Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
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Thunderbolt and Lightfoot is a 1974 American crime comedy film directed by Michael Cimino, co-starring Clint Eastwood and Jeff Bridges in a story about a charismatic thief and a young drifter teaming up for a high-stakes heist.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thunderbolt and Lightfoot canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4627233 — 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: Thunderbolt and Lightfoot Context triple: [Jeff Bridges, notableWork, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot]
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A.
Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt is a high-speed hardware interface standard developed by Intel and Apple that combines data, video, audio, and power transmission over a single cable, commonly used for connecting peripherals to computers.
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B.
Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt is the famed epithet of the Ottoman sultan Bayezid I, highlighting his exceptional speed and decisiveness in military campaigns.
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C.
Thunderbolts
Thunderbolts is the motto of the U.S. Army’s 17th Field Artillery Brigade, reflecting its swift and powerful artillery capabilities.
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D.
Thunderbolts
The Thunderbolts are a Marvel Comics team typically composed of reformed or morally ambiguous superpowered individuals who undertake government-sanctioned or covert missions.
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E.
Thunderbolts Way
Thunderbolts Way is a scenic rural road in New South Wales, Australia, known for winding through high country landscapes and connecting inland towns across the Northern Tablelands.
- 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: Thunderbolt and Lightfoot Target entity description: Thunderbolt and Lightfoot is a 1974 American crime comedy film directed by Michael Cimino, co-starring Clint Eastwood and Jeff Bridges in a story about a charismatic thief and a young drifter teaming up for a high-stakes heist.
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A.
Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt is a high-speed hardware interface standard developed by Intel and Apple that combines data, video, audio, and power transmission over a single cable, commonly used for connecting peripherals to computers.
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B.
Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt is the famed epithet of the Ottoman sultan Bayezid I, highlighting his exceptional speed and decisiveness in military campaigns.
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C.
Thunderbolts
The Thunderbolts are a Marvel Comics team typically composed of reformed or morally ambiguous superpowered individuals who undertake government-sanctioned or covert missions.
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D.
Thunderbolts
Thunderbolts is the motto of the U.S. Army’s 17th Field Artillery Brigade, reflecting its swift and powerful artillery capabilities.
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E.
Thunderbolts Way
Thunderbolts Way is a scenic rural road in New South Wales, Australia, known for winding through high country landscapes and connecting inland towns across the Northern Tablelands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime comedy film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Frank Stanley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Michael Cimino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | United Artists ⓘ |
| editedBy | Ferris Webster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterRole |
bank robber
ⓘ
ex-convict ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
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crime film ⓘ heist film ⓘ |
| hasCastMemberNominated | Jeff Bridges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClintEastwoodRole | Thunderbolt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasJeffBridgesRole | Lightfoot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTagline | Thunderbolt… the man with the reputation. Lightfoot… the kid who's about to make one. ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
crime
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friendship ⓘ greed ⓘ loyalty ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Lightfoot
NERFINISHED
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Thunderbolt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motionPictureRating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | Dee Barton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor ⓘ |
| notableFor | being Michael Cimino's directorial debut ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | American New Hollywood cinema era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A seasoned thief and a young drifter team up to recover loot from a previous heist by planning a new high-stakes robbery. ⓘ |
| portrays |
charismatic thief
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young drifter ⓘ |
| producer |
Irving Leonard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert Daley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Malpaso Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1974-05-24 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 115 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Michael Cimino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
| starring |
Catherine Bach
NERFINISHED
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Clint Eastwood NERFINISHED ⓘ Geoffrey Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ George Kennedy NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeff Bridges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfSetting | contemporary to its production ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thunderbolt and Lightfoot Description of subject: Thunderbolt and Lightfoot is a 1974 American crime comedy film directed by Michael Cimino, co-starring Clint Eastwood and Jeff Bridges in a story about a charismatic thief and a young drifter teaming up for a high-stakes heist.
Referenced by (8)
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