The White Cliffs of Dover (1944 film)
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The White Cliffs of Dover is a 1944 American romantic drama film set against the backdrop of both World Wars, following an American woman’s life and sacrifices after marrying into an English family.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The White Cliffs of Dover (1944 film) canonical | 1 |
| The White Cliffs of Dover (film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6185374 — 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: The White Cliffs of Dover (1944 film) Context triple: [Robert Kern, workedOn, The White Cliffs of Dover (1944 film)]
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A.
The Dam Busters (1955 film)
The Dam Busters (1955 film) is a British war movie dramatizing the RAF’s World War II mission to destroy German dams using Barnes Wallis’s innovative “bouncing bomb.”
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B.
Defence of the Realm
Defence of the Realm is the official motto expressing the core mission of the British Armed Forces to protect the United Kingdom and its interests.
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C.
Battle of Britain (film)
Battle of Britain is a 1969 war film depicting the World War II aerial campaign fought between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe.
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D.
Henry V (1944 film)
Henry V (1944 film) is a British Technicolor adaptation of Shakespeare’s history play, directed by and starring Laurence Olivier, renowned for its innovative staging and patriotic wartime context.
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E.
The Lady Vanishes
The Lady Vanishes is a 1938 British mystery thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, renowned for its blend of suspense, wit, and intrigue aboard a trans-European train.
- 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 White Cliffs of Dover (1944 film) Target entity description: The White Cliffs of Dover is a 1944 American romantic drama film set against the backdrop of both World Wars, following an American woman’s life and sacrifices after marrying into an English family.
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A.
The Dam Busters (1955 film)
The Dam Busters (1955 film) is a British war movie dramatizing the RAF’s World War II mission to destroy German dams using Barnes Wallis’s innovative “bouncing bomb.”
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B.
Defence of the Realm
Defence of the Realm is the official motto expressing the core mission of the British Armed Forces to protect the United Kingdom and its interests.
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C.
Battle of Britain (film)
Battle of Britain is a 1969 war film depicting the World War II aerial campaign fought between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe.
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D.
Henry V (1944 film)
Henry V (1944 film) is a British Technicolor adaptation of Shakespeare’s history play, directed by and starring Laurence Olivier, renowned for its innovative staging and patriotic wartime context.
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E.
The Lady Vanishes
The Lady Vanishes is a 1938 British mystery thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, renowned for its blend of suspense, wit, and intrigue aboard a trans-European train.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | The White Cliffs (poem) ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Alice Duer Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | George J. Folsey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Clarence Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| distributorCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Blanche Sewell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsCharacter | an American woman who marries into an English family ⓘ |
| genre |
romantic drama
ⓘ
war drama ⓘ |
| leadActor | Irene Dunne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
love
ⓘ
sacrifice ⓘ war ⓘ |
| musicBy | Herbert Stothart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Clarence Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1944 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 126 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Gladys Hurlbut
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert E. Sherwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInCountry |
United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
World War I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Alan Marshal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dame May Whitty NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ Gladys Cooper NERFINISHED ⓘ Irene Dunne NERFINISHED ⓘ Roddy McDowall NERFINISHED ⓘ Van Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studioSystemEra | Classical Hollywood cinema ⓘ |
| titleReference | White Cliffs of Dover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| warDepicted |
World War I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The White Cliffs of Dover (1944 film) Description of subject: The White Cliffs of Dover is a 1944 American romantic drama film set against the backdrop of both World Wars, following an American woman’s life and sacrifices after marrying into an English family.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The White Cliffs of Dover (film)