The Fall of Babylon (1919 film)
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The Fall of Babylon (1919 film) is a silent historical epic directed by D.W. Griffith that dramatizes the biblical story of Babylon’s destruction with large-scale sets and spectacle.
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| The Fall of Babylon (1919 film) canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Fall of Babylon (1919 film) Context triple: [Estelle Taylor, notableWork, The Fall of Babylon (1919 film)]
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A.
Town of Babylon
The Town of Babylon is a suburban municipality in southwestern Suffolk County, Long Island, New York, known for its coastal communities, beaches, and portions of Fire Island under its jurisdiction.
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B.
Fall of Babylon (539 BCE)
The Fall of Babylon (539 BCE) was the conquest of the Babylonian capital by the Persian king Cyrus the Great, marking the end of Babylonian independence and the rise of the Achaemenid Persian Empire as the dominant power in the Near East.
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Babylon A.D.
Babylon A.D. is a 2008 science fiction action film starring Vin Diesel, set in a dystopian future where a mercenary escorts a mysterious young woman with a potentially world-altering secret.
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D.
Die Königliche Burg von Babylon
Die Königliche Burg von Babylon is a scholarly monograph by archaeologist Robert Koldewey that presents his excavations and architectural reconstruction of the royal palace complex in ancient Babylon.
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E.
Lord of Babylon
Lord of Babylon is an epithet of the Mesopotamian god Marduk, highlighting his role as the chief deity and protector of the city of Babylon.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: The Fall of Babylon (1919 film) Target entity description: The Fall of Babylon (1919 film) is a silent historical epic directed by D.W. Griffith that dramatizes the biblical story of Babylon’s destruction with large-scale sets and spectacle.
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A.
Town of Babylon
The Town of Babylon is a suburban municipality in southwestern Suffolk County, Long Island, New York, known for its coastal communities, beaches, and portions of Fire Island under its jurisdiction.
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B.
Fall of Babylon (539 BCE)
The Fall of Babylon (539 BCE) was the conquest of the Babylonian capital by the Persian king Cyrus the Great, marking the end of Babylonian independence and the rise of the Achaemenid Persian Empire as the dominant power in the Near East.
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C.
Babylon A.D.
Babylon A.D. is a 2008 science fiction action film starring Vin Diesel, set in a dystopian future where a mercenary escorts a mysterious young woman with a potentially world-altering secret.
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D.
Die Königliche Burg von Babylon
Die Königliche Burg von Babylon is a scholarly monograph by archaeologist Robert Koldewey that presents his excavations and architectural reconstruction of the royal palace complex in ancient Babylon.
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E.
Lord of Babylon
Lord of Babylon is an epithet of the Mesopotamian god Marduk, highlighting his role as the chief deity and protector of the city of Babylon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | silent film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Biblical story of the Fall of Babylon ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| depicts | destruction of Babylon ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Babylonian episode of Intolerance (1916 film) ⓘ |
| director | D. W. Griffith ⓘ |
| distributor | Triangle Distributing Corporation ⓘ |
| era | silent era ⓘ |
| features |
large-scale sets
ⓘ
spectacle ⓘ |
| filmLength | feature-length ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white ⓘ |
| hasCinematicMovement | early Hollywood cinema ⓘ |
| hasDirector | D. W. Griffith ⓘ |
| hasFilmTechnique | intertitles ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
drama film
ⓘ
epic film ⓘ historical film ⓘ |
| hasProductionDesign | ancient Near Eastern architecture-inspired sets ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
city of Babylon
ⓘ
linked to:
Babylon
|
| hasTheme |
downfall of empires
ⓘ
religious intolerance ⓘ war and conquest ⓘ |
| language | Silent ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large crowd scenes
ⓘ
massive Babylonian sets ⓘ |
| originalMedium | 35 mm film print ⓘ |
| partOf | Intolerance (1916 film) ⓘ |
| portraysCharacter |
Belshazzar
ⓘ
Cyrus the Great ⓘ Mountain Girl ⓘ Princess Beloved ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Triangle Film Corporation ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1919 ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | ancient Babylon ⓘ |
| starred |
Alfred Paget
ⓘ
Constance Talmadge ⓘ Elmer Clifton ⓘ George Siegmann ⓘ Seena Owen ⓘ Tully Marshall ⓘ |
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