The Shooting
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The Shooting is a 1966 existential Western film directed by Monte Hellman, noted for its minimalist style, ambiguous narrative, and cult status among cinephiles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Shooting canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6714925 — 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 Shooting Context triple: [Monte Hellman, notableWork, The Shooting]
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A.
Shoot to Kill
Shoot to Kill is a 1988 American thriller film about an FBI agent and a mountain guide tracking a murderous criminal through the wilderness.
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B.
Under the Gun
"Under the Gun" is a punk rock song by Marky Ramone and the Intruders, showcasing the high-energy style associated with the former Ramones drummer.
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C.
A Gunfight
A Gunfight is a 1971 Western film starring Kirk Douglas and Johnny Cash that explores aging gunfighters facing one last deadly showdown staged as a public spectacle.
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D.
The Shooting Party
The Shooting Party is a 1985 British period drama film set in Edwardian England that explores class tensions and the fading aristocracy on the eve of World War I.
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E.
The Man with the Gun
The Man with the Gun is a 1955 Soviet historical drama film about the Russian Revolution, notable for featuring actress Jarma Lewis among its cast.
- 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 Shooting Target entity description: The Shooting is a 1966 existential Western film directed by Monte Hellman, noted for its minimalist style, ambiguous narrative, and cult status among cinephiles.
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A.
Shoot to Kill
Shoot to Kill is a 1988 American thriller film about an FBI agent and a mountain guide tracking a murderous criminal through the wilderness.
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B.
Under the Gun
"Under the Gun" is a punk rock song by Marky Ramone and the Intruders, showcasing the high-energy style associated with the former Ramones drummer.
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C.
A Gunfight
A Gunfight is a 1971 Western film starring Kirk Douglas and Johnny Cash that explores aging gunfighters facing one last deadly showdown staged as a public spectacle.
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D.
The Shooting Party
The Shooting Party is a 1985 British period drama film set in Edwardian England that explores class tensions and the fading aristocracy on the eve of World War I.
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E.
The Man with the Gun
The Man with the Gun is a 1955 Soviet historical drama film about the Russian Revolution, notable for featuring actress Jarma Lewis among its cast.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Western film
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existential Western film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| associatedWith | New Hollywood cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Gregory Sandor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| director | Monte Hellman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionFormat | theatrical film ⓘ |
| editingBy | Monte Hellman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Western
ⓘ
existential drama ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeClassification |
cult film
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independent film ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Jack Nicholson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Millie Perkins NERFINISHED ⓘ Warren Oates NERFINISHED ⓘ Will Hutchins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Billy Spear
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gashade NERFINISHED ⓘ The Woman NERFINISHED ⓘ Willett Gashade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Richard Markowitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
ambiguous
ⓘ
elliptical ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ambiguous narrative
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cult status among cinephiles ⓘ minimalist style ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | American independent cinema ⓘ |
| producer | Monte Hellman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 82 ⓘ |
| screenplayBy | Carole Eastman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | American West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starred |
Jack Nicholson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Millie Perkins NERFINISHED ⓘ Warren Oates NERFINISHED ⓘ Will Hutchins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | minimalist ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 19th century American West ⓘ |
| writer | Carole Eastman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Shooting Description of subject: The Shooting is a 1966 existential Western film directed by Monte Hellman, noted for its minimalist style, ambiguous narrative, and cult status among cinephiles.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.