The Drum
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The Drum is a 1938 British adventure film set in colonial India, produced by London Films and directed by Zoltan Korda, known for its depiction of imperial conflict and intrigue.
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| The Drum canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8179875 — 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)
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Target entity: The Drum Context triple: [London Films, notableWork, The Drum]
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D&AD Yellow Pencil
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Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity
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The One Show
The One Show is a British early-evening television magazine programme featuring a mix of topical stories, interviews, and features.
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The Magazine of Magazines
The Magazine of Magazines was an 18th-century British periodical that compiled and reprinted notable literary and political works for a broad reading public.
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British Press Awards
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Drum Target entity description: The Drum is a 1938 British adventure film set in colonial India, produced by London Films and directed by Zoltan Korda, known for its depiction of imperial conflict and intrigue.
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A.
D&AD Yellow Pencil
The D&AD Yellow Pencil is a prestigious international design and advertising award recognizing outstanding creative excellence in fields such as graphic design, advertising, and digital media.
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B.
Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity
The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity is a premier global event celebrating excellence in advertising and creative communications, where industry professionals gather annually to honor the most innovative work in marketing and media.
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C.
The One Show
The One Show is a British early-evening television magazine programme featuring a mix of topical stories, interviews, and features.
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D.
The Magazine of Magazines
The Magazine of Magazines was an 18th-century British periodical that compiled and reprinted notable literary and political works for a broad reading public.
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E.
British Press Awards
The British Press Awards is a major annual ceremony recognizing excellence in UK journalism across newspapers, magazines, and digital media.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| associatedWith | imperial adventure cinema ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Drum (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | A. E. W. Mason NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Georges Périnal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts | North-West Frontier of British India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Zoltan Korda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | United Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Charles Crichton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| genre | adventure ⓘ |
| historicalContext | late British colonial period in India ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
imperial conflict
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political intrigue ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy | John Greenwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
loyalty to the British Raj
ⓘ
resistance to colonial rule ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays | British Empire in India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Alexander Korda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | London Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1930s ⓘ |
| releaseType | theatrical release ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 98 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Arthur Wimperis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lajos Biró NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | colonial India ⓘ |
| stars |
Raymond Massey
NERFINISHED
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Roger Livesey NERFINISHED ⓘ Sabu NERFINISHED ⓘ Valerie Hobson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | The Drum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 1938 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
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