Sommersby
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Sommersby is a 1993 American romantic drama film, a remake of the French film "The Return of Martin Guerre," starring Richard Gere and Jodie Foster in a post–Civil War identity mystery.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sommersby canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13511171 — 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: Sommersby Context triple: [Jon Amiel, directed, Sommersby]
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A.
Cold Mountain
Cold Mountain is a 2003 American Civil War drama film, based on Charles Frazier’s novel, known for its epic romance and acclaimed performances by Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, and Renée Zellweger.
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B.
Cold Mountain
Cold Mountain is a contemporary opera by American composer Jennifer Higdon, based on Charles Frazier’s Civil War-era novel of the same name.
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C.
The Malloys
The Malloys are a directing duo known for their influential and stylish music videos and commercials.
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D.
Middle March
Middle March was a historically contested frontier district along the Anglo-Scottish border, notorious for lawlessness and raiding during the era of the Border Reivers.
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E.
City of Oaks
City of Oaks is the popular nickname for Raleigh, North Carolina, highlighting its abundance of oak trees and tree-lined streets.
- 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: Sommersby Target entity description: Sommersby is a 1993 American romantic drama film, a remake of the French film "The Return of Martin Guerre," starring Richard Gere and Jodie Foster in a post–Civil War identity mystery.
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A.
Cold Mountain
Cold Mountain is a 2003 American Civil War drama film, based on Charles Frazier’s novel, known for its epic romance and acclaimed performances by Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, and Renée Zellweger.
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B.
Cold Mountain
Cold Mountain is a contemporary opera by American composer Jennifer Higdon, based on Charles Frazier’s Civil War-era novel of the same name.
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C.
The Malloys
The Malloys are a directing duo known for their influential and stylish music videos and commercials.
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D.
Middle March
Middle March was a historically contested frontier district along the Anglo-Scottish border, notorious for lawlessness and raiding during the era of the Border Reivers.
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E.
City of Oaks
City of Oaks is the popular nickname for Raleigh, North Carolina, highlighting its abundance of oak trees and tree-lined streets.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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film ⓘ romantic drama film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
French film "The Return of Martin Guerre"
NERFINISHED
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The Return of Martin Guerre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Bill Pullman
NERFINISHED
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Brett Kelley NERFINISHED ⓘ Clarice Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ Frances Conroy NERFINISHED ⓘ James Earl Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Jodie Foster NERFINISHED ⓘ Lanny Flaherty NERFINISHED ⓘ Maury Chaykin NERFINISHED ⓘ R. Lee Ermey NERFINISHED ⓘ Ray McKinnon NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Gere NERFINISHED ⓘ William Windom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Philippe Rousselot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Jon Amiel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy |
Warner Bros. Pictures
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surface form:
Warner Bros.
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| editedBy | Antony Gibbs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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romance film ⓘ romantic drama ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
identity
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love ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
John Sommersby
NERFINISHED
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Laurel Sommersby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Danny Elfman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | identity mystery ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer |
Arnon Milchan
NERFINISHED
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Jodie Foster NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Golin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Alcor Films
NERFINISHED
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Regency Enterprises NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1993-02-05 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 114 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Nicholas Meyer
NERFINISHED
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Sarah Kernochan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | post–American Civil War ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Jodie Foster
NERFINISHED
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Richard Gere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Sommersby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sommersby Description of subject: Sommersby is a 1993 American romantic drama film, a remake of the French film "The Return of Martin Guerre," starring Richard Gere and Jodie Foster in a post–Civil War identity mystery.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.