Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
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Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves is a famous Middle Eastern folk tale from the One Thousand and One Nights collection, telling the story of a poor woodcutter who discovers a secret thieves’ treasure cave opened by the magic phrase “Open, Sesame.”
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves canonical | 10 |
| Ali Baba et les Quarante Voleurs | 1 |
| The Tale of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12224948 — 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: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Context triple: [The Sword of Ali Baba, basedOn, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves]
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The Sword of Ali Baba
The Sword of Ali Baba is a 1965 adventure film that offers a swashbuckling retelling of the Ali Baba legend set against an exoticized Middle Eastern backdrop.
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B.
The Thief of Bagdad
The Thief of Bagdad is a landmark 1924 silent fantasy adventure film starring Douglas Fairbanks, celebrated for its lavish special effects, grand set design, and influential swashbuckling style.
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The Thief of Bagdad
The Thief of Bagdad is a classic 1940 British fantasy adventure film renowned for its groundbreaking special effects and memorable performances, including Conrad Veidt’s iconic role as the villainous Jaffar.
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D.
The Arabian Nights
The Arabian Nights is a classic collection of Middle Eastern folk tales framed by the story of Scheherazade, whose imaginative storytelling each night postpones her execution by a king.
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Il fiore delle Mille e una notte
Il fiore delle Mille e una notte is a 1974 Italian film by Pier Paolo Pasolini that adapts tales from the Arabian Nights in a sensual, episodic exploration of love, desire, and storytelling.
- 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: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Target entity description: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves is a famous Middle Eastern folk tale from the One Thousand and One Nights collection, telling the story of a poor woodcutter who discovers a secret thieves’ treasure cave opened by the magic phrase “Open, Sesame.”
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A.
The Sword of Ali Baba
The Sword of Ali Baba is a 1965 adventure film that offers a swashbuckling retelling of the Ali Baba legend set against an exoticized Middle Eastern backdrop.
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B.
The Thief of Bagdad
The Thief of Bagdad is a landmark 1924 silent fantasy adventure film starring Douglas Fairbanks, celebrated for its lavish special effects, grand set design, and influential swashbuckling style.
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C.
The Thief of Bagdad
The Thief of Bagdad is a classic 1940 British fantasy adventure film renowned for its groundbreaking special effects and memorable performances, including Conrad Veidt’s iconic role as the villainous Jaffar.
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D.
The Arabian Nights
The Arabian Nights is a classic collection of Middle Eastern folk tales framed by the story of Scheherazade, whose imaginative storytelling each night postpones her execution by a king.
-
E.
Il fiore delle Mille e una notte
Il fiore delle Mille e una notte is a 1974 Italian film by Pier Paolo Pasolini that adapts tales from the Arabian Nights in a sensual, episodic exploration of love, desire, and storytelling.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
subject linked to:
forty thieves
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forty thieves
linked to: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves