To Reach the Clouds
E183579
To Reach the Clouds is Philippe Petit’s memoir recounting his daring high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of New York’s World Trade Center in 1974.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| To Reach the Clouds canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1637405 — 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: To Reach the Clouds Context triple: [The Walk, basedOn, To Reach the Clouds]
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A.
Behind the Cloud
"Behind the Cloud" is a business and leadership book by Salesforce founder Marc Benioff that chronicles the company’s growth and shares strategies for building a successful cloud-based enterprise.
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B.
Sky Above Clouds IV
Sky Above Clouds IV is a large-scale abstract landscape painting by Georgia O’Keeffe, inspired by her experiences viewing cloud formations from airplane windows.
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C.
Ein Stück Himmel
Ein Stück Himmel is a 1982 German television film directed by Franz Xaver Bogner, known as an early breakthrough role for actress Dana Vávrová.
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D.
Clouds
Clouds is a 1969 folk album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, featuring introspective songwriting and including her classic song "Both Sides, Now."
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E.
Taking to the Air
"Taking to the Air" is an episode of the BBC nature documentary series "Life in the Undergrowth" that explores how invertebrates evolved and adapted to life in the air.
- 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: To Reach the Clouds Target entity description: To Reach the Clouds is Philippe Petit’s memoir recounting his daring high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of New York’s World Trade Center in 1974.
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A.
Behind the Cloud
"Behind the Cloud" is a business and leadership book by Salesforce founder Marc Benioff that chronicles the company’s growth and shares strategies for building a successful cloud-based enterprise.
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B.
Sky Above Clouds IV
Sky Above Clouds IV is a large-scale abstract landscape painting by Georgia O’Keeffe, inspired by her experiences viewing cloud formations from airplane windows.
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C.
Ein Stück Himmel
Ein Stück Himmel is a 1982 German television film directed by Franz Xaver Bogner, known as an early breakthrough role for actress Dana Vávrová.
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D.
Clouds
Clouds is a 1969 folk album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, featuring introspective songwriting and including her classic song "Both Sides, Now."
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E.
Taking to the Air
"Taking to the Air" is an episode of the BBC nature documentary series "Life in the Undergrowth" that explores how invertebrates evolved and adapted to life in the air.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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memoir ⓘ |
| adaptationDirector | James Marsh ⓘ |
| adaptationReleaseYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| adaptationType | documentary film ⓘ |
| alternateTitle | Man on Wire ⓘ |
| author | Philippe Petit ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| describesOccupation |
street performer
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wire walker ⓘ |
| eventDescribed | 1974 high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Man on Wire ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
artistic obsession
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defiance of authority ⓘ freedom ⓘ risk ⓘ |
| literaryForm | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Philippe Petit
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high-wire walk between the Twin Towers ⓘ |
| notableEventDateDescribed | 1974 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| publisher | Faber and Faber ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
New York City
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World Trade Center ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | 1970s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: To Reach the Clouds Description of subject: To Reach the Clouds is Philippe Petit’s memoir recounting his daring high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of New York’s World Trade Center in 1974.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.