The Adventures of Buffalo Bill
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The Adventures of Buffalo Bill is a silent Western film centered on the legendary frontiersman Buffalo Bill, produced in the early 20th century during the formative years of American cinema.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Adventures of Buffalo Bill canonical | 1 |
| The Adventures of Buffalo Bill (1917 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2773446 — 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 Adventures of Buffalo Bill Context triple: [Selig Polyscope Company, hasFilm, The Adventures of Buffalo Bill]
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A.
The Last of the Buffalo
The Last of the Buffalo is a late 19th-century painting by Albert Bierstadt that dramatically depicts the near-extinction of American bison on the Great Plains, symbolizing the end of the American frontier.
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B.
End of the Trail
End of the Trail is a famous early 20th-century bronze sculpture depicting a weary Native American warrior slumped on his exhausted horse, symbolizing the suffering and displacement of Indigenous peoples in the United States.
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C.
The Big Trail
The Big Trail is a 1930 American epic Western film, notable for its early use of widescreen technology and for featuring one of John Wayne’s first leading roles.
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D.
La fanciulla del West
La fanciulla del West is an opera by Giacomo Puccini set during the California Gold Rush, known for its lush orchestration and pioneering use of an American Western setting in opera.
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E.
Lords of the Plains
Lords of the Plains is a renowned epithet for the Comanche, a Native American people historically famed for their exceptional horsemanship, warrior culture, and dominance across the Southern Plains.
- 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 Adventures of Buffalo Bill Target entity description: The Adventures of Buffalo Bill is a silent Western film centered on the legendary frontiersman Buffalo Bill, produced in the early 20th century during the formative years of American cinema.
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A.
The Last of the Buffalo
The Last of the Buffalo is a late 19th-century painting by Albert Bierstadt that dramatically depicts the near-extinction of American bison on the Great Plains, symbolizing the end of the American frontier.
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B.
End of the Trail
End of the Trail is a famous early 20th-century bronze sculpture depicting a weary Native American warrior slumped on his exhausted horse, symbolizing the suffering and displacement of Indigenous peoples in the United States.
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C.
The Big Trail
The Big Trail is a 1930 American epic Western film, notable for its early use of widescreen technology and for featuring one of John Wayne’s first leading roles.
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D.
La fanciulla del West
La fanciulla del West is an opera by Giacomo Puccini set during the California Gold Rush, known for its lush orchestration and pioneering use of an American Western setting in opera.
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E.
Lords of the Plains
Lords of the Plains is a renowned epithet for the Comanche, a Native American people historically famed for their exceptional horsemanship, warrior culture, and dominance across the Southern Plains.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
ⓘ
Western film ⓘ silent film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
William F. Cody
ⓘ
surface form:
Buffalo Bill
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
American frontier
ⓘ
Native Americans ⓘ cowboys ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre | Western ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
Old West
ⓘ
surface form:
American West
|
| hasTitleCharacter |
William F. Cody
ⓘ
surface form:
Buffalo Bill
|
| language | Silent ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
William F. Cody
ⓘ
surface form:
Buffalo Bill
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| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | legendary frontiersman Buffalo Bill ⓘ |
| partOf | early American cinema ⓘ |
| portrays | William F. Cody ⓘ |
| productionPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| sound | silent ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Adventures of Buffalo Bill Description of subject: The Adventures of Buffalo Bill is a silent Western film centered on the legendary frontiersman Buffalo Bill, produced in the early 20th century during the formative years of American cinema.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Adventures of Buffalo Bill (1917 film)