Nicolas Roeg
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Nicolas Roeg was a British film director and cinematographer known for his visually innovative, non-linear storytelling in films such as "Don't Look Now" and "The Man Who Fell to Earth."
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nicolas Roeg canonical | 11 |
| Luc Roeg | 1 |
| Max Roeg | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6392337 — 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: Nicolas Roeg Context triple: [Donald Cammell, coDirectedWith, Nicolas Roeg]
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A.
Donald Cammell
Donald Cammell was a British film director and screenwriter best known for co-directing the cult classic "Performance" and for his visually experimental, psychologically intense style.
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B.
Alan Parker
Alan Parker was a renowned British film director, producer, and screenwriter known for acclaimed works such as "Midnight Express," "Fame," and "Mississippi Burning."
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C.
Bruce Beresford
Bruce Beresford is an acclaimed Australian film director known for his influential role in the Australian New Wave movement and for internationally recognized films such as "Breaker Morant" and "Driving Miss Daisy."
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D.
John Schlesinger
John Schlesinger was an acclaimed British film director known for works such as "Midnight Cowboy" and "Sunday Bloody Sunday."
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E.
Fred Schepisi
Fred Schepisi is an acclaimed Australian film director and screenwriter known for works such as "The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith," "A Cry in the Dark," and "Roxanne."
- 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: Nicolas Roeg Target entity description: Nicolas Roeg was a British film director and cinematographer known for his visually innovative, non-linear storytelling in films such as "Don't Look Now" and "The Man Who Fell to Earth."
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A.
Donald Cammell
Donald Cammell was a British film director and screenwriter best known for co-directing the cult classic "Performance" and for his visually experimental, psychologically intense style.
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B.
Alan Parker
Alan Parker was a renowned British film director, producer, and screenwriter known for acclaimed works such as "Midnight Express," "Fame," and "Mississippi Burning."
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C.
Bruce Beresford
Bruce Beresford is an acclaimed Australian film director known for his influential role in the Australian New Wave movement and for internationally recognized films such as "Breaker Morant" and "Driving Miss Daisy."
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D.
John Schlesinger
John Schlesinger was an acclaimed British film director known for works such as "Midnight Cowboy" and "Sunday Bloody Sunday."
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E.
Fred Schepisi
Fred Schepisi is an acclaimed Australian film director and screenwriter known for works such as "The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith," "A Cry in the Dark," and "Roxanne."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cinematographer
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film director ⓘ human ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1928-08-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2018-11-23 ⓘ |
| directed |
Bad Timing
NERFINISHED
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Castaway NERFINISHED ⓘ Cold Heaven NERFINISHED ⓘ Don't Look Now NERFINISHED ⓘ Eureka NERFINISHED ⓘ Insignificance NERFINISHED ⓘ Performance NERFINISHED ⓘ Puffball NERFINISHED ⓘ The Man Who Fell to Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ The Witches NERFINISHED ⓘ Track 29 NERFINISHED ⓘ Walkabout NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Roeg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Nicolas Jack Roeg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Nicolas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | contemporary British cinema ⓘ |
| knownFor |
non-linear storytelling
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visually innovative filmmaking ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bad Timing
NERFINISHED
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Don't Look Now NERFINISHED ⓘ Performance ⓘ The Man Who Fell to Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ The Witches NERFINISHED ⓘ Walkabout NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 6 ⓘ |
| occupation |
cinematographer
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film director ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
England
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
England
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| spouse |
Susan Stephen
NERFINISHED
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Theresa Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
experimental narrative structure
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fragmented editing ⓘ |
| workedAsCinematographerOn |
Fahrenheit 451
NERFINISHED
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Far from the Madding Crowd NERFINISHED ⓘ Lawrence of Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nicolas Roeg Description of subject: Nicolas Roeg was a British film director and cinematographer known for his visually innovative, non-linear storytelling in films such as "Don't Look Now" and "The Man Who Fell to Earth."
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Don't Look Now
subject surface form:
Castaway
this entity surface form:
Luc Roeg
this entity surface form:
Max Roeg