Waterloo Bridge (1940 film)
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Waterloo Bridge (1940 film) is a romantic drama directed by Mervyn LeRoy, starring Vivien Leigh and Robert Taylor, about a tragic love affair set in London during World War I.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Waterloo Bridge (1940 film) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6185369 — 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)
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Target entity: Waterloo Bridge (1940 film) Context triple: [Robert Kern, workedOn, Waterloo Bridge (1940 film)]
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A.
Town Bridge
Town Bridge is a historic river crossing in Bedford, England, serving as one of the town’s principal road bridges over the River Great Ouse.
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B.
Coldstream Bridge
Coldstream Bridge is a historic stone road bridge spanning the River Tweed between England and Scotland near the town of Coldstream.
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C.
Spitfire Bridge
Spitfire Bridge is a notable bridge structure associated with England’s M3 motorway, named in reference to the iconic World War II fighter aircraft.
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D.
Alexandra Bridge
The Alexandra Bridge is a historic steel truss bridge spanning the Ottawa River, linking the cities of Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec in Canada.
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E.
Bridge at Grave
Bridge at Grave is a strategically significant road bridge over the Maas River near the Dutch town of Grave, known for its role in Operation Market Garden during World War II.
- 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: Waterloo Bridge (1940 film) Target entity description: Waterloo Bridge (1940 film) is a romantic drama directed by Mervyn LeRoy, starring Vivien Leigh and Robert Taylor, about a tragic love affair set in London during World War I.
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A.
Town Bridge
Town Bridge is a historic river crossing in Bedford, England, serving as one of the town’s principal road bridges over the River Great Ouse.
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B.
Coldstream Bridge
Coldstream Bridge is a historic stone road bridge spanning the River Tweed between England and Scotland near the town of Coldstream.
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C.
Spitfire Bridge
Spitfire Bridge is a notable bridge structure associated with England’s M3 motorway, named in reference to the iconic World War II fighter aircraft.
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D.
Alexandra Bridge
The Alexandra Bridge is a historic steel truss bridge spanning the Ottawa River, linking the cities of Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec in Canada.
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E.
Bridge at Grave
Bridge at Grave is a strategically significant road bridge over the Maas River near the Dutch town of Grave, known for its role in Operation Market Garden during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| aspectOf | American cinema of the 1940s ⓘ |
| basedOn | Waterloo Bridge (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Robert E. Sherwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| character |
Myra Lester
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roy Cronin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Joseph Ruttenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Mervyn LeRoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionRegion |
North America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editedBy | George Boemler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| genre |
romantic drama
ⓘ
war drama ⓘ |
| hasRemake | Gaby (1956 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitleLocation | Waterloo Bridge in London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActor | Robert Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActress | Vivien Leigh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSettingConflict | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Herbert Stothart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
romance
ⓘ
sacrifice ⓘ war and separation ⓘ |
| notableFor | Vivien Leigh’s first film after Gone with the Wind ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Hollywood studio era ⓘ |
| portrays | tragic love affair ⓘ |
| precededBy | Waterloo Bridge (1931 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| productionStudio | MGM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1940s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1940 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 108 ⓘ |
| screenplayBy |
George Froeschel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hans Rameau NERFINISHED ⓘ S. N. Behrman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
London
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Waterloo Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Robert Taylor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vivien Leigh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfWork | feature film ⓘ |
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Subject: Waterloo Bridge (1940 film) Description of subject: Waterloo Bridge (1940 film) is a romantic drama directed by Mervyn LeRoy, starring Vivien Leigh and Robert Taylor, about a tragic love affair set in London during World War I.
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