Richard Loncraine
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Richard Loncraine is a British film and television director known for works such as the modernized Shakespeare adaptation "Richard III" (1995) and the romantic comedy "Wimbledon."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Richard Loncraine canonical | 17 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9777940 — 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: Richard Loncraine Context triple: [Richard III (1995 film), director, Richard Loncraine]
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A.
Richard Hiscott
Richard Hiscott is an editor known for his work on the television series "Willow."
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B.
Robert Cornthwaite
Robert Cornthwaite was an American character actor best known for his roles in 1950s science fiction films and numerous television appearances.
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C.
Kenneth Haigh
Kenneth Haigh was an English actor best known for his intense stage and screen performances, including his acclaimed role in the original production of John Osborne's "Look Back in Anger."
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D.
Richard Cripwell
Richard Cripwell is a senior British Army officer who serves as the Lieutenant Governor and the monarch’s representative in Guernsey.
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E.
Geoffrey Unsworth
Geoffrey Unsworth was a renowned British cinematographer celebrated for his visually rich work on numerous classic films of the 1960s and 1970s.
- 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: Richard Loncraine Target entity description: Richard Loncraine is a British film and television director known for works such as the modernized Shakespeare adaptation "Richard III" (1995) and the romantic comedy "Wimbledon."
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A.
Richard Hiscott
Richard Hiscott is an editor known for his work on the television series "Willow."
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B.
Robert Cornthwaite
Robert Cornthwaite was an American character actor best known for his roles in 1950s science fiction films and numerous television appearances.
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C.
Kenneth Haigh
Kenneth Haigh was an English actor best known for his intense stage and screen performances, including his acclaimed role in the original production of John Osborne's "Look Back in Anger."
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D.
Richard Cripwell
Richard Cripwell is a senior British Army officer who serves as the Lieutenant Governor and the monarch’s representative in Guernsey.
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E.
Geoffrey Unsworth
Geoffrey Unsworth was a renowned British cinematographer celebrated for his visually rich work on numerous classic films of the 1960s and 1970s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British person
ⓘ
feature film ⓘ film director ⓘ human ⓘ television director ⓘ |
| activeIn |
film industry
ⓘ
television industry ⓘ |
| basedIn | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Richard III by William Shakespeare
ⓘ
linked to:
William Shakespeare's Richard III
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| directed |
5 Flights Up (2014 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
5 Flights Up
Bellman and True (1987 film) ⓘ Brimstone and Treacle (1982 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Brimstone and Treacle
Firewall (2006 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Firewall
My House in Umbria (2003 film) ⓘ
linked to:
My House in Umbria
Richard III (1995 film) ⓘ The Gathering Storm (2002 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Gathering Storm
The Haunting of Helen Walker (1995 TV film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Haunting of Helen Walker
The Missionary (1982 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Missionary
The Special Relationship (2010 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Special Relationship
Wimbledon (2004 film) ⓘ |
| director |
Richard Loncraine
ⓘ
Richard Loncraine ⓘ Richard Loncraine ⓘ Richard Loncraine ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
historical drama ⓘ historical drama ⓘ romantic comedy ⓘ romantic comedy film ⓘ |
| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Richard Loncraine ⓘ |
| notableAward | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special (for The Gathering Storm) ⓘ |
| notableFor | modernized film adaptation of Shakespeare's Richard III ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Richard III (1995 film)
ⓘ
The Gathering Storm (2002 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Gathering Storm
The Special Relationship (2010 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Special Relationship
Wimbledon (2004 film) ⓘ |
| occupation |
film director
ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ television director ⓘ |
| workLocation |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Richard Loncraine Description of subject: Richard Loncraine is a British film and television director known for works such as the modernized Shakespeare adaptation "Richard III" (1995) and the romantic comedy "Wimbledon."
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
The Gathering Storm
subject linked to:
Richard Loncraine
subject linked to:
Richard Loncraine
subject linked to:
Richard Loncraine
subject linked to:
Richard Loncraine
subject linked to:
Brimstone and Treacle