Bringing Out the Dead
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Bringing Out the Dead is a 1999 psychological drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Paul Schrader, following a burned-out New York City paramedic over three harrowing nights.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bringing Out the Dead canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6043096 — 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: Bringing Out the Dead Context triple: [Paul Schrader, notableWork, Bringing Out the Dead]
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A.
Dead Man
Dead Man is a 1995 black-and-white revisionist Western film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch, known for its surreal, existential tone and a score by Neil Young.
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B.
Dead Ringer
Dead Ringer is a 1964 film noir–style thriller starring Bette Davis in dual roles as estranged twin sisters entangled in murder and identity theft.
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C.
24 Hrs. to Live
"24 Hrs. to Live" is a hardcore East Coast hip hop track by Mase featuring The LOX, Black Rob, and DMX, known for its grim, introspective concept of what each rapper would do if they had only one day left to live.
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D.
Game of Death
Game of Death is an unfinished Bruce Lee martial arts film, later completed and released posthumously, famous for its iconic fight scenes and Lee’s battle with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
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E.
The 10th Victim
The 10th Victim is a 1965 Italian science fiction satire film set in a future where televised human hunting games have become popular entertainment.
- 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: Bringing Out the Dead Target entity description: Bringing Out the Dead is a 1999 psychological drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Paul Schrader, following a burned-out New York City paramedic over three harrowing nights.
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A.
Dead Man
Dead Man is a 1995 black-and-white revisionist Western film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch, known for its surreal, existential tone and a score by Neil Young.
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B.
Dead Ringer
Dead Ringer is a 1964 film noir–style thriller starring Bette Davis in dual roles as estranged twin sisters entangled in murder and identity theft.
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C.
24 Hrs. to Live
"24 Hrs. to Live" is a hardcore East Coast hip hop track by Mase featuring The LOX, Black Rob, and DMX, known for its grim, introspective concept of what each rapper would do if they had only one day left to live.
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D.
Game of Death
Game of Death is an unfinished Bruce Lee martial arts film, later completed and released posthumously, famous for its iconic fight scenes and Lee’s battle with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
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E.
The 10th Victim
The 10th Victim is a 1965 Italian science fiction satire film set in a future where televised human hunting games have become popular entertainment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Bringing Out the Dead (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Joe Connelly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Aida Turturro
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cliff Curtis NERFINISHED ⓘ John Goodman NERFINISHED ⓘ Marc Anthony NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Beth Hurt NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicolas Cage NERFINISHED ⓘ Patricia Arquette NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Sizemore NERFINISHED ⓘ Ving Rhames NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Robert Richardson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
burnout
ⓘ
emergency medical services ⓘ hallucinations ⓘ urban life ⓘ |
| director | Martin Scorsese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Thelma Schoonmaker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
psychological film ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Bringing Out the Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActor | Nicolas Cage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Frank Pierce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | Elmer Bernstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person voice-over from Frank Pierce ⓘ |
| narrativeTimespan | three nights ⓘ |
| notableCollaboration | fourth collaboration between Martin Scorsese and Paul Schrader ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Paramount Pictures
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Touchstone Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | paramedic ⓘ |
| releaseDateUS | October 22, 1999 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| runningTime | 121 minutes ⓘ |
| screenplayAdaptationOf | Bringing Out the Dead (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Paul Schrader NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| settingTime | early 1990s ⓘ |
| theme |
death
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guilt ⓘ redemption ⓘ spiritual crisis ⓘ |
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