Joseph Tura
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Joseph Tura is a vain yet endearing Polish stage actor and resistance ally in Ernst Lubitsch’s World War II satire film "To Be or Not to Be."
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| alignment | anti-Nazi ⓘ |
| appearsIn | To Be or Not to Be NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithQuote | "To be or not to be" (Hamlet speech within the film) ⓘ |
| centralThemeInArc |
intersection of theatre and war
ⓘ
use of performance as resistance ⓘ |
| characterInWork | To Be or Not to Be NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Poland ⓘ |
| createdBy | Ernst Lubitsch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Polish people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | To Be or Not to Be (film universe) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | To Be or Not to Be (1942 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn |
black comedy
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satire film ⓘ war comedy ⓘ |
| hasHumorStyle |
self-deprecating
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situational comedy ⓘ |
| hasPersonalityTrait |
courageous
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egotistical ⓘ endearing ⓘ jealous ⓘ resourceful ⓘ vain ⓘ |
| isAllyOf | Polish resistance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfCharacter |
English
ⓘ
Polish ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| memberOf | Polish theatre troupe ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | comic hero ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| narrativeSetting |
Nazi-occupied Poland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableScene | "To be or not to be" soliloquy performance ⓘ |
| notableWork | Hamlet (stage performance within the film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
stage actor
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theatre actor ⓘ |
| participatesIn | resistance against Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Jack Benny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| romanticPartner | Maria Tura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Maria Tura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesDisguise |
Nazi officer uniform
ⓘ
Professor Siletsky (impersonation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worksWith |
Maria Tura
NERFINISHED
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Polish underground resistance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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