Ben Hur (1907 film)
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Ben Hur (1907 film) is a silent short film adaptation of Lew Wallace’s novel "Ben-Hur," notable as one of the earliest screen versions of the story and an early example of American biblical epic cinema.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ben Hur (1907 film) canonical | 2 |
| Ben Hur | 1 |
| Ben-Hur (1907 film) | 1 |
| Ben-Hur film series | 1 |
| Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2633181 — 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: Ben Hur (1907 film) Context triple: [Kalem Company, notableWork, Ben Hur (1907 film)]
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A.
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925 film)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925 film) is a silent epic historical drama renowned for its grand scale, groundbreaking chariot race sequence, and status as one of early Hollywood’s most ambitious and influential productions.
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B.
Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur is a 1959 epic historical drama film renowned for its grand scale, record-setting 11 Academy Awards, and iconic chariot race sequence.
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C.
The Ten Commandments (1923 film)
The Ten Commandments (1923 film) is a silent epic directed by Cecil B. DeMille that combines a biblical dramatization of Moses receiving the commandments with a contemporary morality tale about their relevance in modern life.
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D.
Gunga Din
Gunga Din is a 1939 adventure film set in British colonial India, loosely based on Rudyard Kipling’s poem, known for its action, camaraderie, and iconic title character.
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E.
Gentleman Jim
Gentleman Jim is a 1942 biographical boxing film starring Errol Flynn as champion James J. Corbett, directed by Raoul Walsh.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ben Hur (1907 film) Target entity description: Ben Hur (1907 film) is a silent short film adaptation of Lew Wallace’s novel "Ben-Hur," notable as one of the earliest screen versions of the story and an early example of American biblical epic cinema.
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A.
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925 film)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925 film) is a silent epic historical drama renowned for its grand scale, groundbreaking chariot race sequence, and status as one of early Hollywood’s most ambitious and influential productions.
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B.
Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur is a 1959 epic historical drama film renowned for its grand scale, record-setting 11 Academy Awards, and iconic chariot race sequence.
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C.
The Ten Commandments (1923 film)
The Ten Commandments (1923 film) is a silent epic directed by Cecil B. DeMille that combines a biblical dramatization of Moses receiving the commandments with a contemporary morality tale about their relevance in modern life.
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D.
Gunga Din
Gunga Din is a 1939 adventure film set in British colonial India, loosely based on Rudyard Kipling’s poem, known for its action, camaraderie, and iconic title character.
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E.
Gentleman Jim
Gentleman Jim is a 1942 biographical boxing film starring Errol Flynn as champion James J. Corbett, directed by Raoul Walsh.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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biblical epic film ⓘ silent short film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | American novel ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (novel)
ⓘ
surface form:
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
novel by Lew Wallace ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
biblical-era Judea
ⓘ
events from the life of Judah Ben-Hur ⓘ |
| format | short film ⓘ |
| genre |
epic film
ⓘ
historical film ⓘ religious film ⓘ |
| hasAdaptationSource |
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (novel)
ⓘ
surface form:
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, 1880 novel
|
| hasOriginalWorkAuthor | Lew Wallace ⓘ |
| hasSettingPeriod | time of Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Christian themes
ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ chariot racing ⓘ |
| hasWorkTitle | Ben Hur (1907 film) self-link ⓘ |
| isA | early screen adaptation of Ben-Hur ⓘ |
| language | Silent ⓘ |
| medium | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| notableAs |
early example of American biblical epic cinema
ⓘ
one of the earliest film adaptations of Ben-Hur ⓘ |
| partOf | early American cinema ⓘ |
| productionEra | silent film era ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1907 ⓘ |
| title |
Ben Hur (1907 film)
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Ben Hur
|
| workType | narrative fiction film ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ben Hur (1907 film) Description of subject: Ben Hur (1907 film) is a silent short film adaptation of Lew Wallace’s novel "Ben-Hur," notable as one of the earliest screen versions of the story and an early example of American biblical epic cinema.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ben-Hur film series
subject surface form:
Fred Niblo
this entity surface form:
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
this entity surface form:
Ben Hur
subject surface form:
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
this entity surface form:
Ben-Hur (1907 film)