The Agony and the Ecstasy
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The Agony and the Ecstasy is a 1965 historical drama film depicting the turbulent relationship between Michelangelo and Pope Julius II during the painting of the Sistine Chapel ceiling.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Agony and the Ecstasy canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9390113 — 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: The Agony and the Ecstasy Context triple: [Adolfo Celi, notableWork, The Agony and the Ecstasy]
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A.
The Turin Horse
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B.
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C.
Alexander's Bridge
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D.
The Glory That Was
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E.
Ben-Hur
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- 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 Agony and the Ecstasy Target entity description: The Agony and the Ecstasy is a 1965 historical drama film depicting the turbulent relationship between Michelangelo and Pope Julius II during the painting of the Sistine Chapel ceiling.
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A.
The Turin Horse
The Turin Horse is a 2011 Hungarian black-and-white art film directed by Béla Tarr, renowned for its minimal dialogue, long takes, and bleak meditation on human existence and decline.
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B.
The Kenilworth
The Kenilworth is a historic luxury apartment building in Manhattan, New York City, known for its French Second Empire architectural style and prominent location overlooking Central Park.
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C.
Alexander's Bridge
Alexander's Bridge is Willa Cather's debut novel, a psychological drama about a successful engineer facing a midlife crisis and divided loyalties.
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D.
The Glory That Was
The Glory That Was is a science fiction novel by L. Sprague de Camp that explores time travel and ancient civilizations through a satirical, adventure-driven narrative.
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E.
Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur is a 1959 epic historical drama film renowned for its grand scale, record-setting 11 Academy Awards, and iconic chariot race sequence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| artDirectionBy |
Hilyard M. Brown
NERFINISHED
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Jack Martin Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Agony and the Ecstasy (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Irving Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Adolfo Celi
NERFINISHED
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Alberto Lupo NERFINISHED ⓘ Diane Cilento NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Andrews NERFINISHED ⓘ Ralph Richardson NERFINISHED ⓘ Tomas Milian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinemaProcess | CinemaScope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Leon Shamroy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Color by DeLuxe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| costumeDesignBy | Vittorio Nino Novarese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
Michelangelo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pope Julius II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictsEvent | painting of the Sistine Chapel ceiling ⓘ |
| director | Carol Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Samuel E. Beetley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Italy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical film
ⓘ
historical drama ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Charlton Heston
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rex Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Alex North NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | relationship between Michelangelo and Pope Julius II ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Art Direction
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Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ Academy Award for Best Costume Design NERFINISHED ⓘ Academy Award for Best Original Score ⓘ |
| portraysArtWork |
Sistine Chapel ceiling
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Creation of Adam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portraysCharacter |
Charlton Heston as Michelangelo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rex Harrison as Pope Julius II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Carol Reed
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Darryl F. Zanuck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 138 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Philip Dunne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Rome
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vatican City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | early 16th century ⓘ |
| title | The Agony and the Ecstasy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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