Sounder
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Sounder is a 1972 American drama film about an African American sharecropping family in the Great Depression, acclaimed for its powerful storytelling and performances.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sounder canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7368651 — 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: Sounder Context triple: [John A. Alonzo, notableWork, Sounder]
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A.
Sounder
Sounder is a regional commuter rail service in the Seattle metropolitan area operated by Sound Transit, providing weekday passenger trains primarily between Seattle, Tacoma, and Everett.
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B.
The Learning Tree
The Learning Tree is a semi-autobiographical novel by Gordon Parks that portrays an African American boy’s coming-of-age in 1920s Kansas amid racism and moral conflict.
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C.
Sula
Sula is a coastal municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway, known for its fishing industry, maritime heritage, and scenic island landscapes.
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D.
Sula
Sula is a 1973 novel by American author Toni Morrison that explores Black female friendship, community, and identity in a small Ohio town.
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E.
The Unvanquished
The Unvanquished is a novel by William Faulkner that follows a Southern family's experiences during and after the American Civil War, exploring themes of honor, change, and the legacy of the Old South.
- 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: Sounder Target entity description: Sounder is a 1972 American drama film about an African American sharecropping family in the Great Depression, acclaimed for its powerful storytelling and performances.
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A.
Sounder
Sounder is a regional commuter rail service in the Seattle metropolitan area operated by Sound Transit, providing weekday passenger trains primarily between Seattle, Tacoma, and Everett.
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B.
The Learning Tree
The Learning Tree is a semi-autobiographical novel by Gordon Parks that portrays an African American boy’s coming-of-age in 1920s Kansas amid racism and moral conflict.
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C.
Sula
Sula is a coastal municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway, known for its fishing industry, maritime heritage, and scenic island landscapes.
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D.
Sula
Sula is a 1973 novel by American author Toni Morrison that explores Black female friendship, community, and identity in a small Ohio town.
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E.
The Unvanquished
The Unvanquished is a novel by William Faulkner that follows a Southern family's experiences during and after the American Civil War, exploring themes of honor, change, and the legacy of the Old South.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| academyAwardNomination |
Best Actor (Paul Winfield)
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Best Actress (Cicely Tyson) ⓘ Best Adapted Screenplay ⓘ Best Picture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Sounder (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | William H. Armstrong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
David Lee Morgan
NERFINISHED
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Nathan Lee Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ Rebecca Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ Sounder (family dog) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | John A. Alonzo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Martin Ritt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Sidney Levin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | drama film ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Part 2, Sounder ⓘ |
| mainSubject | African American sharecropping family ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| MPAARating | G ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Fred Karlin
NERFINISHED
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Taj Mahal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
family resilience
ⓘ
poverty during the Great Depression ⓘ racial injustice in the Jim Crow South ⓘ |
| notableFor | positive representation of African American family ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
African American rural life
ⓘ
sharecropping ⓘ |
| producer | Robert B. Radnitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationTypeOfSourceWork | children's novel ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfSourceWork | 1969 ⓘ |
| recognizedFor |
humanistic portrayal of Black family life
ⓘ
powerful storytelling ⓘ strong performances ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1972-09-24 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 105 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Lonne Elder III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sequelReleaseYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| settingPlace | rural Louisiana ⓘ |
| settingTime | Great Depression NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Carmen Mathews
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cicely Tyson NERFINISHED ⓘ Kevin Hooks NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Winfield NERFINISHED ⓘ Taj Mahal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sounder Description of subject: Sounder is a 1972 American drama film about an African American sharecropping family in the Great Depression, acclaimed for its powerful storytelling and performances.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.