The Ballad of Little Jo
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The Ballad of Little Jo is a 1993 American Western drama film about a woman who disguises herself as a man to survive in the harsh, male-dominated frontier.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Ballad of Little Jo canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8857557 — 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 Ballad of Little Jo Context triple: [Suzy Amis Cameron, filmAppearance, The Ballad of Little Jo]
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A.
The Pearl Sister
The Pearl Sister is a historical fiction novel by Lucinda Riley that follows one of the adopted D’Aplièse sisters as she uncovers her origins across continents and generations.
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B.
The Sons of Katie Elder
The Sons of Katie Elder is a 1965 Western film starring John Wayne and Dean Martin, following four brothers who reunite in their Texas hometown to avenge their father's death and restore their family's honor.
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C.
A Daughter’s Tale
A Daughter’s Tale is the memoir of Mary Soames, the youngest child of Winston and Clementine Churchill, recounting her family life and experiences during World War II.
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D.
The Farmer’s Daughter
The Farmer’s Daughter is a 1947 American romantic comedy film starring Loretta Young as a Swedish-American farm girl who becomes involved in politics.
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E.
La tía Tula
La tía Tula is a novel by Spanish writer Miguel de Unamuno that explores themes of motherhood, morality, and repression through the life of a domineering, self-sacrificing aunt.
- 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 Ballad of Little Jo Target entity description: The Ballad of Little Jo is a 1993 American Western drama film about a woman who disguises herself as a man to survive in the harsh, male-dominated frontier.
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A.
The Pearl Sister
The Pearl Sister is a historical fiction novel by Lucinda Riley that follows one of the adopted D’Aplièse sisters as she uncovers her origins across continents and generations.
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B.
The Sons of Katie Elder
The Sons of Katie Elder is a 1965 Western film starring John Wayne and Dean Martin, following four brothers who reunite in their Texas hometown to avenge their father's death and restore their family's honor.
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C.
A Daughter’s Tale
A Daughter’s Tale is the memoir of Mary Soames, the youngest child of Winston and Clementine Churchill, recounting her family life and experiences during World War II.
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D.
The Farmer’s Daughter
The Farmer’s Daughter is a 1947 American romantic comedy film starring Loretta Young as a Swedish-American farm girl who becomes involved in politics.
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E.
La tía Tula
La tía Tula is a novel by Spanish writer Miguel de Unamuno that explores themes of motherhood, morality, and repression through the life of a domineering, self-sacrificing aunt.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Western film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn | loosely based on true events ⓘ |
| castMember |
Anthony Heald
NERFINISHED
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Bo Hopkins NERFINISHED ⓘ Carrie Snodgress NERFINISHED ⓘ David Chung NERFINISHED ⓘ Heather Graham NERFINISHED ⓘ Ian McKellen NERFINISHED ⓘ Melissa Leo NERFINISHED ⓘ René Auberjonois NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruth Maleczech NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Robards NERFINISHED ⓘ Suzy Amis NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Bower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Declan Quinn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | David Mansfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| costumeDesigner | Jess Goldstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| director | Maggie Greenwald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Fine Line Features NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Keith Reamer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Western
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drama ⓘ |
| hasSetting | frontier town in the American West ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | life of Josephine Monaghan ⓘ |
| leadActor | Suzy Amis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Josephine Monaghan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterAlsoKnownAs | Little Jo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | portrayal of a woman living as a man in the Old West ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A woman disguises herself as a man to survive in the male-dominated American frontier. ⓘ |
| productionType | independent film ⓘ |
| protagonistBiologicalSex | female ⓘ |
| protagonistGenderPresentation | male disguise ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1990s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 121 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Maggie Greenwald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 19th century American West ⓘ |
| theme |
disguise
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female independence ⓘ gender identity ⓘ survival ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Ballad of Little Jo Description of subject: The Ballad of Little Jo is a 1993 American Western drama film about a woman who disguises herself as a man to survive in the harsh, male-dominated frontier.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.