The Fighting Sullivans
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The Fighting Sullivans is a 1944 American war drama film that tells the true story of the five Sullivan brothers who all served and died together in World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Fighting Sullivans canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6473032 — 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 Fighting Sullivans Context triple: [Selena Royle, notableWork, The Fighting Sullivans]
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A.
The Fighting 69th
The Fighting 69th is a 1940 World War I drama film about the famed Irish-American 69th Infantry Regiment, starring James Cagney and Pat O'Brien.
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B.
One of Ours
One of Ours is a Pulitzer Prize–winning 1922 novel by Willa Cather that follows a young Nebraskan man's search for purpose culminating in his experiences as a soldier in World War I.
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C.
The Fighting American
The Fighting American is a patriotic comic book superhero created in the 1950s as a satirical response to anti-communist fervor and a counterpart to Captain America.
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D.
Pride of the Marines
Pride of the Marines is a 1945 World War II drama film starring John Garfield as a Marine who must adjust to life after being blinded in combat.
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E.
We Were Soldiers Once... and Young
We Were Soldiers Once... and Young is a non-fiction book by Harold G. Moore and Joseph L. Galloway that recounts their firsthand experiences and leadership during one of the first major battles between U.S. forces and the North Vietnamese Army in the Vietnam War.
- 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 Fighting Sullivans Target entity description: The Fighting Sullivans is a 1944 American war drama film that tells the true story of the five Sullivan brothers who all served and died together in World War II.
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A.
The Fighting 69th
The Fighting 69th is a 1940 World War I drama film about the famed Irish-American 69th Infantry Regiment, starring James Cagney and Pat O'Brien.
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B.
One of Ours
One of Ours is a Pulitzer Prize–winning 1922 novel by Willa Cather that follows a young Nebraskan man's search for purpose culminating in his experiences as a soldier in World War I.
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C.
The Fighting American
The Fighting American is a patriotic comic book superhero created in the 1950s as a satirical response to anti-communist fervor and a counterpart to Captain America.
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D.
Pride of the Marines
Pride of the Marines is a 1945 World War II drama film starring John Garfield as a Marine who must adjust to life after being blinded in combat.
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E.
We Were Soldiers Once... and Young
We Were Soldiers Once... and Young is a non-fiction book by Harold G. Moore and Joseph L. Galloway that recounts their firsthand experiences and leadership during one of the first major battles between U.S. forces and the North Vietnamese Army in the Vietnam War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Sullivans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | true story of the five Sullivan brothers ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Arthur C. Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfRelease |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
Sullivan brothers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
USS Juneau (CL-52) NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Lloyd Bacon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Barbara McLean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical film
ⓘ
war drama ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | death of the five Sullivan brothers on USS Juneau ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Anne Baxter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edward Ryan NERFINISHED ⓘ Selena Royle NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Mitchell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Albert Leo Sullivan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Francis Henry Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ George Thomas Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph Eugene Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ Madison Abel Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Cyril J. Mockridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | family life of the Sullivans before and during World War II ⓘ |
| notableFor | depicting all five Sullivan brothers serving together on the same ship ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays | Sullivan family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Sam Jaffe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionType | studio film ⓘ |
| releaseDate | February 3, 1944 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 112 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Edward Doherty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jules Schermer NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary C. McCall Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation | Waterloo, Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| theme |
family loyalty
ⓘ
patriotism ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory |
1930s
ⓘ
1940s ⓘ |
| warDepicted | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 1944 ⓘ |
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