director

P255
predicate

Indicates that one entity serves as the director (creative or managerial leader) of another entity, such as a film, organization, or project.

All labels observed (42)

Label Occurrences
director canonical 21,943
filmDirector 555
hasDirector 475

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: director
Generated description
Indicates that one entity serves as the director (creative or managerial leader) of another entity, such as a film, organization, or project.

Sample triples (24,745)

Subject Object
The Razor's Edge
surface form: The Razor's Edge (1946 film)
Edmund Goulding
Witness for the Prosecution Billy Wilder
The Lower Depths Konstantin Stanislavski via predicate surface "directorOfPremiere"
Black Panther Ryan Coogler
Get on Up Tate Taylor
Da 5 Bloods Spike Lee
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom George C. Wolfe
Draft Day Ivan Reitman
Message from the King Fabrice Du Welz
Gods of Egypt Alex Proyas
Nightmare Alley Edmund Goulding
Jesse James
surface form: Jesse James (1939 film)
Henry King
The Bishop's Wife Henry Koster
The Imitation Game Morten Tyldum
The Power of the Dog
surface form: The Power of the Dog (2021 film)
Jane Campion
Patrick Melrose Edward Berger
12 Years a Slave Steve McQueen
Frankenstein (National Theatre production) Danny Boyle
film Un Chien Andalou
surface form: Un Chien Andalou
Luis Buñuel
Rebel Without a Cause Nicholas Ray
La La Land Damien Chazelle
Göttingen International Handel Festival George Petrou via predicate surface "hasArtisticDirector"
The Hangover Todd Phillips
Vacation (2015 film) John Francis Daley
Vacation (2015 film) Jonathan Goldstein
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie David Soren
The Lorax (2012 film) Chris Renaud
Mariinsky Orchestra Valery Gergiev via predicate surface "musicDirector"
Murder of Emmett Till
surface form: The Murder of Emmett Till (2003 documentary film)
Stanley Nelson Jr.
Top Hat Mark Sandrich
Swing Time George Stevens
Shall We Dance Mark Sandrich
The Gay Divorcee Mark Sandrich
Holiday Inn Mark Sandrich
Royal Wedding Stanley Donen
Funny Face Stanley Donen
Silk Stockings Rouben Mamoulian
Silk Stockings Ernst Lubitsch via predicate surface "NinotchkaDirector"
A Damsel in Distress George Stevens
Flying Down to Rio Thornton Freeland
The Towering Inferno John Guillermin
On the Beach Stanley Kramer
Finian's Rainbow Francis Ford Coppola
Daddy Long Legs
surface form: Daddy Long Legs (1955 film)
Jean Negulesco
Blue Skies Stuart Heisler
Yolanda and the Thief Vincente Minnelli
Second Chorus H. C. Potter
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town Jules Bass
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town Arthur Rankin Jr.
The Pleasure of His Company George Seaton