Von Ryan's Express
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Von Ryan's Express is a 1965 World War II adventure film starring Frank Sinatra as an American POW leading a daring escape from a German prison camp by hijacking a train.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Von Ryan's Express canonical | 7 |
| Von Ryan's Express (film) | 1 |
| Von Ryan's Express (novel) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2668177 — 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: Von Ryan's Express Context triple: [Mark Robson, notableWork, Von Ryan's Express]
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The Dirty Dozen
The Dirty Dozen is a 1967 World War II action film about a group of convicted military prisoners sent on a dangerous suicide mission, renowned for its ensemble cast and gritty, anti-authoritarian tone.
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Twelve O’Clock High
Twelve O’Clock High is a classic 1949 World War II drama film about the psychological strain on U.S. Army Air Force bomber crews, widely regarded as one of Gregory Peck’s most powerful performances.
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C.
Patton
Patton is a surname most famously associated with U.S. General George S. Patton, a prominent and controversial World War II military commander.
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D.
The Big Red One
The Big Red One is a 1980 World War II war film directed by Samuel Fuller that follows a battle-hardened sergeant and his squad through multiple campaigns, noted for its gritty realism and ensemble cast including Mark Hamill and Lee Marvin.
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E.
The Guns of Navarone
The Guns of Navarone is a 1961 World War II adventure film about a commando team sent to destroy massive German guns threatening Allied ships in the Aegean Sea.
- 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: Von Ryan's Express Target entity description: Von Ryan's Express is a 1965 World War II adventure film starring Frank Sinatra as an American POW leading a daring escape from a German prison camp by hijacking a train.
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A.
The Dirty Dozen
The Dirty Dozen is a 1967 World War II action film about a group of convicted military prisoners sent on a dangerous suicide mission, renowned for its ensemble cast and gritty, anti-authoritarian tone.
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B.
Twelve O’Clock High
Twelve O’Clock High is a classic 1949 World War II drama film about the psychological strain on U.S. Army Air Force bomber crews, widely regarded as one of Gregory Peck’s most powerful performances.
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C.
Patton
Patton is a surname most famously associated with U.S. General George S. Patton, a prominent and controversial World War II military commander.
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D.
The Big Red One
The Big Red One is a 1980 World War II war film directed by Samuel Fuller that follows a battle-hardened sergeant and his squad through multiple campaigns, noted for its gritty realism and ensemble cast including Mark Hamill and Lee Marvin.
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E.
The Guns of Navarone
The Guns of Navarone is a 1961 World War II adventure film about a commando team sent to destroy massive German guns threatening Allied ships in the Aegean Sea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Von Ryan's Express Description of subject: Von Ryan's Express is a 1965 World War II adventure film starring Frank Sinatra as an American POW leading a daring escape from a German prison camp by hijacking a train.
Referenced by (9)
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