The War
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The War is a 1994 American drama film starring Kevin Costner and Elijah Wood that explores the lasting emotional impact of the Vietnam War on a Southern family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The War canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4977911 — 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: The War Context triple: [TriBeCa Productions, notableWork, The War]
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A.
One War
One War is a Russian film directed by Vera Glagoleva that portrays the struggles and moral complexities faced by women during World War II.
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B.
The Spirit of War
The Spirit of War is a 19th-century painting by American landscape artist Jasper Francis Cropsey that allegorically depicts the destructive forces and atmosphere of war.
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C.
The Wars to Come
"The Wars to Come" is a musical track from the Game of Thrones Season 5 soundtrack composed by Ramin Djawadi, reflecting the series’ dark, foreboding tone.
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D.
War Without End
"War Without End" is a book by Michael Klare that analyzes the geopolitical, economic, and military dynamics driving perpetual global conflict in the post–Cold War era.
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E.
War of Wear and Tear
War of Wear and Tear is an alternative name for a war of attrition, a prolonged conflict in which each side aims to gradually exhaust the enemy’s personnel, resources, and morale rather than achieve swift, decisive victories.
- 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 War Target entity description: The War is a 1994 American drama film starring Kevin Costner and Elijah Wood that explores the lasting emotional impact of the Vietnam War on a Southern family.
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A.
One War
One War is a Russian film directed by Vera Glagoleva that portrays the struggles and moral complexities faced by women during World War II.
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B.
The Spirit of War
The Spirit of War is a 19th-century painting by American landscape artist Jasper Francis Cropsey that allegorically depicts the destructive forces and atmosphere of war.
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C.
The Wars to Come
"The Wars to Come" is a musical track from the Game of Thrones Season 5 soundtrack composed by Ramin Djawadi, reflecting the series’ dark, foreboding tone.
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D.
War Without End
"War Without End" is a book by Michael Klare that analyzes the geopolitical, economic, and military dynamics driving perpetual global conflict in the post–Cold War era.
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E.
War of Wear and Tear
War of Wear and Tear is an alternative name for a war of attrition, a prolonged conflict in which each side aims to gradually exhaust the enemy’s personnel, resources, and morale rather than achieve swift, decisive victories.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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drama film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Geoffrey Simpson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| director | Jon Avnet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedIn |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| distributor | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Debra Neil-Fisher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Lidia Simmons
NERFINISHED
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Stephen Simmons NERFINISHED ⓘ Stu Simmons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Mississippi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | drama film ⓘ |
| hasFormat | theatrical film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
childhood and imagination
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forgiveness ⓘ healing from war trauma ⓘ poverty ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
emotional impact of the Vietnam War
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family relationships ⓘ trauma ⓘ |
| motionPictureRating | PG-13 ⓘ |
| musicBy | Thomas Newman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | American South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Jon Avnet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1994-11-04 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 126 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Kathy McWorter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | post–Vietnam War era ⓘ |
| starring |
Bruce A. Young
NERFINISHED
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Christine Baranski NERFINISHED ⓘ Christopher Fennell NERFINISHED ⓘ Elijah Wood NERFINISHED ⓘ J. Warren Kerrigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Kevin Costner NERFINISHED ⓘ LaToya Chisholm NERFINISHED ⓘ Lexi Randall NERFINISHED ⓘ Mare Winningham NERFINISHED ⓘ Raynor Scheine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | The War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The War Description of subject: The War is a 1994 American drama film starring Kevin Costner and Elijah Wood that explores the lasting emotional impact of the Vietnam War on a Southern family.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.