CS50 Pset 7 13.sql, I can't solve it, nested sqlite3 database

Question

DataBase movies.db

tables

directors (movie_id, person_id)

movies (id, title, year)

people

Answer 1

Get values in top-bottom hierarchy but make sure that you're searching for it in the correct domain. GET the name which is the first thing needed but search for it in the correct domain which is dependent on person_id, in turn to movie_id. Finally to invoke the condition, we've to recall people.id as the condition is dependent on data in the people table. It's essential to do the needed JOINs at each step.

To remove Kevin Bacon from results, you can use the EXCEPT keyword and specifically choose him in the other query.

SELECT name FROM people WHERE people.id
IN
( SELECT person_id FROM stars JOIN movies ON movies.id = stars.movie_id 
WHERE movie_id IN
( SELECT movie_id FROM movies JOIN stars ON stars.movie_id = movies.id JOIN people ON 
 people.id = stars.person_id WHERE people.id IN (
SELECT id FROM people WHERE people.name = "Kevin Bacon" AND people.birth = 1958 )))
EXCEPT
SELECT name FROM people WHERE people.name = "Kevin Bacon" AND people.birth = 1958