulfilled is the fourth and final studio album by American R&B group Destiny's Child, marking their reunion and farewell with a more mature, soulful sound.
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Duties of Man
Duties of Man is a political treatise by Italian nationalist Giuseppe Mazzini that outlines his vision of republicanism, civic duty, and moral responsibility in the struggle for Italian unification and broader human progress.
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A Path Where No Man Thought
A Path Where No Man Thought is a science book by Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan that explores nuclear winter and the catastrophic global consequences of nuclear war.
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D.
Fatelessness
Fatelessness is a semi-autobiographical novel by Nobel laureate Imre Kertész that portrays a Hungarian Jewish boy’s harrowing experiences in Nazi concentration camps and his struggle to comprehend them afterward.
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E.
Why I Am a Destiny
"Why I Am a Destiny" is a section of Friedrich Nietzsche’s autobiographical work *Ecce Homo* in which he reflects on his philosophical significance and historical role.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Destiny of a Man Target entity description: Destiny of a Man is a 1959 Soviet war drama film, directed by and starring Sergei Bondarchuk, that follows a Russian soldier’s harrowing experiences during World War II and his struggle to rebuild his life afterward.
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A.
Destiny Fulfilled
Destiny Fulfilled is the fourth and final studio album by American R&B group Destiny's Child, marking their reunion and farewell with a more mature, soulful sound.
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B.
Duties of Man
Duties of Man is a political treatise by Italian nationalist Giuseppe Mazzini that outlines his vision of republicanism, civic duty, and moral responsibility in the struggle for Italian unification and broader human progress.
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C.
A Path Where No Man Thought
A Path Where No Man Thought is a science book by Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan that explores nuclear winter and the catastrophic global consequences of nuclear war.
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D.
Fatelessness
Fatelessness is a semi-autobiographical novel by Nobel laureate Imre Kertész that portrays a Hungarian Jewish boy’s harrowing experiences in Nazi concentration camps and his struggle to comprehend them afterward.
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E.
Why I Am a Destiny
"Why I Am a Destiny" is a section of Friedrich Nietzsche’s autobiographical work *Ecce Homo* in which he reflects on his philosophical significance and historical role.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Mikhail Sholokhov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Grand Prix at the 1959 Moscow International Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Destiny of a Man (short story) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematography | Vladimir Monakhov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| director | Sergei Bondarchuk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Mosfilm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Khrushchev Thaw cinema ⓘ |
| filmEditingBy | Zoya Veryovkina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmMovement | Soviet postwar cinema ⓘ |
| firstShownAt | Moscow International Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Russian soldier ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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war film ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | flashback ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
German prisoner-of-war camp
ⓘ
Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
fatherhood
ⓘ
human resilience ⓘ loss and recovery ⓘ trauma of war ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Andrei Sokolov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAspect | realistic depiction of Soviet POW experience ⓘ |
| notableFor | Sergei Bondarchuk directorial debut ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| portrays |
Nazi captivity
ⓘ
adoption of war orphan ⓘ postwar life reconstruction ⓘ prisoner of war experiences ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Mosfilm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 103 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Sergei Bondarchuk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yuri Lukin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setDuring | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Pavel Boriskin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pavel Volkov NERFINISHED ⓘ Sergei Bondarchuk NERFINISHED ⓘ Zinaida Kirienko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 1940s ⓘ |
| titleInRussian | Судьба человека NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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