The Big Blockade
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The Big Blockade is a 1942 British wartime propaganda film, produced by Ealing Studios, that dramatizes the economic blockade of Nazi Germany through a series of semi-documentary vignettes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Big Blockade canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Big Blockade Context triple: [Michael Balcon, notableWork, The Big Blockade]
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A.
Coogan's Bluff
Coogan's Bluff is a 1968 American crime thriller film directed by Don Siegel and starring Clint Eastwood as an Arizona deputy sheriff tracking a fugitive in New York City.
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B.
Coogan's Bluff
Coogan's Bluff is a prominent cliff and landmark in Manhattan, New York City, overlooking the former site of the Polo Grounds baseball stadium.
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C.
Hullabaloo
Hullabaloo was a 1960s American musical variety television show that featured popular rock and pop performers of the era.
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D.
Operation Lilliput
Operation Lilliput was a World War II Allied logistical and amphibious support operation in New Guinea that transported troops, supplies, and equipment to forward areas in preparation for subsequent offensives.
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E.
The Blow
The Blow is an American indie pop band known for its minimalist electronic sound and introspective, narrative-driven lyrics.
- 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 Big Blockade Target entity description: The Big Blockade is a 1942 British wartime propaganda film, produced by Ealing Studios, that dramatizes the economic blockade of Nazi Germany through a series of semi-documentary vignettes.
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A.
Coogan's Bluff
Coogan's Bluff is a 1968 American crime thriller film directed by Don Siegel and starring Clint Eastwood as an Arizona deputy sheriff tracking a fugitive in New York City.
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B.
Coogan's Bluff
Coogan's Bluff is a prominent cliff and landmark in Manhattan, New York City, overlooking the former site of the Polo Grounds baseball stadium.
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C.
Hullabaloo
Hullabaloo was a 1960s American musical variety television show that featured popular rock and pop performers of the era.
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D.
Operation Lilliput
Operation Lilliput was a World War II Allied logistical and amphibious support operation in New Guinea that transported troops, supplies, and equipment to forward areas in preparation for subsequent offensives.
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E.
The Blow
The Blow is an American indie pop band known for its minimalist electronic sound and introspective, narrative-driven lyrics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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wartime film ⓘ |
| basedOn | economic blockade of Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| castMember |
Alastair Sim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Allan Jeayes NERFINISHED ⓘ Anne Crawford NERFINISHED ⓘ Bernard Miles NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Victor NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Cellier NERFINISHED ⓘ Frederick Leister NERFINISHED ⓘ Gordon Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ John Clements NERFINISHED ⓘ John Mills NERFINISHED ⓘ Leo Genn NERFINISHED ⓘ Leslie Banks NERFINISHED ⓘ Mervyn Johns NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Redgrave NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Rennie NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Wilding NERFINISHED ⓘ Morland Graham NERFINISHED ⓘ Percy Walsh NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Beatty NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Morley NERFINISHED ⓘ Ronald Shiner NERFINISHED ⓘ Will Hay NERFINISHED ⓘ Wylie Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
Allied economic warfare
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World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ blockade of Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| director |
Charles Frend
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harold French NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | General Film Distributors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresForm | semi-documentary style ⓘ |
| genre |
docudrama
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propaganda film ⓘ war film ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | series of vignettes ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Michael Balcon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Ealing Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1942 ⓘ |
| purpose | wartime propaganda for the British public ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 104 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Angus MacPhail
NERFINISHED
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Michael Balcon NERFINISHED ⓘ T. E. B. Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setDuring | Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Big Blockade Description of subject: The Big Blockade is a 1942 British wartime propaganda film, produced by Ealing Studios, that dramatizes the economic blockade of Nazi Germany through a series of semi-documentary vignettes.
Referenced by (1)
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subject surface form:
Michael Balcon