I Served the King of England
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"I Served the King of England" is a Czech comedy-drama film, based on Bohumil Hrabal’s novel, that follows the rise and fall of an ambitious waiter navigating the tumultuous events of 20th-century Central Europe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| I Served the King of England canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9997835 — 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: I Served the King of England Context triple: [Karel Roden, notableWork, I Served the King of England]
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A.
County of Kings
County of Kings is the formal name for Brooklyn, a densely populated borough of New York City known for its cultural diversity and historic neighborhoods.
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B.
King’s Book
King’s Book is a mid-16th-century English doctrinal manual, officially titled *The Necessary Doctrine and Erudition for Any Christian Man*, that set out Henry VIII’s authoritative statement of faith for the Church of England.
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C.
King's Ransom
"King's Ransom" is a 2005 crime-comedy film about a wealthy businessman who plots his own kidnapping, directed by Doug McHenry.
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D.
All Hail the King
All Hail the King is a Marvel One-Shot short film that serves as a follow-up to Iron Man 3, focusing on the character Trevor Slattery in prison.
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E.
The 45 King
The 45 King was an influential American hip-hop DJ and producer known for his distinctive breakbeats and classic tracks like "The 900 Number," as well as his work with major artists in the 1980s and 1990s.
- 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: I Served the King of England Target entity description: "I Served the King of England" is a Czech comedy-drama film, based on Bohumil Hrabal’s novel, that follows the rise and fall of an ambitious waiter navigating the tumultuous events of 20th-century Central Europe.
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A.
County of Kings
County of Kings is the formal name for Brooklyn, a densely populated borough of New York City known for its cultural diversity and historic neighborhoods.
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B.
King’s Book
King’s Book is a mid-16th-century English doctrinal manual, officially titled *The Necessary Doctrine and Erudition for Any Christian Man*, that set out Henry VIII’s authoritative statement of faith for the Church of England.
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C.
King's Ransom
"King's Ransom" is a 2005 crime-comedy film about a wealthy businessman who plots his own kidnapping, directed by Doug McHenry.
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D.
All Hail the King
All Hail the King is a Marvel One-Shot short film that serves as a follow-up to Iron Man 3, focusing on the character Trevor Slattery in prison.
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E.
The 45 King
The 45 King was an influential American hip-hop DJ and producer known for his distinctive breakbeats and classic tracks like "The 900 Number," as well as his work with major artists in the 1980s and 1990s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Czech film
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film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | Czech novel ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Bohumil Hrabal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Czech Lion Award for Best Cinematography
NERFINISHED
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Czech Lion Award for Best Director NERFINISHED ⓘ Czech Lion Award for Best Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | I Served the King of England (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Jaromír Šofr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Czech Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Jiří Menzel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Falcon a.s. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Jiří Brožek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFestivalScreening | Berlin International Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Czech Republic
NERFINISHED
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Prague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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drama ⓘ historical film ⓘ |
| hasTitleInOriginalLanguage | Obsluhoval jsem anglického krále ⓘ |
| musicBy | Aleš Březina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | waiter ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
rise and fall
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social mobility ⓘ war and occupation ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Czech ⓘ |
| posterCaption | Theatrical release poster ⓘ |
| producer |
Agnieszka Odorowicz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jiri Menzel NERFINISHED ⓘ Krzysztof Zanussi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Barrandov Studios
NERFINISHED
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In Film Praha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| runningTime | 120 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Jiří Menzel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| starring |
Ivan Barnev
NERFINISHED
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Jiří Lábus NERFINISHED ⓘ Julia Jentsch NERFINISHED ⓘ Marián Labuda NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Huba NERFINISHED ⓘ Milan Lasica NERFINISHED ⓘ Oldřich Kaiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: I Served the King of England Description of subject: "I Served the King of England" is a Czech comedy-drama film, based on Bohumil Hrabal’s novel, that follows the rise and fall of an ambitious waiter navigating the tumultuous events of 20th-century Central Europe.
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