The Beginning or the End
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"The Beginning or the End" is a 1947 American docudrama film dramatizing the development and use of the atomic bomb during World War II.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Beginning or the End canonical | 3 |
| The Beginning or the End (1947 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7607997 — 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 Beginning or the End Context triple: [Hurd Hatfield, appearedIn, The Beginning or the End]
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A.
Beginning and the End
Beginning and the End is a biblical title for God, especially in Christian theology, emphasizing divine eternity and sovereignty over all of history.
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B.
The Beginning
The Beginning is a studio album by American hip hop group The Black Eyed Peas that continues their dance-pop and electronic sound following the success of The E.N.D.
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C.
The Beginning
"The Beginning" is a song by John Legend from his R&B album "Love in the Future."
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D.
The Beginning
"The Beginning" is a song by Seal, featured as a single from his debut self-titled album.
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E.
The Beginning
"The Beginning" is the promotional tagline used for UFC 1, the inaugural Ultimate Fighting Championship event that launched modern mixed martial arts.
- 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 Beginning or the End Target entity description: "The Beginning or the End" is a 1947 American docudrama film dramatizing the development and use of the atomic bomb during World War II.
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A.
Beginning and the End
Beginning and the End is a biblical title for God, especially in Christian theology, emphasizing divine eternity and sovereignty over all of history.
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B.
The Beginning
The Beginning is a studio album by American hip hop group The Black Eyed Peas that continues their dance-pop and electronic sound following the success of The E.N.D.
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C.
The Beginning
"The Beginning" is a song by John Legend from his R&B album "Love in the Future."
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D.
The Beginning
"The Beginning" is a song by Seal, featured as a single from his debut self-titled album.
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E.
The Beginning
"The Beginning" is the promotional tagline used for UFC 1, the inaugural Ultimate Fighting Championship event that launched modern mixed martial arts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
docudrama film
ⓘ
film ⓘ |
| basedOn | events of the Manhattan Project ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| depicts |
World War II
ⓘ
atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki ⓘ |
| director | Norman Taurog ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| era | post-World War II American cinema ⓘ |
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| genre |
docudrama
ⓘ
historical drama film ⓘ war film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
ethics of atomic warfare
ⓘ
nuclear weapons ⓘ scientific responsibility ⓘ |
| hasWikipediaPage | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beginning_or_the_End ⓘ |
| isBlackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Manhattan Project
ⓘ
development of the atomic bomb ⓘ use of the atomic bomb in World War II ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation |
Hiroshima
ⓘ
Los Alamos ⓘ
linked to:
Los Alamos, New Mexico
Nagasaki ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
Albert Einstein
ⓘ
Enrico Fermi ⓘ Harry S. Truman ⓘ
linked to:
President Harry S. Truman
J. Robert Oppenheimer ⓘ Leslie Groves ⓘ
linked to:
Leslie R. Groves Jr.
scientists of the Manhattan Project ⓘ |
| portraysFictionalizedVersionOf | historical events of the atomic bomb development ⓘ |
| producer | Samuel Marx ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| productionStartYear | 1946 ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1947 ⓘ |
| releaseCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| runningTime | approximately 112 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Art Arthur
ⓘ
Frank Wead ⓘ |
| setDuring | World War II ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
| title | The Beginning or the End ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 1947 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Beginning or the End Description of subject: "The Beginning or the End" is a 1947 American docudrama film dramatizing the development and use of the atomic bomb during World War II.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Beginning or the End