Union Pacific (1939 film)
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Union Pacific (1939 film) is a 1939 American Western directed by Cecil B. DeMille that dramatizes the building of the transcontinental railroad and the conflicts surrounding it.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Union Pacific (film) | 2 |
| Union Pacific (1939 film) canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Union Pacific (1939 film) Context triple: [Jesse L. Lasky Jr., workedOn, Union Pacific (1939 film)]
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Wagon Train
Wagon Train was a popular American Western television series that followed the adventures and challenges of a wagon master and his crew guiding settlers across the American frontier.
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Cimarron (1931 film)
Cimarron (1931 film) is an early Hollywood Western epic and Best Picture Oscar winner that chronicles the settlement of Oklahoma and the impact of frontier expansion on one ambitious pioneer and his family.
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C.
The Iron Horse
The Iron Horse is the legendary New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig, renowned for his durability, power hitting, and record-setting consecutive games played streak.
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D.
Buffalo Bill's Wild West
Buffalo Bill's Wild West was a late 19th- and early 20th-century traveling show that dramatized frontier life with staged battles, sharpshooting, and performances by cowboys and Native Americans, helping to popularize the mythic image of the American West.
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E.
The Hump
The Hump was the perilous World War II Allied airlift route over the eastern Himalayas used to transport vital supplies from India to China after the Japanese cut off the Burma Road.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Union Pacific (1939 film) Target entity description: Union Pacific (1939 film) is a 1939 American Western directed by Cecil B. DeMille that dramatizes the building of the transcontinental railroad and the conflicts surrounding it.
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A.
Wagon Train
Wagon Train was a popular American Western television series that followed the adventures and challenges of a wagon master and his crew guiding settlers across the American frontier.
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B.
Cimarron (1931 film)
Cimarron (1931 film) is an early Hollywood Western epic and Best Picture Oscar winner that chronicles the settlement of Oklahoma and the impact of frontier expansion on one ambitious pioneer and his family.
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C.
The Iron Horse
The Iron Horse is the legendary New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig, renowned for his durability, power hitting, and record-setting consecutive games played streak.
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D.
Buffalo Bill's Wild West
Buffalo Bill's Wild West was a late 19th- and early 20th-century traveling show that dramatized frontier life with staged battles, sharpshooting, and performances by cowboys and Native Americans, helping to popularize the mythic image of the American West.
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E.
The Hump
The Hump was the perilous World War II Allied airlift route over the eastern Himalayas used to transport vital supplies from India to China after the Japanese cut off the Burma Road.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Western film
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film ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Palme d'Or (precursor) at 1939 Cannes selection (shared) ⓘ |
| basedOn |
novel "Trouble Shooter"
NERFINISHED
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novel "Trouble Shooter" by Ernest Haycox ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Victor Milner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Cecil B. DeMille NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editor | Anne Bauchens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Hollywood Golden Age
ⓘ
surface form:
Golden Age of Hollywood
|
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| genre |
Western
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romantic drama film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
corporate corruption
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loyalty and betrayal ⓘ romance ⓘ westward expansion of the United States ⓘ |
| musicBy | Sigmund Krumgold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation |
Nebraska
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Wyoming Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of the building of the transcontinental railroad
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large-scale railroad action sequences ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1939-04-28 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Omaha, Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Cecil B. DeMille NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1939 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 135 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Cecil B. DeMille
NERFINISHED
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Jack Cunningham NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter DeLeon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1860s ⓘ |
| starring |
Akim Tamiroff
NERFINISHED
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Anthony Quinn NERFINISHED ⓘ Barbara Stanwyck NERFINISHED ⓘ Brian Donlevy NERFINISHED ⓘ Evelyn Keyes NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Kolker NERFINISHED ⓘ J. M. Kerrigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Joel McCrea NERFINISHED ⓘ Lynne Overman NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Preston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Union Pacific Railroad
NERFINISHED
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construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad ⓘ |
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Subject: Union Pacific (1939 film) Description of subject: Union Pacific (1939 film) is a 1939 American Western directed by Cecil B. DeMille that dramatizes the building of the transcontinental railroad and the conflicts surrounding it.
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