Cause Célèbre
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Cause Célèbre is a stage play by British dramatist Terence Rattigan that dramatizes a notorious real-life murder case and its ensuing trial.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cause Célèbre canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T151050 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cause Célèbre Context triple: [Terence Rattigan, notableWork, Cause Célèbre]
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A.
Overload
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B.
The Concert
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C.
Encore
Encore is a luxury casino and resort brand operated by Wynn Resorts, known for its upscale accommodations, gaming, dining, and entertainment offerings.
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D.
Savior
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E.
Iconoclastic Fury
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- 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: Cause Célèbre Target entity description: Cause Célèbre is a stage play by British dramatist Terence Rattigan that dramatizes a notorious real-life murder case and its ensuing trial.
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A.
Overload
"Overload" is a song by the Christian rock band Darkness and Light, likely featuring their characteristic blend of heavy guitar-driven sound and spiritually themed lyrics.
-
B.
The Concert
The Concert is an unfinished and now missing painting by Dutch Golden Age master Johannes Vermeer, depicting an intimate scene of three figures making music in a domestic interior.
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C.
Encore
Encore is a luxury casino and resort brand operated by Wynn Resorts, known for its upscale accommodations, gaming, dining, and entertainment offerings.
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D.
Savior
Savior is a Christian title for Jesus Christ, emphasizing his role as the divine redeemer who delivers humanity from sin and spiritual death.
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E.
Iconoclastic Fury
Iconoclastic Fury was a wave of Protestant mob attacks on Catholic churches and religious images in the Low Countries in 1566, which helped ignite the broader conflict of the Eighty Years' War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
stage play
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theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | Terence Rattigan ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Alison Mary Foyle murder case
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real-life murder trial ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Robin Midgley ⓘ |
| dramaticDevice | use of jury forewoman as focal character ⓘ |
| dramaturgicalMode | realism ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1977 ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLocation | Her Majesty's Theatre, London ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Samuel French ⓘ |
| genre |
courtroom drama
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drama ⓘ |
| hasForm | two-act play ⓘ |
| hasRevival | Old Vic Theatre 2011 production ⓘ |
| hasTitleInEnglish | Cause Célèbre ⓘ |
| isPartlyAbout |
public morality in interwar Britain
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role of women in the justice system ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French phrase ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
jury’s perception of female sexuality
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relationship between accused woman and her young lover ⓘ |
| notableCastMember |
Glynis Johns
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Nigel Davenport ⓘ |
| notableRevivalCastMember | Anne-Marie Duff ⓘ |
| notableRevivalDirector | Thea Sharrock ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Terence Rattigan’s late works ⓘ |
| periodOfComposition | 1970s ⓘ |
| producer | Michael Codron ⓘ |
| setting | England ⓘ |
| structure | intercut courtroom and domestic scenes ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
British legal system
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criminal trial ⓘ murder ⓘ |
| theme |
class differences
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justice ⓘ media sensationalism ⓘ prejudice ⓘ sexual morality ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 1930s ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | famous legal case ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
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