The Star Chamber
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The Star Chamber is a 1983 American legal thriller film starring Michael Douglas as a judge who becomes entangled in a secret vigilante justice system.
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| The Star Chamber canonical | 3 |
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Target entity: The Star Chamber Context triple: [Diana Dill, notableWork, The Star Chamber]
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Trial of the Sixteen
The Trial of the Sixteen was a 1936 Soviet show trial in Moscow in which prominent Old Bolsheviks were accused of treason and summarily condemned, marking a key early stage of Stalin’s Great Purge.
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the King in Chancery
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In Chancery
"In Chancery" is a novel by John Galsworthy, part of his acclaimed Forsyte Saga, exploring the complexities of marriage, divorce, and social convention in upper-middle-class Edwardian England.
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The Queen’s Remembrancer
The Queen’s Remembrancer is a historic judicial and ceremonial officer of the British legal system responsible for various ancient duties, including presiding over traditional financial and coinage-related ceremonies.
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Despenser War
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Star Chamber Target entity description: The Star Chamber is a 1983 American legal thriller film starring Michael Douglas as a judge who becomes entangled in a secret vigilante justice system.
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A.
Trial of the Sixteen
The Trial of the Sixteen was a 1936 Soviet show trial in Moscow in which prominent Old Bolsheviks were accused of treason and summarily condemned, marking a key early stage of Stalin’s Great Purge.
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B.
the King in Chancery
The King in Chancery was the English monarch acting through the royal Chancery as the supreme judicial authority for hearing appeals previously directed to external or ecclesiastical courts.
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C.
In Chancery
"In Chancery" is a novel by John Galsworthy, part of his acclaimed Forsyte Saga, exploring the complexities of marriage, divorce, and social convention in upper-middle-class Edwardian England.
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D.
The Queen’s Remembrancer
The Queen’s Remembrancer is a historic judicial and ceremonial officer of the British legal system responsible for various ancient duties, including presiding over traditional financial and coinage-related ceremonies.
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E.
Despenser War
The Despenser War was a baronial rebellion in early 14th-century England against King Edward II’s favorites, the Despenser family, which helped pave the way for Isabella of France and Roger Mortimer’s later invasion and the king’s deposition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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legal thriller film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Richard Hannah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Peter Hyams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | 20th Century Fox ⓘ |
| editedBy | James Mitchell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| genre |
crime thriller film
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legal thriller ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
ethics of vigilantism
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frustration with legal system ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActor | Michael Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Judge Steven Hardin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | theatrical film ⓘ |
| motionPictureRating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | Michael Small NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | depiction of extra-legal judicial panel ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
secret judicial society
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vigilante justice ⓘ |
| producer | Frank Yablans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Frank Yablans Presentations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1983-08-05 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 109 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Peter Hyams
NERFINISHED
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Roderick Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
| starring |
Don Calfa
NERFINISHED
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Hal Holbrook NERFINISHED ⓘ James Sikking NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Regalbuto NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ Sharon Gless NERFINISHED ⓘ Yaphet Kotto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | The Star Chamber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: The Star Chamber Description of subject: The Star Chamber is a 1983 American legal thriller film starring Michael Douglas as a judge who becomes entangled in a secret vigilante justice system.
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