Public Morals
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Public Morals is a 1996 American crime comedy film written and directed by Edward Burns that follows a group of New York City vice cops navigating their personal and professional lives.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Public Morals canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3551242 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Morals Context triple: [Brian Dennehy, notableWork, Public Morals]
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A.
Victorian morality
Victorian morality refers to the strict social codes, moral values, and attitudes toward sexuality, class, and propriety that dominated British society during Queen Victoria’s reign in the 19th century.
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B.
Their Morals and Ours
"Their Morals and Ours" is a 1938 political essay by Leon Trotsky that defends revolutionary socialist ethics against bourgeois morality and critiques Stalinism.
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C.
Sex and Secularism
Sex and Secularism is a scholarly book by historian Joan W. Scott that critically examines how modern secularism has been intertwined with gender politics and the regulation of women’s rights in Western societies.
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D.
Moralism and Christianity
"Moralism and Christianity" is a theological work by Henry James Sr. that critiques moralistic religion and explores the relationship between Christian faith and ethical life.
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E.
The Elements of Morality
The Elements of Morality is a 19th-century philosophical treatise by William Whewell that systematically explores ethical theory, moral duties, and the foundations of human conduct.
- 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: Public Morals Target entity description: Public Morals is a 1996 American crime comedy film written and directed by Edward Burns that follows a group of New York City vice cops navigating their personal and professional lives.
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A.
Victorian morality
Victorian morality refers to the strict social codes, moral values, and attitudes toward sexuality, class, and propriety that dominated British society during Queen Victoria’s reign in the 19th century.
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B.
Their Morals and Ours
"Their Morals and Ours" is a 1938 political essay by Leon Trotsky that defends revolutionary socialist ethics against bourgeois morality and critiques Stalinism.
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C.
Sex and Secularism
Sex and Secularism is a scholarly book by historian Joan W. Scott that critically examines how modern secularism has been intertwined with gender politics and the regulation of women’s rights in Western societies.
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D.
Moralism and Christianity
"Moralism and Christianity" is a theological work by Henry James Sr. that critiques moralistic religion and explores the relationship between Christian faith and ethical life.
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E.
The Elements of Morality
The Elements of Morality is a 19th-century philosophical treatise by William Whewell that systematically explores ethical theory, moral duties, and the foundations of human conduct.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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crime comedy film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay by Edward Burns ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| director | Edward Burns ⓘ |
| distributor | Miramax Films ⓘ |
| follows | New York City vice cops ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
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crime comedy film ⓘ crime film ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Brian Burns
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Edward Burns ⓘ Jennifer Esposito ⓘ Michael Rapaport ⓘ Tommy Martin ⓘ William Burns ⓘ |
| hasDirectorOfPhotography | Frank Prinzi ⓘ |
| hasEditor | Susan E. Morse ⓘ |
| hasEdwardBurnsRole | writer-director-star vehicle ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
personal lives of police officers
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professional lives of police officers ⓘ |
| musicBy | David A. Stewart ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer |
Edward Burns
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Ted Demme ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1990s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 86 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Edward Burns ⓘ |
| settingLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| writer | Edward Burns ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Public Morals Description of subject: Public Morals is a 1996 American crime comedy film written and directed by Edward Burns that follows a group of New York City vice cops navigating their personal and professional lives.
Referenced by (9)
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