film We Were Soldiers
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We Were Soldiers is a 2002 war film starring Mel Gibson that dramatizes one of the first major battles between U.S. forces and the North Vietnamese Army during the Vietnam War.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| film We Were Soldiers canonical | 2 |
| We Were Soldiers (2002 film) | 1 |
| We Were Soldiers (franchise) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1351661 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: film We Were Soldiers Context triple: [Battle of Ia Drang, portrayedIn, film We Were Soldiers]
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A.
film "Flags of Our Fathers"
"Flags of Our Fathers" is a 2006 war drama film directed by Clint Eastwood that explores the stories of the U.S. Marines involved in the iconic flag-raising at Iwo Jima and the impact of wartime heroism on their lives.
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B.
film "Sands of Iwo Jima"
"Sands of Iwo Jima" is a 1949 World War II drama film starring John Wayne as a tough Marine sergeant training troops for the pivotal Battle of Iwo Jima.
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C.
A Soldier's Story
A Soldier's Story is a 1984 American drama film adapted from Charles Fuller's Pulitzer Prize–winning play, exploring racism and justice within a segregated Black army unit during World War II.
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D.
American Soldier
American Soldier is the memoir of U.S. Army General Tommy Franks, detailing his military career and leadership during key operations such as the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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E.
Platoon
"Platoon" is a 1986 war film directed by Oliver Stone that offers a gritty, realistic portrayal of the Vietnam War through the eyes of a young American soldier.
- 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: film We Were Soldiers Target entity description: We Were Soldiers is a 2002 war film starring Mel Gibson that dramatizes one of the first major battles between U.S. forces and the North Vietnamese Army during the Vietnam War.
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A.
film "Flags of Our Fathers"
"Flags of Our Fathers" is a 2006 war drama film directed by Clint Eastwood that explores the stories of the U.S. Marines involved in the iconic flag-raising at Iwo Jima and the impact of wartime heroism on their lives.
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B.
film "Sands of Iwo Jima"
"Sands of Iwo Jima" is a 1949 World War II drama film starring John Wayne as a tough Marine sergeant training troops for the pivotal Battle of Iwo Jima.
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C.
A Soldier's Story
A Soldier's Story is a 1984 American drama film adapted from Charles Fuller's Pulitzer Prize–winning play, exploring racism and justice within a segregated Black army unit during World War II.
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D.
American Soldier
American Soldier is the memoir of U.S. Army General Tommy Franks, detailing his military career and leadership during key operations such as the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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E.
Platoon
"Platoon" is a 1986 war film directed by Oliver Stone that offers a gritty, realistic portrayal of the Vietnam War through the eyes of a young American soldier.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: film We Were Soldiers Description of subject: We Were Soldiers is a 2002 war film starring Mel Gibson that dramatizes one of the first major battles between U.S. forces and the North Vietnamese Army during the Vietnam War.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
We Were Soldiers (2002 film)
this entity surface form:
We Were Soldiers (franchise)