Shaft in Africa
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Shaft in Africa is a 1973 blaxploitation action film and the third installment in the original Shaft series, following private detective John Shaft on an undercover mission in Africa and Europe.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shaft in Africa canonical | 3 |
| Shaft in Africa (1973 film) | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4497211 — 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: Shaft in Africa Context triple: [John Guillermin, notableWork, Shaft in Africa]
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A.
Edge of Africa
Edge of Africa is an African-themed animal habitat and walking safari attraction at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, featuring close-up views of wildlife such as lions, hippos, and meerkats in a naturalistic setting.
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B.
Tshiilafuri
Tshiilafuri is a regional dialect of the Tshivenda language spoken by Venda communities in parts of South Africa.
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C.
Gcaleka
Gcaleka is a prominent royal clan of the Xhosa people, historically associated with leadership and the Gcaleka sub-group in the Eastern Cape region of South Africa.
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D.
African Giant
African Giant is the nickname of Burna Boy, a Nigerian Afrobeats and Afro-fusion singer-songwriter known for his powerful vocals and globally influential music.
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E.
African Giant
African Giant is a critically acclaimed 2019 Afro-fusion album by Nigerian artist Burna Boy that helped cement his status on the global music stage.
- 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: Shaft in Africa Target entity description: Shaft in Africa is a 1973 blaxploitation action film and the third installment in the original Shaft series, following private detective John Shaft on an undercover mission in Africa and Europe.
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A.
Edge of Africa
Edge of Africa is an African-themed animal habitat and walking safari attraction at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, featuring close-up views of wildlife such as lions, hippos, and meerkats in a naturalistic setting.
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B.
Tshiilafuri
Tshiilafuri is a regional dialect of the Tshivenda language spoken by Venda communities in parts of South Africa.
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C.
Gcaleka
Gcaleka is a prominent royal clan of the Xhosa people, historically associated with leadership and the Gcaleka sub-group in the Eastern Cape region of South Africa.
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D.
African Giant
African Giant is the nickname of Burna Boy, a Nigerian Afrobeats and Afro-fusion singer-songwriter known for his powerful vocals and globally influential music.
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E.
African Giant
African Giant is a critically acclaimed 2019 Afro-fusion album by Nigerian artist Burna Boy that helped cement his status on the global music stage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
action film
ⓘ
blaxploitation film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| basedOn | John Shaft character by Ernest Tidyman ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Maximilian Schellner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | John Guillermin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributorRegion | United States theatrical ⓘ |
| editedBy | Max Benedict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | John Shaft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresTheme |
human trafficking
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organized crime ⓘ undercover mission ⓘ |
| follows | Shaft's Big Score! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
action
ⓘ
blaxploitation ⓘ crime ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | private detective ⓘ |
| mainProtagonist | John Shaft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | Johnny Pate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | third film in original Shaft trilogy ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Shaft film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prequel | Shaft's Big Score! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Roger Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1973-06-20 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 112 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Stirling Silliphant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seriesInstallmentNumber | 3 ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Africa
NERFINISHED
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Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Debebe Eshetu
NERFINISHED
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Frank Finlay NERFINISHED ⓘ Neda Arnerić NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Roundtree NERFINISHED ⓘ Vonetta McGee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shaft in Africa Description of subject: Shaft in Africa is a 1973 blaxploitation action film and the third installment in the original Shaft series, following private detective John Shaft on an undercover mission in Africa and Europe.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Shaft in Africa (1973 film)
this entity surface form:
Shaft in Africa (1973 film)