North West Mounted Police (1940 film)
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North West Mounted Police (1940 film) is a 1940 American Western adventure film directed by Cecil B. DeMille that dramatizes the Canadian North-West Rebellion of 1885.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| North West Mounted Police (1940 film) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5696897 — 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: North West Mounted Police (1940 film) Context triple: [Jesse L. Lasky Jr., workedOn, North West Mounted Police (1940 film)]
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The Last of the Mohicans (1936 film)
The Last of the Mohicans (1936 film) is a 1936 adventure drama adaptation of James Fenimore Cooper’s novel, depicting frontier conflicts during the French and Indian War.
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B.
The Whistler (1944 film)
The Whistler (1944 film) is a 1944 American mystery thriller based on the popular radio series, following a guilt-ridden businessman entangled in a deadly murder-for-hire plot.
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C.
Western Stars (film)
Western Stars (film) is a 2019 concert documentary co-directed by and starring Bruce Springsteen, blending live performances of his album "Western Stars" with personal narration and cinematic imagery.
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D.
The Plainsman (1936 film)
The Plainsman (1936 film) is a 1936 American Western adventure film directed by Cecil B. DeMille that dramatizes the lives and exploits of frontier figures like Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane.
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E.
The Last of the Mohicans (1920 film)
The Last of the Mohicans (1920 film) is a silent historical adventure movie based on James Fenimore Cooper’s novel, notable for its early cinematic portrayal of frontier life and Native American characters during the French and Indian War.
- 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: North West Mounted Police (1940 film) Target entity description: North West Mounted Police (1940 film) is a 1940 American Western adventure film directed by Cecil B. DeMille that dramatizes the Canadian North-West Rebellion of 1885.
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A.
The Last of the Mohicans (1936 film)
The Last of the Mohicans (1936 film) is a 1936 adventure drama adaptation of James Fenimore Cooper’s novel, depicting frontier conflicts during the French and Indian War.
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B.
The Whistler (1944 film)
The Whistler (1944 film) is a 1944 American mystery thriller based on the popular radio series, following a guilt-ridden businessman entangled in a deadly murder-for-hire plot.
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C.
Western Stars (film)
Western Stars (film) is a 2019 concert documentary co-directed by and starring Bruce Springsteen, blending live performances of his album "Western Stars" with personal narration and cinematic imagery.
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D.
The Plainsman (1936 film)
The Plainsman (1936 film) is a 1936 American Western adventure film directed by Cecil B. DeMille that dramatizes the lives and exploits of frontier figures like Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane.
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E.
The Last of the Mohicans (1920 film)
The Last of the Mohicans (1920 film) is a silent historical adventure movie based on James Fenimore Cooper’s novel, notable for its early cinematic portrayal of frontier life and Native American characters during the French and Indian War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Western film
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film ⓘ |
| academyAward |
Academy Award for Best Art Direction nomination
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Academy Award for Best Film Editing nomination ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | R. C. Fetherstonhaugh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | North West Mounted Police (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematography |
Victor Milner
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William C. Mellor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Cecil B. DeMille NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editor | Anne Bauchens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| genre |
Western
ⓘ
adventure ⓘ |
| historicalEventDramatized | North-West Rebellion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActorForCharacterDustyRivers | Gary Cooper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadCharacter | Dusty Rivers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Victor Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | Royal Canadian Mounted Police NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | depiction of Canadian historical events by a Hollywood studio ⓘ |
| producer | Cecil B. DeMille NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | October 18, 1940 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1940 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 126 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Alan Le May
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
C. Gardner Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeanie Macpherson NERFINISHED ⓘ Jesse Lasky Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInCountry | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | North-West Rebellion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInYear | 1885 ⓘ |
| starring |
Akim Tamiroff
NERFINISHED
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Francis McDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ Gary Cooper NERFINISHED ⓘ George "Gabby" Hayes NERFINISHED ⓘ George Bancroft NERFINISHED ⓘ Ian Keith NERFINISHED ⓘ John Miljan NERFINISHED ⓘ Lon Chaney Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Lynne Overman NERFINISHED ⓘ Madeleine Carroll NERFINISHED ⓘ Montagu Love NERFINISHED ⓘ Paulette Goddard NERFINISHED ⓘ Preston Foster NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Preston NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Hampden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: North West Mounted Police (1940 film) Description of subject: North West Mounted Police (1940 film) is a 1940 American Western adventure film directed by Cecil B. DeMille that dramatizes the Canadian North-West Rebellion of 1885.
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