They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
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"They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" is a 1969 American drama film directed by Sydney Pollack, renowned for its bleak depiction of a Depression-era dance marathon and its exploration of human desperation.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| They Shoot Horses, Don't They? canonical | 16 |
| They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? | 5 |
| They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969 film) | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2770834 — 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: They Shoot Horses, Don't They? Context triple: [Chartoff-Winkler Productions, notableWork, They Shoot Horses, Don't They?]
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A.
Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses
"Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses" is a rock ballad by the Irish band U2, known for its emotional vocals and atmospheric guitar work.
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B.
Custer Died for Your Sins
"Custer Died for Your Sins" is a groundbreaking 1969 book by Vine Deloria Jr. that sharply critiques U.S. policies toward Native Americans and helped catalyze the Native American civil rights movement and literary renaissance.
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C.
Lonesome, On'ry and Mean
"Lonesome, On'ry and Mean" is a landmark 1973 outlaw country album by Waylon Jennings that helped define his rebellious, independent image in country music.
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D.
The Horseman on the Roof
The Horseman on the Roof is a 1995 French historical adventure-romance film set during a 19th-century cholera epidemic in Provence, based on Jean Giono’s novel and starring Juliette Binoche and Olivier Martinez.
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E.
The Searchers
The Searchers are an English rock band from Liverpool best known for their jangly guitar sound and 1960s hits like "Needles and Pins" and "Love Potion No. 9."
- 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: They Shoot Horses, Don't They? Target entity description: "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" is a 1969 American drama film directed by Sydney Pollack, renowned for its bleak depiction of a Depression-era dance marathon and its exploration of human desperation.
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A.
Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses
"Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses" is a rock ballad by the Irish band U2, known for its emotional vocals and atmospheric guitar work.
-
B.
Custer Died for Your Sins
"Custer Died for Your Sins" is a groundbreaking 1969 book by Vine Deloria Jr. that sharply critiques U.S. policies toward Native Americans and helped catalyze the Native American civil rights movement and literary renaissance.
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C.
Lonesome, On'ry and Mean
"Lonesome, On'ry and Mean" is a landmark 1973 outlaw country album by Waylon Jennings that helped define his rebellious, independent image in country music.
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D.
The Horseman on the Roof
The Horseman on the Roof is a 1995 French historical adventure-romance film set during a 19th-century cholera epidemic in Provence, based on Jean Giono’s novel and starring Juliette Binoche and Olivier Martinez.
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E.
The Searchers
The Searchers are an English rock band from Liverpool best known for their jangly guitar sound and 1960s hits like "Needles and Pins" and "Love Potion No. 9."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: They Shoot Horses, Don't They? Description of subject: "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" is a 1969 American drama film directed by Sydney Pollack, renowned for its bleak depiction of a Depression-era dance marathon and its exploration of human desperation.
Referenced by (24)
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Winkler
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Pollack
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