Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life
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Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life is a 1925 silent documentary film that chronicles the arduous seasonal migration of the Bakhtiari tribe across Iran’s rugged terrain in search of grazing land for their herds.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life Context triple: [Grass, hasAlternateTitle, Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life]
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B.
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C.
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D.
The Power of Trees
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- 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: Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life Target entity description: Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life is a 1925 silent documentary film that chronicles the arduous seasonal migration of the Bakhtiari tribe across Iran’s rugged terrain in search of grazing land for their herds.
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A.
The Private Life of Plants
The Private Life of Plants is a landmark BBC nature documentary series, presented by David Attenborough, that reveals the hidden, time-lapse world of plant life and their complex behaviors.
-
B.
Second Nature
Second Nature is a song by the American rock band Lucius, known for its lush harmonies and indie-pop sensibility.
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C.
Second Nature
"Second Nature" is an experimental film by German director Heinz Emigholz, known for its distinctive exploration of architecture, space, and visual perception.
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D.
The Power of Trees
"The Power of Trees" is an influential work by ecologist Gretchen C. Daily that explores the vital ecological, economic, and cultural roles of trees and forests in sustaining life on Earth.
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E.
Battle for Grain
The Battle for Grain was a major Fascist Italian agricultural policy initiative launched by Benito Mussolini in the 1920s to boost domestic wheat production and reduce reliance on foreign imports.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnographic film
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silent documentary film ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematography | Ernest B. Schoedsack ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| depicts |
Bakhtiari tribe crossing snow-covered mountains
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Bakhtiari tribe crossing the Karun River ⓘ |
| director |
Ernest B. Schoedsack
ⓘ
Marguerite Harrison ⓘ Merian C. Cooper ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| era | silent film era ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Iran ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
herding of livestock
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search for grazing land ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary film
ⓘ
ethnographic documentary ⓘ silent film ⓘ |
| hasIntertitles | English ⓘ |
| language | Silent ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaboration of Cooper and Schoedsack before King Kong
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early ethnographic depiction of Iranian nomads ⓘ |
| portrays |
arduous river crossings
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mountain passes ⓘ nomadic lifestyle ⓘ |
| producer |
Ernest B. Schoedsack
ⓘ
Merian C. Cooper ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1925 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 70 minutes ⓘ |
| setting |
Iran
ⓘ
Zagros Mountains ⓘ |
| sound | silent with intertitles ⓘ |
| star |
Ernest B. Schoedsack
ⓘ
Marguerite Harrison ⓘ Merian C. Cooper ⓘ |
| subject |
Bakhtiari tribe
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seasonal migration ⓘ transhumance ⓘ |
| title | Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life ⓘ |
| writer |
Ernest B. Schoedsack
ⓘ
Merian C. Cooper ⓘ |
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Subject: Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life Description of subject: Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life is a 1925 silent documentary film that chronicles the arduous seasonal migration of the Bakhtiari tribe across Iran’s rugged terrain in search of grazing land for their herds.
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