The Fox and the Hound
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The Fox and the Hound is a 1981 Disney animated film that tells the poignant story of an unlikely friendship between a fox and a hunting dog tested by nature and social expectations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Fox and the Hound canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4609940 — 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 Fox and the Hound Context triple: [The Black Cauldron, follows, The Fox and the Hound]
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A.
The Fox
The Fox is a masked vigilante hero from early 20th-century California, best known for fighting injustice with cunning, swordplay, and a distinctive black costume and mask.
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B.
The Fox
The Fox is a film featuring Sydney Chaplin, the son of legendary comedian and filmmaker Charlie Chaplin.
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C.
The Fox
The Fox was the nickname of Johnny Torrio, an influential early 20th-century Italian-American mobster and mentor to Al Capone who helped shape organized crime in Chicago.
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D.
Flicka
Flicka is a 2006 family drama film about a teenage girl and her bond with a wild mustang, adapted from the classic novel "My Friend Flicka."
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E.
K-9 and Company
K-9 and Company is a British science-fiction television series set in the Doctor Who universe, featuring the Doctor’s robotic dog K-9 and former companion Sarah Jane Smith in their own adventures.
- 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 Fox and the Hound Target entity description: The Fox and the Hound is a 1981 Disney animated film that tells the poignant story of an unlikely friendship between a fox and a hunting dog tested by nature and social expectations.
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A.
The Fox
The Fox is a film featuring Sydney Chaplin, the son of legendary comedian and filmmaker Charlie Chaplin.
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B.
The Fox
The Fox is a masked vigilante hero from early 20th-century California, best known for fighting injustice with cunning, swordplay, and a distinctive black costume and mask.
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C.
The Fox
The Fox was the nickname of Johnny Torrio, an influential early 20th-century Italian-American mobster and mentor to Al Capone who helped shape organized crime in Chicago.
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D.
Flicka
Flicka is a 2006 family drama film about a teenage girl and her bond with a wild mustang, adapted from the classic novel "My Friend Flicka."
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E.
K-9 and Company
K-9 and Company is a British science-fiction television series set in the Doctor Who universe, featuring the Doctor’s robotic dog K-9 and former companion Sarah Jane Smith in their own adventures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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Disney animated film ⓘ animated feature film ⓘ buddy film ⓘ drama film ⓘ |
| animationStudio | Walt Disney Animation Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Daniel P. Mannix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Fox and the Hound (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director |
Art Stevens
NERFINISHED
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Richard Rich NERFINISHED ⓘ Ted Berman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Buena Vista Distribution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
animated drama
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coming-of-age film ⓘ family film ⓘ |
| hasSequel | The Fox and the Hound 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Amos Slade
NERFINISHED
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Big Mama NERFINISHED ⓘ Chief NERFINISHED ⓘ Copper NERFINISHED ⓘ Tod NERFINISHED ⓘ Widow Tweed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Buddy Baker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | friendship between a fox and a hunting dog ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Disney animated feature canon ⓘ |
| producer |
Art Stevens
NERFINISHED
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Ron Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolfgang Reitherman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Walt Disney Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1981 ⓘ |
| publisher | Walt Disney Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1981-07-10 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 83 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Burny Mattinson
NERFINISHED
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Cliff Nordberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Eliot M. Bour NERFINISHED ⓘ Larry Clemmons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| songPerformer | Pearl Bailey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
friendship
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nature versus nurture ⓘ prejudice ⓘ social expectations ⓘ |
| voiceActor |
Jack Albertson
NERFINISHED
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Jeanette Nolan NERFINISHED ⓘ Kurt Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ Mickey Rooney NERFINISHED ⓘ Pat Buttram NERFINISHED ⓘ Pearl Bailey NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandy Duncan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Fox and the Hound Description of subject: The Fox and the Hound is a 1981 Disney animated film that tells the poignant story of an unlikely friendship between a fox and a hunting dog tested by nature and social expectations.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.