The Grey Fox
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The Grey Fox is a 1982 Canadian Western film about aging train robber Bill Miner, acclaimed for its lyrical style and Wayne Robson’s memorable supporting performance.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Grey Fox canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12891656 — 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 Grey Fox Context triple: [Wayne Robson, notableWork, The Grey Fox]
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Deadeye Dick
Deadeye Dick is a darkly comic novel by Kurt Vonnegut that follows the life of a man haunted by a tragic childhood accident and explores themes of guilt, fate, and the absurdity of modern American life.
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B.
Banditland
Banditland is the passionate and raucous fan community of the Buffalo Bandits professional box lacrosse team.
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C.
Gunmen of the Rio Grande
Gunmen of the Rio Grande is a 1960s Italian-American Western film starring Guy Madison as a gunfighter caught in frontier conflicts.
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D.
Light-Horse Harry
Light-Horse Harry was the popular nickname of Henry Lee III, a dashing American cavalry officer of the Revolutionary War and father of Confederate General Robert E. Lee.
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E.
Three Fugitives
Three Fugitives is a 1989 American comedy film starring Nick Nolte and Martin Short about an ex-convict and an inept bank robber who become unlikely partners while on the run with a young girl.
- 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 Grey Fox Target entity description: The Grey Fox is a 1982 Canadian Western film about aging train robber Bill Miner, acclaimed for its lyrical style and Wayne Robson’s memorable supporting performance.
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A.
Deadeye Dick
Deadeye Dick is a darkly comic novel by Kurt Vonnegut that follows the life of a man haunted by a tragic childhood accident and explores themes of guilt, fate, and the absurdity of modern American life.
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B.
Banditland
Banditland is the passionate and raucous fan community of the Buffalo Bandits professional box lacrosse team.
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C.
Gunmen of the Rio Grande
Gunmen of the Rio Grande is a 1960s Italian-American Western film starring Guy Madison as a gunfighter caught in frontier conflicts.
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D.
Light-Horse Harry
Light-Horse Harry was the popular nickname of Henry Lee III, a dashing American cavalry officer of the Revolutionary War and father of Confederate General Robert E. Lee.
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E.
Three Fugitives
Three Fugitives is a 1989 American comedy film starring Nick Nolte and Martin Short about an ex-convict and an inept bank robber who become unlikely partners while on the run with a young girl.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian film
ⓘ
Western film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| award |
Genie Award for Best Actor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Genie Award for Best Director NERFINISHED ⓘ Genie Award for Best Motion Picture NERFINISHED ⓘ Genie Award for Best Original Screenplay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | the life of Bill Miner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Frank Tidy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfFilming | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | Phillip Borsos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Astral Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Frank Irvine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredAt | New York Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Western
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
biographical film ⓘ drama film ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Jack Budd
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kate Flynn NERFINISHED ⓘ Shorty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotablePerformance | Wayne Robson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
aging
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freedom ⓘ outlaw life ⓘ |
| homeMediaRelease |
Blu-ray
ⓘ
DVD ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Bill Miner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Michael Conway Baker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | An aging train robber Bill Miner is released from prison and returns to crime in the early 20th century Pacific Northwest. ⓘ |
| portrays |
Bill Miner
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
train robbery ⓘ |
| producer | Peter O'Brian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Mercury Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDateCanada | 1982-12-16 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 92 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | John Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| setInRegion |
British Columbia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Northwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Jackie Burroughs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ken Pogue NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Farnsworth NERFINISHED ⓘ Wayne Robson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | lyrical ⓘ |
| subjectOf | film criticism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Grey Fox Description of subject: The Grey Fox is a 1982 Canadian Western film about aging train robber Bill Miner, acclaimed for its lyrical style and Wayne Robson’s memorable supporting performance.
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