Nine Men
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Nine Men is a 1943 British war film depicting a small group of British soldiers defending an isolated desert outpost during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nine Men canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5778697 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nine Men Context triple: [Michael Balcon, notableWork, Nine Men]
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A.
Twelve Men
Twelve Men is a collection of character-driven short stories by American naturalist author Theodore Dreiser, portraying the lives and struggles of various men in early 20th-century America.
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B.
The Name of the Game
"The Name of the Game" is a 1977 pop song by Swedish group ABBA, known for its melodic complexity and introspective lyrics.
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C.
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game is an American television series from the late 1960s and early 1970s that followed the lives of magazine publishing executives through rotating lead characters and storylines.
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D.
The Men
The Men is a 1950 American drama film notable for being Marlon Brando’s feature film debut and for its realistic portrayal of a paralyzed World War II veteran’s struggles to readjust to civilian life.
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E.
The Eight
The Eight was a group of early 20th-century American painters who rebelled against academic art standards and helped pave the way for the Ashcan School and modern American art.
- 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: Nine Men Target entity description: Nine Men is a 1943 British war film depicting a small group of British soldiers defending an isolated desert outpost during World War II.
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A.
Twelve Men
Twelve Men is a collection of character-driven short stories by American naturalist author Theodore Dreiser, portraying the lives and struggles of various men in early 20th-century America.
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B.
The Name of the Game
"The Name of the Game" is a 1977 pop song by Swedish group ABBA, known for its melodic complexity and introspective lyrics.
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C.
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game is an American television series from the late 1960s and early 1970s that followed the lives of magazine publishing executives through rotating lead characters and storylines.
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D.
The Men
The Men is a 1950 American drama film notable for being Marlon Brando’s feature film debut and for its realistic portrayal of a paralyzed World War II veteran’s struggles to readjust to civilian life.
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E.
The Eight
The Eight was a group of early 20th-century American painters who rebelled against academic art standards and helped pave the way for the Ashcan School and modern American art.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British war film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| castMember |
Eric Micklewood
NERFINISHED
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Frederick Piper NERFINISHED ⓘ George Cooper NERFINISHED ⓘ Gordon Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ Grant Sutherland NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Horsman NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Lambert NERFINISHED ⓘ Muriel George NERFINISHED ⓘ Niall MacGinnis NERFINISHED ⓘ Stewart Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Douglas Slocombe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Harry Watt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Ealing Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Michael Truman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresConflict | North African campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresWar | Western Desert campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Denham, Buckinghamshire
NERFINISHED
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Pinewood Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingStudio | Ealing Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | British soldiers defending an isolated desert outpost ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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war film ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMainCharacters | 9 ⓘ |
| hasPart | siege of an isolated desert position ⓘ |
| mainSubject | British Army in the Western Desert campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | John Greenwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | desert outpost ⓘ |
| notableFor |
realistic depiction of small-unit combat
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use of relatively unknown actors at the time ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | British World War II cinema ⓘ |
| portrays |
comradeship among British soldiers
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siege warfare in the desert ⓘ |
| producer | Harry Watt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Ealing Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate |
1943
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1944 ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | theatrical film ⓘ |
| runtime | 65 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Constance Wakefield
NERFINISHED
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Harry Watt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPlace |
North Africa
NERFINISHED
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Western Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nine Men Description of subject: Nine Men is a 1943 British war film depicting a small group of British soldiers defending an isolated desert outpost during World War II.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Michael Balcon