Operation Mad Ball
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Operation Mad Ball is a 1957 military comedy film directed by Richard Quine, centered on U.S. Army soldiers scheming to throw an unauthorized party in a strictly regulated post–World War II camp.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Operation Mad Ball canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Operation Mad Ball Context triple: [Richard Quine, notableWork, Operation Mad Ball]
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A.
Operation Slapstick
Operation Slapstick was a World War II Allied amphibious landing at the Italian port of Taranto in September 1943, conducted as part of the broader Italian Campaign following Italy’s armistice.
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B.
Operation Wunderland
Operation Wunderland was a World War II German Kriegsmarine naval operation in the Arctic aimed at disrupting Soviet shipping and naval forces along the Northern Sea Route.
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C.
Operation Diadem
Operation Diadem was a major Allied offensive in Italy during World War II aimed at breaking the German Gustav Line and enabling the liberation of Rome.
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D.
Operation Blockbuster
Operation Blockbuster was a major Allied offensive in early 1945 aimed at breaking through German defenses in the Rhineland during the final stages of World War II.
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E.
Operation Mandrel
Operation Mandrel was a series of U.S. nuclear weapons tests conducted during the Cold War as part of the broader American nuclear testing program.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Operation Mad Ball Target entity description: Operation Mad Ball is a 1957 military comedy film directed by Richard Quine, centered on U.S. Army soldiers scheming to throw an unauthorized party in a strictly regulated post–World War II camp.
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A.
Operation Slapstick
Operation Slapstick was a World War II Allied amphibious landing at the Italian port of Taranto in September 1943, conducted as part of the broader Italian Campaign following Italy’s armistice.
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B.
Operation Wunderland
Operation Wunderland was a World War II German Kriegsmarine naval operation in the Arctic aimed at disrupting Soviet shipping and naval forces along the Northern Sea Route.
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C.
Operation Diadem
Operation Diadem was a major Allied offensive in Italy during World War II aimed at breaking the German Gustav Line and enabling the liberation of Rome.
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D.
Operation Blockbuster
Operation Blockbuster was a major Allied offensive in early 1945 aimed at breaking through German defenses in the Rhineland during the final stages of World War II.
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E.
Operation Mandrel
Operation Mandrel was a series of U.S. nuclear weapons tests conducted during the Cold War as part of the broader American nuclear testing program.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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military comedy film ⓘ |
| basedOn | story by Jed Harris ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Charles Lawton Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black-and-white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Richard Quine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Charles Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
military comedy ⓘ |
| hasFilmRatingSystem | released before modern MPAA ratings system ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActorForCharacterPvtHogan | Jack Lemmon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadCharacter | Pvt. Hogan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | theatrical feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy | George Duning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | early collaboration between Jack Lemmon and director Richard Quine ⓘ |
| originalDistributorRegion | United States theatrical market ⓘ |
| plotSummary | U.S. Army soldiers scheme to throw an unauthorized party in a strictly regulated post–World War II camp. ⓘ |
| producer | Jonie Taps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1957-08-01 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1957 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 105 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Blake Edwards
NERFINISHED
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Jed Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | U.S. Army camp in Europe ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | post–World War II ⓘ |
| starring |
Arthur O'Connell
NERFINISHED
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Dick York NERFINISHED ⓘ Ernie Kovacs NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Lemmon NERFINISHED ⓘ James Darren NERFINISHED ⓘ Kathleen Crowley NERFINISHED ⓘ Mickey Rooney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Operation Mad Ball Description of subject: Operation Mad Ball is a 1957 military comedy film directed by Richard Quine, centered on U.S. Army soldiers scheming to throw an unauthorized party in a strictly regulated post–World War II camp.
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