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
Avengers Grimm Jeremy M. Inman
Liar Liar Tom Shadyac
The Missing Ron Howard
Changeling Clint Eastwood
Rush (2013 film) Ron Howard
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years Ron Howard
Tate Britain Alex Farquharson via predicate surface "hasDirector"
film "Rustin" (2023)
surface form: Rustin (2023 film)
George C. Wolfe
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines Jonathan Frakes
The Krays Peter Medak
The Avengers (2012 film score) Joss Whedon via predicate surface "filmDirector"
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe Jon Avnet via predicate surface "filmAdaptationDirector"
From Here to Eternity Fred Zinnemann
Sunset Boulevard Billy Wilder
Stalag 17 Billy Wilder
Into the Blue John Stockwell
The Bag Man David Grovic
The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice Jonathan Frakes
Going My Way Leo McCarey
Central Intelligence Group Sidney Souers via predicate surface "firstDirector"
Central Intelligence Group Sidney Souers
Central Intelligence Group Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Central Intelligence Group Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter NERFINISHED
Soul Men Malcolm D. Lee
film "Gully"
surface form: Gully
Nabil Elderkin
The Fall (2006 film) Tarsem Singh
The Losers (2010 film) Sylvain White
Skyscraper (2018 film) Rawson Marshall Thurber
The Great Wall (2016 film) Zhang Yimou
Jack the Giant Slayer (2013 film) Bryan Singer
Seventh Son (2014 film) Sergei Bodrov
Dracula Untold (2014 film)
surface form: Dracula Untold
Gary Shore
Ulysses (1967 film) Joseph Strick
Krampus (2015 film) Michael Dougherty
They Drive by Night Raoul Walsh
White Heat Raoul Walsh
Objective, Burma! Raoul Walsh
Gentleman Jim Raoul Walsh
The Roaring Twenties Raoul Walsh
Regeneration Raoul Walsh
What Price Glory Raoul Walsh
Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives Chris Perkel
documentary film "Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives"
surface form: Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives
Chris Perkel
The Big Trail Raoul Walsh
San Francisco Opera various over time via predicate surface "hasArtisticDirector"
2001: A Space Odyssey Stanley Kubrick
Double Indemnity Billy Wilder
Irma la Douce Billy Wilder
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938 film) Norman Taurog
Something Wicked This Way Comes Jack Clayton via predicate surface "filmAdaptationDirector"