Geronimo: An American Legend
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Geronimo: An American Legend is a 1993 Western film dramatizing the final years of the Apache leader Geronimo’s resistance to the U.S. government.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Geronimo: An American Legend canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Geronimo: An American Legend Context triple: [Walter Hill, notableWork, Geronimo: An American Legend]
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A.
Skeleton Canyon surrender of Geronimo
The Skeleton Canyon surrender of Geronimo was the 1886 capitulation of the famed Apache leader to U.S. forces in Arizona, effectively ending the Apache Wars and large-scale Native American armed resistance in the Southwest.
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B.
Osceola and Renegade
Osceola and Renegade are the iconic Florida State University game-day symbols featuring a student portraying the Seminole leader Osceola riding a horse named Renegade and planting a flaming spear at midfield before football games.
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C.
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is a protest song by Buffy Sainte-Marie that confronts the historical and ongoing injustices faced by Indigenous peoples in North America.
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D.
Geronimo
Geronimo was a prominent 19th-century Apache leader and warrior known for his resistance against U.S. and Mexican military campaigns in the American Southwest.
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E.
Little Big Man
Little Big Man is a 1970 American Western-comedy film starring Dustin Hoffman that satirically reexamines U.S. frontier history and Native American relations.
- 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: Geronimo: An American Legend Target entity description: Geronimo: An American Legend is a 1993 Western film dramatizing the final years of the Apache leader Geronimo’s resistance to the U.S. government.
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A.
Blood and Thunder
Blood and Thunder is a historical narrative by Hampton Sides that chronicles the American conquest of the West through the life and times of frontiersman Kit Carson.
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B.
Skeleton Canyon surrender of Geronimo
The Skeleton Canyon surrender of Geronimo was the 1886 capitulation of the famed Apache leader to U.S. forces in Arizona, effectively ending the Apache Wars and large-scale Native American armed resistance in the Southwest.
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C.
Osceola and Renegade
Osceola and Renegade are the iconic Florida State University game-day symbols featuring a student portraying the Seminole leader Osceola riding a horse named Renegade and planting a flaming spear at midfield before football games.
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D.
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is a protest song by Buffy Sainte-Marie that confronts the historical and ongoing injustices faced by Indigenous peoples in North America.
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E.
Geronimo
Geronimo was a prominent 19th-century Apache leader and warrior known for his resistance against U.S. and Mexican military campaigns in the American Southwest.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Western film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn | historical events surrounding Geronimo ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Lloyd Ahern II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depictsEthnicGroup | Apache people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictsOrganization | United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Walter Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Freeman A. Davies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingStartDecade | 1990s ⓘ |
| genre |
Western
ⓘ
historical drama ⓘ |
| hasFilmRatingSystem | MPAA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeFocus | conflict between Native Americans and U.S. government ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Geronimo: An American Legend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Apache Wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Geronimo NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Ry Cooder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | American Southwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | 1990s American Western films ⓘ |
| portrays | final years of Geronimo’s resistance to the U.S. government ⓘ |
| producer |
Neil Canton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Walter Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1993 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 115 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
John Milius
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Larry Gross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPlace |
Arizona Territory
NERFINISHED
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New Mexico Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInTimePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| stars |
Gene Hackman
NERFINISHED
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Jason Patric NERFINISHED ⓘ Matt Damon NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Duvall NERFINISHED ⓘ Wes Studi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Geronimo: An American Legend Description of subject: Geronimo: An American Legend is a 1993 Western film dramatizing the final years of the Apache leader Geronimo’s resistance to the U.S. government.
Referenced by (4)
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