The Silent World
E206795
The Silent World is a pioneering 1953 book and 1956 documentary film by Jacques-Yves Cousteau that introduced the wonders of underwater exploration to a global audience.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Silent World canonical | 8 |
| The Silent World (1956 film) | 1 |
| The Silent World (book) | 1 |
| The Silent World (film work and expeditions) | 1 |
| The Silent World (film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1838491 — 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: The Silent World Context triple: [Jacques-Yves Cousteau, notableWork, The Silent World]
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A.
The Sea Around Us
The Sea Around Us is a landmark 1951 nonfiction book by marine biologist Rachel Carson that vividly explores the science, history, and wonder of the world’s oceans.
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B.
Island Beneath the Sea
Island Beneath the Sea is a historical novel by Isabel Allende that follows the life of an enslaved woman in late 18th-century Saint-Domingue (Haiti) amid revolution and upheaval.
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C.
Under the Sea-Wind
Under the Sea-Wind is a 1941 nature book by marine biologist Rachel Carson that vividly portrays the lives of sea creatures through lyrical, scientifically informed narrative.
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D.
The Chambered Nautilus
"The Chambered Nautilus" is a reflective 1858 poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. that uses the spiraled shell of a nautilus as an extended metaphor for spiritual growth and the soul’s continual ascent.
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E.
The Blue Planet
The Blue Planet is a landmark BBC nature documentary series exploring the world's oceans, narrated by David Attenborough.
- 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: The Silent World Target entity description: The Silent World is a pioneering 1953 book and 1956 documentary film by Jacques-Yves Cousteau that introduced the wonders of underwater exploration to a global audience.
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A.
The Sea Around Us
The Sea Around Us is a landmark 1951 nonfiction book by marine biologist Rachel Carson that vividly explores the science, history, and wonder of the world’s oceans.
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B.
Island Beneath the Sea
Island Beneath the Sea is a historical novel by Isabel Allende that follows the life of an enslaved woman in late 18th-century Saint-Domingue (Haiti) amid revolution and upheaval.
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C.
Under the Sea-Wind
Under the Sea-Wind is a 1941 nature book by marine biologist Rachel Carson that vividly portrays the lives of sea creatures through lyrical, scientifically informed narrative.
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D.
The Chambered Nautilus
"The Chambered Nautilus" is a reflective 1858 poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. that uses the spiraled shell of a nautilus as an extended metaphor for spiritual growth and the soul’s continual ascent.
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E.
The Blue Planet
The Blue Planet is a landmark BBC nature documentary series exploring the world's oceans, narrated by David Attenborough.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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documentary film ⓘ documentary film ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
The Silent World (1956 film)
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linked to:
The Silent World
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| author | Jacques-Yves Cousteau ⓘ |
| award |
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature
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Palme d'Or ⓘ
linked to:
Palme d’Or
|
| basedOn | The Silent World ⓘ |
| cinematography |
André Laban
ⓘ
Jacques-Yves Cousteau ⓘ |
| coAuthor | Frédéric Dumas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
France
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France ⓘ |
| director |
Jacques-Yves Cousteau
ⓘ
Louis Malle ⓘ |
| featuresPerson |
Frédéric Dumas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jacques-Yves Cousteau ⓘ |
| featuresVessel |
Calypso
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linked to:
Calypso (TV series and films)
Calypso ⓘ
linked to:
Calypso (TV series and films)
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| filmFestival | Cannes Film Festival ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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underwater exploration literature ⓘ |
| influenced |
marine conservation awareness
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nature documentary filmmaking ⓘ public interest in scuba diving ⓘ public perception of the oceans ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| musicBy | Jean-Michel Defaye ⓘ |
| narratedBy | Jacques-Yves Cousteau ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early use of underwater color cinematography
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popularizing scuba diving ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Le Monde du silence ⓘ |
| producer | Jacques-Yves Cousteau ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1956 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 86 minutes ⓘ |
| subject |
marine life
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marine life ⓘ scuba diving ⓘ scuba diving ⓘ underwater exploration ⓘ underwater exploration ⓘ |
| wonAt |
1956 Cannes Film Festival
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linked to:
Cannes Film Festival
29th Academy Awards ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Silent World Description of subject: The Silent World is a pioneering 1953 book and 1956 documentary film by Jacques-Yves Cousteau that introduced the wonders of underwater exploration to a global audience.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Silent World
subject linked to:
research vessel Calypso
linked to: The Silent World
subject linked to:
The Silent World
subject linked to:
diving saucer SP-350 Denise
linked to: The Silent World
subject linked to:
ship Calypso
linked to: The Silent World