The Eiger Sanction
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The Eiger Sanction is a 1975 American thriller film directed by and starring Clint Eastwood as an art professor and former assassin drawn back into espionage for one final, perilous mission involving a deadly climb of the Eiger mountain.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Eiger Sanction canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6591209 — 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: The Eiger Sanction Context triple: [Gregory Walcott, notableWork, The Eiger Sanction]
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A.
The Jackal
"The Jackal" is a 1997 action thriller film, loosely based on the 1973 movie "The Day of the Jackal," about an elusive assassin hired for a high-profile political killing.
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B.
Call for the Dead
Call for the Dead is John le Carré’s debut espionage novel that introduces the introspective British intelligence officer George Smiley in a bleak, psychologically driven Cold War mystery.
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C.
Snake-Eater
Snake-Eater is a celebrated narrative poem by Georgian writer Vazha-Pshavela that explores themes of individual freedom, morality, and the clash between personal conscience and communal norms.
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D.
The Man from Laramie
The Man from Laramie is a 1955 Western film directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart, noted for its psychological depth and CinemaScope photography.
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E.
Never Cry Wolf
Never Cry Wolf is a 1983 adventure drama film, based on Farley Mowat’s autobiographical book, that follows a biologist’s solitary study of Arctic wolves and challenges myths about their ferocity.
- 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 Eiger Sanction Target entity description: The Eiger Sanction is a 1975 American thriller film directed by and starring Clint Eastwood as an art professor and former assassin drawn back into espionage for one final, perilous mission involving a deadly climb of the Eiger mountain.
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A.
The Jackal
"The Jackal" is a 1997 action thriller film, loosely based on the 1973 movie "The Day of the Jackal," about an elusive assassin hired for a high-profile political killing.
-
B.
Call for the Dead
Call for the Dead is John le Carré’s debut espionage novel that introduces the introspective British intelligence officer George Smiley in a bleak, psychologically driven Cold War mystery.
-
C.
Snake-Eater
Snake-Eater is a celebrated narrative poem by Georgian writer Vazha-Pshavela that explores themes of individual freedom, morality, and the clash between personal conscience and communal norms.
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D.
The Man from Laramie
The Man from Laramie is a 1955 Western film directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart, noted for its psychological depth and CinemaScope photography.
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E.
Never Cry Wolf
Never Cry Wolf is a 1983 adventure drama film, based on Farley Mowat’s autobiographical book, that follows a biologist’s solitary study of Arctic wolves and challenges myths about their ferocity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| artDirectionBy | Alexander Golitzen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Trevanian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Eiger Sanction (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterOccupation |
art professor
ⓘ
assassin ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Frank Stanley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| costumeDesignBy | Donald Brooks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Clint Eastwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedInFormat | theatrical release ⓘ |
| distributor | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Ferris Webster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Eiger, Bernese Alps
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Monument Valley, Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ Zion National Park, Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ Zurich, Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmRating | R ⓘ |
| genre |
action film
ⓘ
spy film ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
espionage
ⓘ
mountaineering ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Jonathan Hemlock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | John Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableElement | on-location climbing sequences on the Eiger ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A former government assassin and art professor is coerced back into service to identify and kill a target during a dangerous climb of the Eiger. ⓘ |
| producer |
David Brown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard D. Zanuck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | The Malpaso Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1975-05-21 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 129 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Rod Whitaker
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Warren B. Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
Eiger
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| starring |
Clint Eastwood
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George Kennedy NERFINISHED ⓘ Heidi Brühl NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Cassidy NERFINISHED ⓘ Thayer David NERFINISHED ⓘ Vonetta McGee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Eiger Sanction Description of subject: The Eiger Sanction is a 1975 American thriller film directed by and starring Clint Eastwood as an art professor and former assassin drawn back into espionage for one final, perilous mission involving a deadly climb of the Eiger mountain.
Referenced by (3)
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