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
Monty Python Live (Mostly) Eric Idle
Bayona
surface form: The Orphanage
J. A. Bayona
Bayona
surface form: The Impossible
J. A. Bayona
Bayona
surface form: A Monster Calls
J. A. Bayona
Bayona
surface form: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
J. A. Bayona
Bayona
surface form: Society of the Snow
J. A. Bayona
Chronicle of a Death Foretold (1987 film) Francesco Rosi
The House of the Spirits Bille August via predicate surface "filmAdaptationDirector"
Of Love and Shadows Betty Kaplan via predicate surface "adaptationDirector"
Moneyball Bennett Miller
film "Sands of Iwo Jima"
surface form: Sands of Iwo Jima
Allan Dwan
Sky's the Limit
surface form: Sky's the Limit music video
Spike Jonze
Detectorists Mackenzie Crook
Persuasion
surface form: Persuasion (1995 film)
Roger Michell
Guys and Dolls George S. Kaufman via predicate surface "originalBroadwayDirector"
Guys and Dolls
surface form: Guys and Dolls (1955 film)
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Cry Freedom Richard Attenborough
The Great Escape John Sturges
Brighton Rock
surface form: Brighton Rock (1947 film)
John Boulting
Miracle on 34th Street (1994 film) Les Mayfield
Bright Young Things Stephen Fry
The Manchurian Candidate
surface form: The Manchurian Candidate (1962 film)
John Frankenheimer
Carry On Cleo Gerald Thomas
Carry On Loving Gerald Thomas
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Mark Herman via predicate surface "filmDirector"
Cabaret (stage production) Harold Prince via predicate surface "originalBroadwayDirector"
Everything Must Go (film)
surface form: Everything Must Go
Dan Rush
Kicks (film) Justin Tipping
What's Up, Doc? Peter Bogdanovich
Paper Moon Peter Bogdanovich
Medium Cool Haskell Wexler
Targets Peter Bogdanovich
The Stripper Franklin J. Schaffner
The Great McGinty Preston Sturges
Operation Finale Chris Weitz
The Sting George Roy Hill
A Man for All Seasons Fred Zinnemann
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three Joseph Sargent
Young Winston Richard Attenborough
The Man in the Glass Booth Arthur Hiller via predicate surface "adaptationDirector"
Indian cinema
surface form: Raja Harishchandra
Dadasaheb Phalke
Ghashiram Kotwal Jabbar Patel via predicate surface "directorOfNotableProduction"
Ghashiram Kotwal Jabbar Patel via predicate surface "filmAdaptationDirector"
Manthan Shyam Benegal
Nishant Shyam Benegal
Ardh Satya Govind Nihalani
The Blue Dahlia George Marshall
Stand by Me Rob Reiner
Stakeout John Badham
Berkeley Repertory Theatre Johanna Pfaelzer via predicate surface "artisticDirector"