Dances with Wolves
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Dances with Wolves is an epic 1990 Western film directed by and starring Kevin Costner, following a Union Army lieutenant who befriends a Sioux tribe on the American frontier.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T933858 — 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: Dances with Wolves Context triple: [Kevin Costner, notableWork, Dances with Wolves]
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The Last of the Mohicans
The Last of the Mohicans is a historical adventure novel set during the French and Indian War, renowned for its portrayal of frontier life and Native American characters in colonial North America.
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The Magnificent Seven
The Magnificent Seven is a classic 1960 American Western film, inspired by Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai, that follows a group of hired gunmen defending a Mexican village from bandits.
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The Big Country
The Big Country is a 1958 American Western epic film, directed by William Wyler and starring Gregory Peck, known for its sweeping Cinemascope landscapes and exploration of pride, honor, and frontier justice.
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is a classic 1962 American Western film directed by John Ford, renowned for its exploration of myth versus reality in the shaping of the American West.
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Red Dust
Red Dust is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic drama film starring Clark Gable and Jean Harlow, set on a rubber plantation in French Indochina.
- 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dances with Wolves Target entity description: Dances with Wolves is an epic 1990 Western film directed by and starring Kevin Costner, following a Union Army lieutenant who befriends a Sioux tribe on the American frontier.
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A.
The Last of the Mohicans
The Last of the Mohicans is a historical adventure novel set during the French and Indian War, renowned for its portrayal of frontier life and Native American characters in colonial North America.
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B.
The Magnificent Seven
The Magnificent Seven is a classic 1960 American Western film, inspired by Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai, that follows a group of hired gunmen defending a Mexican village from bandits.
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C.
The Big Country
The Big Country is a 1958 American Western epic film, directed by William Wyler and starring Gregory Peck, known for its sweeping Cinemascope landscapes and exploration of pride, honor, and frontier justice.
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D.
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is a classic 1962 American Western film directed by John Ford, renowned for its exploration of myth versus reality in the shaping of the American West.
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E.
Red Dust
Red Dust is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic drama film starring Clark Gable and Jean Harlow, set on a rubber plantation in French Indochina.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dances with Wolves Description of subject: Dances with Wolves is an epic 1990 Western film directed by and starring Kevin Costner, following a Union Army lieutenant who befriends a Sioux tribe on the American frontier.
Referenced by (57)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Orion Pictures (later under MGM control)
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Orion Pictures (later under MGM control)
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Orion Pictures (later under MGM control)
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Orion
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Orion
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John Barry (composer of main Dances with Wolves score)
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Michael Blake
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Michael Blake
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Costner family