Rembrandt (1936 film)
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Rembrandt (1936 film) is a 1936 British biographical drama about the life of the Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn, starring Charles Laughton and directed by Alexander Korda.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rembrandt (1936 film) canonical | 2 |
| Rembrandt (film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9184435 — 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: Rembrandt (1936 film) Context triple: [Denham Film Studios, producedWork, Rembrandt (1936 film)]
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1952 film Limelight
The 1952 film "Limelight" is a comedy-drama written, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin, focusing on an aging clown who mentors a young ballerina in London.
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Midnight (1939 film)
Midnight (1939 film) is a 1939 screwball romantic comedy directed by Mitchell Leisen, starring Claudette Colbert and Don Ameche, and written by the famed screenwriting duo Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett.
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Veidt
Veidt is a German surname most famously associated with Conrad Veidt, a prominent early 20th-century film actor known for roles in silent cinema and classic Hollywood.
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Random Harvest
Random Harvest is a 1942 romantic drama film, based on James Hilton’s novel, renowned for its amnesia-driven love story and considered one of director Mervyn LeRoy’s most enduring works.
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Madame Curie (1943 film)
Madame Curie (1943 film) is a 1943 biographical drama about the life and scientific achievements of physicist and chemist Marie Curie.
- 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: Rembrandt (1936 film) Target entity description: Rembrandt (1936 film) is a 1936 British biographical drama about the life of the Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn, starring Charles Laughton and directed by Alexander Korda.
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A.
1952 film Limelight
The 1952 film "Limelight" is a comedy-drama written, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin, focusing on an aging clown who mentors a young ballerina in London.
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B.
Midnight (1939 film)
Midnight (1939 film) is a 1939 screwball romantic comedy directed by Mitchell Leisen, starring Claudette Colbert and Don Ameche, and written by the famed screenwriting duo Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett.
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C.
Veidt
Veidt is a German surname most famously associated with Conrad Veidt, a prominent early 20th-century film actor known for roles in silent cinema and classic Hollywood.
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D.
Random Harvest
Random Harvest is a 1942 romantic drama film, based on James Hilton’s novel, renowned for its amnesia-driven love story and considered one of director Mervyn LeRoy’s most enduring works.
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E.
Madame Curie (1943 film)
Madame Curie (1943 film) is a 1943 biographical drama about the life and scientific achievements of physicist and chemist Marie Curie.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | life of Rembrandt van Rijn ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfRelease | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts | Dutch Golden Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Alexander Korda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directorOfPhotography | Georges Périnal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | United Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Charles Crichton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical drama
ⓘ
historical drama ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Charles Laughton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edward Chapman NERFINISHED ⓘ Elsa Lanchester NERFINISHED ⓘ Gertrude Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ Roger Livesey NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Hudd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
biographical film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Rembrandt van Rijn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Geoffrey Toye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
career of Rembrandt van Rijn
ⓘ
personal life of Rembrandt van Rijn ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | British cinema of the 1930s ⓘ |
| portrays | Rembrandt van Rijn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Alexander Korda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | London Film Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1936 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Carl Zuckmayer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
June Head NERFINISHED ⓘ Lajos Bíró NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation | Amsterdam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| starring |
Charles Laughton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edward Chapman NERFINISHED ⓘ Elsa Lanchester NERFINISHED ⓘ Gertrude Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ Roger Livesey NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Hudd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Rembrandt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Rembrandt (1936 film) Description of subject: Rembrandt (1936 film) is a 1936 British biographical drama about the life of the Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn, starring Charles Laughton and directed by Alexander Korda.
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Rembrandt (film)