The Whales of August
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The Whales of August is a 1987 drama film best known as one of silent film legend Lillian Gish’s final screen performances, portraying the late-summer lives of two elderly sisters on the Maine coast.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Whales of August canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7142914 — 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 Whales of August Context triple: [Lillian Gish, notableWork, The Whales of August]
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A.
The Whale
The Whale is the distinctive, swooping-roof ice hockey arena at Yale University designed by architect Eero Saarinen.
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B.
The Whale
The Whale is a 2022 psychological drama film directed by Darren Aronofsky, adapted from Samuel D. Hunter’s play, about a reclusive, morbidly obese English teacher seeking redemption and reconnection with his estranged daughter.
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C.
The Whale
The Whale is the nickname of the Curtiss C-46 Commando, a large World War II-era American military transport aircraft known for its bulky fuselage and heavy-lift capability.
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D.
The Ghosts of August
The Ghosts of August is a short story by Gabriel García Márquez that blends the supernatural with everyday life, exemplifying his signature magical realism.
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E.
Home from the Sea
"Home from the Sea" is a painting by the English Pre-Raphaelite artist Arthur Hughes, reflecting his characteristic romantic and detailed style.
- 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 Whales of August Target entity description: The Whales of August is a 1987 drama film best known as one of silent film legend Lillian Gish’s final screen performances, portraying the late-summer lives of two elderly sisters on the Maine coast.
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A.
The Whale
The Whale is the distinctive, swooping-roof ice hockey arena at Yale University designed by architect Eero Saarinen.
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B.
The Whale
The Whale is a 2022 psychological drama film directed by Darren Aronofsky, adapted from Samuel D. Hunter’s play, about a reclusive, morbidly obese English teacher seeking redemption and reconnection with his estranged daughter.
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C.
The Whale
The Whale is the nickname of the Curtiss C-46 Commando, a large World War II-era American military transport aircraft known for its bulky fuselage and heavy-lift capability.
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D.
The Ghosts of August
The Ghosts of August is a short story by Gabriel García Márquez that blends the supernatural with everyday life, exemplifying his signature magical realism.
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E.
Home from the Sea
"Home from the Sea" is a painting by the English Pre-Raphaelite artist Arthur Hughes, reflecting his characteristic romantic and detailed style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Whales of August (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Mike Fash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Lindsay Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Atlantic Releasing Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Michael Ellis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresActorCareerStage | late career of Lillian Gish ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterRelationship | two elderly sisters ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Ann Sothern
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bette Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Carey Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Lillian Gish NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret Ladd NERFINISHED ⓘ Tisha Sterling NERFINISHED ⓘ Vincent Price NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
aging
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family relationships ⓘ friendship ⓘ loneliness ⓘ memory ⓘ sisterhood ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicBy | Alan Price NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | elderly sisters ⓘ |
| notableFor | one of Lillian Gish’s final screen performances ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| playwrightOfSourceWork | David Berry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Alive Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1987-09-18 ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 91 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | David Berry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation |
Maine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maine coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Ann Sothern
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bette Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Carey Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Lillian Gish NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret Ladd NERFINISHED ⓘ Tisha Sterling NERFINISHED ⓘ Vincent Price NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeSetting | late summer ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Whales of August Description of subject: The Whales of August is a 1987 drama film best known as one of silent film legend Lillian Gish’s final screen performances, portraying the late-summer lives of two elderly sisters on the Maine coast.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.