Alexander Witt
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Alexander Witt is a Chilean-born cinematographer and second unit director known for his work on major Hollywood action and thriller films.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alexander Witt canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2487171 — 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: Alexander Witt Context triple: [Body of Lies, cinematographer, Alexander Witt]
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A.
Alexander Zuntz
Alexander Zuntz was an early New York financier and broker who was among the founding figures of what became the New York Stock Exchange.
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B.
Arthur Schmidt
Arthur Schmidt is an American film editor best known for his Academy Award–winning work on major films such as "Forrest Gump" and "Who Framed Roger Rabbit."
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C.
Maximilian Scheffler
Maximilian Scheffler is a scientist known as a notable student and protégé of the German quantum chemist Joachim Sauer.
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D.
Markus Morgenstern
Markus Morgenstern is a mathematician known for his contributions to combinatorics and graph theory.
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E.
Claus von Amsberg
Claus von Amsberg was a German-born diplomat who became Prince Claus of the Netherlands as the husband of Queen Beatrix and the father of King Willem-Alexander.
- 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: Alexander Witt Target entity description: Alexander Witt is a Chilean-born cinematographer and second unit director known for his work on major Hollywood action and thriller films.
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A.
Alexander Zuntz
Alexander Zuntz was an early New York financier and broker who was among the founding figures of what became the New York Stock Exchange.
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B.
Arthur Schmidt
Arthur Schmidt is an American film editor best known for his Academy Award–winning work on major films such as "Forrest Gump" and "Who Framed Roger Rabbit."
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C.
Maximilian Scheffler
Maximilian Scheffler is a scientist known as a notable student and protégé of the German quantum chemist Joachim Sauer.
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D.
Markus Morgenstern
Markus Morgenstern is a mathematician known for his contributions to combinatorics and graph theory.
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E.
Claus von Amsberg
Claus von Amsberg was a German-born diplomat who became Prince Claus of the Netherlands as the husband of Queen Beatrix and the father of King Willem-Alexander.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cinematographer
ⓘ
person ⓘ second unit director ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Hollywood film industry
ⓘ
linked to:
Hollywood
|
| countryOfCitizenship | Chile ⓘ |
| directorOf | Resident Evil: Apocalypse ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cinematography
ⓘ
film ⓘ film direction ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasRole |
camera operator on feature films
ⓘ
second unit director of photography ⓘ |
| knownFor |
second unit direction on action films
ⓘ
work on Hollywood blockbusters ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| notableFor | dynamic action cinematography ⓘ |
| notableWork |
American Gangster (2007 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
American Gangster
Casino Royale (2006 film) ⓘ Gladiator (2000 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Gladiator
Man on Fire (2004 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Man on Fire
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl ⓘ Resident Evil: Apocalypse ⓘ Skyfall ⓘ Speed 2: Cruise Control ⓘ The Amazing Spider‑Man (2012 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Amazing Spider-Man
The Bourne Identity (2002 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Bourne Identity
The Bourne Supremacy ⓘ The Chronicles of Riddick ⓘ The Hunt for Red October ⓘ The Ring (2002 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Ring
World War Z (film) ⓘ
linked to:
World War Z
X‑Men: First Class ⓘ
linked to:
X-Men: First Class
|
| occupation |
camera operator
ⓘ
cinematographer ⓘ second unit director ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Santiago, Chile
ⓘ
linked to:
Santiago
|
| workedOn |
Bourne film series
ⓘ
James Bond film series ⓘ
linked to:
James Bond (film)
Pirates of the Caribbean film series ⓘ
linked to:
Pirates of the Caribbean
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alexander Witt Description of subject: Alexander Witt is a Chilean-born cinematographer and second unit director known for his work on major Hollywood action and thriller films.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.