The Life of David Gale
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The Life of David Gale is a 2003 drama-thriller film about a philosophy professor and death penalty activist who finds himself on death row for the rape and murder of a fellow activist.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Life of David Gale canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6121795 — 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: The Life of David Gale Context triple: [Alan Parker, directed, The Life of David Gale]
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A.
Getting Away with Murder
"Getting Away with Murder" is a 2004 hard rock/nu metal song by American band Papa Roach, known for its politically charged lyrics and heavy, radio-friendly sound.
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B.
Presumed Innocent
Presumed Innocent is a 1990 legal thriller film, based on Scott Turow’s novel, about a prosecutor accused of murdering his colleague and former lover.
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C.
To Catch a Killer
To Catch a Killer is a 1992 television crime drama film that chronicles the investigation and capture of serial killer John Wayne Gacy.
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D.
The Pelican Brief
The Pelican Brief is a 1993 legal thriller film based on John Grisham’s novel, following a law student and a journalist who uncover a deadly conspiracy surrounding the assassination of two Supreme Court justices.
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E.
Above the Law
Above the Law is a 1988 American action film, directed by Andrew Davis and starring Steven Seagal in his film debut, known for its blend of martial arts, crime, and political intrigue.
- 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: The Life of David Gale Target entity description: The Life of David Gale is a 2003 drama-thriller film about a philosophy professor and death penalty activist who finds himself on death row for the rape and murder of a fellow activist.
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A.
Getting Away with Murder
"Getting Away with Murder" is a 2004 hard rock/nu metal song by American band Papa Roach, known for its politically charged lyrics and heavy, radio-friendly sound.
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B.
Presumed Innocent
Presumed Innocent is a 1990 legal thriller film, based on Scott Turow’s novel, about a prosecutor accused of murdering his colleague and former lover.
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C.
To Catch a Killer
To Catch a Killer is a 1992 television crime drama film that chronicles the investigation and capture of serial killer John Wayne Gacy.
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D.
The Pelican Brief
The Pelican Brief is a 1993 legal thriller film based on John Grisham’s novel, following a law student and a journalist who uncover a deadly conspiracy surrounding the assassination of two Supreme Court justices.
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E.
Above the Law
Above the Law is a 1988 American action film, directed by Andrew Davis and starring Steven Seagal in his film debut, known for its blend of martial arts, crime, and political intrigue.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| BitseyBloomPortrayedBy | Kate Winslet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boxOfficeGrossWorldwide | 38600000 ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Michael Seresin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ConstanceHarrawayPortrayedBy | Laura Linney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| DavidGalePortrayedBy | Kevin Spacey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Alan Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Gerry Hambling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Bitsey Bloom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Spain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
thriller ⓘ |
| hasWikipediaPage | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Life_of_David_Gale ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | David Gale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | philosophy professor ⓘ |
| mainCharacterRole | death penalty activist ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | Alexandre Desplat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | investigative journalism ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A philosophy professor and death penalty activist is sentenced to death for the rape and murder of a fellow activist. ⓘ |
| producer |
Alan Parker
NERFINISHED
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Nicolas Cage NERFINISHED ⓘ Norman Golightly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Intermedia Films
NERFINISHED
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Saturn Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2003-02-21 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 130 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Charles Randolph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Gabriel Mann
NERFINISHED
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Kate Winslet NERFINISHED ⓘ Kevin Spacey NERFINISHED ⓘ Laura Linney NERFINISHED ⓘ Leon Rippy NERFINISHED ⓘ Matt Craven NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhona Mitra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
capital punishment
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death penalty activism ⓘ wrongful conviction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Life of David Gale Description of subject: The Life of David Gale is a 2003 drama-thriller film about a philosophy professor and death penalty activist who finds himself on death row for the rape and murder of a fellow activist.
Referenced by (11)
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