U-571
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U-571 is a World War II submarine thriller film centered on an American mission to capture a German Enigma machine from a sinking U-boat.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| U-571 canonical | 5 |
| Captain Dahlgren in U-571 | 1 |
| film "U-571" (actor) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8815313 — 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: U-571 Context triple: [Saar Klein, notableWork, U-571]
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A.
K-19: The Widowmaker
K-19: The Widowmaker is a 2002 historical thriller film about a Soviet nuclear submarine accident during the Cold War, starring Harrison Ford and Liam Neeson and directed by Kathryn Bigelow.
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B.
Condorman
Condorman is a 1981 Disney action-comedy film about a comic book artist who becomes a bumbling yet heroic spy, blending superhero antics with Cold War espionage.
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C.
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible is a long-running American action-spy franchise, best known for its high-stakes espionage plots, elaborate stunts, and Tom Cruise’s portrayal of agent Ethan Hunt.
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D.
Spies
Spies is a German-origin surname most notably associated with August Spies, a prominent 19th-century anarchist and labor activist involved in the Haymarket affair.
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E.
Spies
Spies is a 1928 German silent espionage thriller film directed by Fritz Lang, renowned for its intricate plotting, innovative visual style, and influence on the spy genre.
- 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: U-571 Target entity description: U-571 is a World War II submarine thriller film centered on an American mission to capture a German Enigma machine from a sinking U-boat.
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A.
K-19: The Widowmaker
K-19: The Widowmaker is a 2002 historical thriller film about a Soviet nuclear submarine accident during the Cold War, starring Harrison Ford and Liam Neeson and directed by Kathryn Bigelow.
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B.
Condorman
Condorman is a 1981 Disney action-comedy film about a comic book artist who becomes a bumbling yet heroic spy, blending superhero antics with Cold War espionage.
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C.
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible is a long-running American action-spy franchise, best known for its high-stakes espionage plots, elaborate stunts, and Tom Cruise’s portrayal of agent Ethan Hunt.
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D.
Spies
Spies is a German-origin surname most notably associated with August Spies, a prominent 19th-century anarchist and labor activist involved in the Haymarket affair.
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E.
Spies
Spies is a novel by Michael Frayn that explores childhood memory, secrecy, and the blurred line between imagination and reality in wartime England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| award | Academy Award for Best Sound Editing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | fictionalized events inspired by Allied efforts to capture Enigma machines ⓘ |
| boxOfficeWorldwide | approximately 127000000 USD ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Oliver Wood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Richard Marvin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Jonathan Mostow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| distributorRegion | United States theatrical distribution by Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Wayne Wahrman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Mediterranean Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rome, Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
action
ⓘ
thriller ⓘ war ⓘ |
| historicalAccuracy | criticized for depicting Americans capturing an Enigma machine instead of British and Polish forces ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | PG-13 ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Academy Award for Best Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | An American submarine crew attempts to capture a German Enigma machine from a damaged U-boat. ⓘ |
| producer |
Dino De Laurentiis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hal Lieberman NERFINISHED ⓘ Martha De Laurentiis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Dino De Laurentiis Company
NERFINISHED
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Studio Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2000-04-21 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 116 ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Bill Paxton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Keith NERFINISHED ⓘ Derk Cheetwood NERFINISHED ⓘ Erik Palladino NERFINISHED ⓘ Harvey Keitel NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Noseworthy NERFINISHED ⓘ Jake Weber NERFINISHED ⓘ Jon Bon Jovi NERFINISHED ⓘ Matthew McConaughey NERFINISHED ⓘ Matthew Settle NERFINISHED ⓘ T.C. Carson NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Guiry NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Kretschmann NERFINISHED ⓘ Will Estes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wonAwardYear | 2001 ⓘ |
| writer |
David Ayer
NERFINISHED
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Jonathan Mostow NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Montgomery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: U-571 Description of subject: U-571 is a World War II submarine thriller film centered on an American mission to capture a German Enigma machine from a sinking U-boat.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
film "U-571" (actor)
this entity surface form:
Captain Dahlgren in U-571