RKO 281
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RKO 281 is a 1999 television drama film that chronicles the tumultuous production of Orson Welles’s classic movie Citizen Kane and the ensuing clash with media tycoon William Randolph Hearst.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| RKO 281 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11319533 — 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: RKO 281 Context triple: [Liev Schreiber, notableWork, RKO 281]
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A.
R38
R38 is a regional commuter rail line in Catalonia that forms part of the Rodalies de Catalunya network.
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B.
R-17
R-17 is the Soviet-designed short-range ballistic missile better known in the West by its NATO reporting name "Scud-B."
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C.
R28
R28 is a regional commuter rail line within the Rodalies de Catalunya network serving passengers in Catalonia, Spain.
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D.
RB-50
The RB-50 was a reconnaissance and weather reconnaissance variant of the Boeing B-50 Superfortress used by the United States Air Force during the early Cold War.
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E.
Republic P-72
The Republic P-72 was an experimental, high-performance American fighter aircraft developed in World War II as an advanced evolution of the P-47 Thunderbolt design.
- 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: RKO 281 Target entity description: RKO 281 is a 1999 television drama film that chronicles the tumultuous production of Orson Welles’s classic movie Citizen Kane and the ensuing clash with media tycoon William Randolph Hearst.
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A.
R38
R38 is a regional commuter rail line in Catalonia that forms part of the Rodalies de Catalunya network.
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B.
R-17
R-17 is the Soviet-designed short-range ballistic missile better known in the West by its NATO reporting name "Scud-B."
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C.
R28
R28 is a regional commuter rail line within the Rodalies de Catalunya network serving passengers in Catalonia, Spain.
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D.
RB-50
The RB-50 was a reconnaissance and weather reconnaissance variant of the Boeing B-50 Superfortress used by the United States Air Force during the early Cold War.
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E.
Republic P-72
The Republic P-72 was an experimental, high-performance American fighter aircraft developed in World War II as an advanced evolution of the P-47 Thunderbolt design.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biographical film
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drama film ⓘ television film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
British Academy Television Award for Best Single Drama
NERFINISHED
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Made for Television Movie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Battle Over Citizen Kane
NERFINISHED
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events surrounding the production of Citizen Kane ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Ben Smithard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
Hollywood studio system
ⓘ
attempts to suppress the release of Citizen Kane ⓘ |
| director | Benjamin Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | HBO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Paul Garrick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveProducer |
Ridley Scott
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tony Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical drama
ⓘ
drama ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
David Suchet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Cromwell NERFINISHED ⓘ John Malkovich NERFINISHED ⓘ Liam Cunningham NERFINISHED ⓘ Liev Schreiber NERFINISHED ⓘ Melanie Griffith NERFINISHED ⓘ Roy Scheider NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Orson Welles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Randolph Hearst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | John Altman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | RKO production number for Citizen Kane ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Golden Globe Award for Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | HBO ⓘ |
| portrays |
George Schaefer
NERFINISHED
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Herman J. Mankiewicz NERFINISHED ⓘ John Houseman NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis B. Mayer NERFINISHED ⓘ Marion Davies NERFINISHED ⓘ Orson Welles NERFINISHED ⓘ William Randolph Hearst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
David R. Thompson
NERFINISHED
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Ridley Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Scott Free Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 86 minutes ⓘ |
| setInTimePeriod | early 1940s ⓘ |
| subject |
conflict between Orson Welles and William Randolph Hearst
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production of Citizen Kane ⓘ |
| title | RKO 281 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | John Logan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: RKO 281 Description of subject: RKO 281 is a 1999 television drama film that chronicles the tumultuous production of Orson Welles’s classic movie Citizen Kane and the ensuing clash with media tycoon William Randolph Hearst.
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