The Black Tent (1956 film)
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The Black Tent is a 1956 British war drama film set in North Africa during World War II, involving a missing officer, Bedouin tribes, and a postwar search that uncovers family secrets.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Black Tent (1956 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8736071 — 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 Black Tent (1956 film) Context triple: [Frank Finlay, notableWork, The Black Tent (1956 film)]
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- 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 Black Tent (1956 film) Target entity description: The Black Tent is a 1956 British war drama film set in North Africa during World War II, involving a missing officer, Bedouin tribes, and a postwar search that uncovers family secrets.
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A.
1961 film The Pit and the Pendulum
The 1961 film "The Pit and the Pendulum" is a gothic horror movie directed by Roger Corman, loosely based on Edgar Allan Poe's short story and starring Vincent Price.
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B.
Night of Hunters
Night of Hunters is a 2011 concept album by singer-songwriter Tori Amos that reimagines classical compositions into a song cycle exploring themes of love, loss, and transformation.
-
C.
Ten Little Indians (1965 film)
Ten Little Indians (1965 film) is a 1965 British mystery film adaptation of Agatha Christie's novel "And Then There Were None," featuring an ensemble cast invited to a remote location where they are killed one by one.
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D.
Little Castle
Little Castle is a distinctive early 17th-century miniature mansion within the Bolsover Castle complex, noted for its richly decorated interiors and playful take on aristocratic living.
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E.
The Naked Prey
The Naked Prey is a 1965 survival adventure film, directed by and starring Cornel Wilde, that follows a man hunted through the African wilderness by a group of warriors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British war drama film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn | novel "The Black Tent" ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Robin Maugham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Douglas Slocombe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Eastmancolor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Brian Desmond Hurst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedIn | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Alan Osbiston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Libya
NERFINISHED
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Pinewood Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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war film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
cross-cultural relationships
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family secrets ⓘ war and identity ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Ali
NERFINISHED
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Captain David Holland NERFINISHED ⓘ Colonel Sir Charles Holland NERFINISHED ⓘ Diana NERFINISHED ⓘ Mabrouka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | William Alwyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | missing British officer in North Africa ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotElement |
Bedouin tribe sheltering a British officer
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discovery of family secrets ⓘ postwar search for missing officer ⓘ |
| producer | William MacQuitty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | The Rank Organisation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1956-07-17 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1956 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 93 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Bryan Forbes
NERFINISHED
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N. J. Crisp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setDuring | Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starred |
André Morell
NERFINISHED
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Anna Maria Sandri NERFINISHED ⓘ Anthony Bushell NERFINISHED ⓘ Anthony Steel NERFINISHED ⓘ Donald Pleasence NERFINISHED ⓘ Donald Sinden NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Craig NERFINISHED ⓘ Ralph Truman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Black Tent (1956 film) Description of subject: The Black Tent is a 1956 British war drama film set in North Africa during World War II, involving a missing officer, Bedouin tribes, and a postwar search that uncovers family secrets.
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