The First of the Few
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The First of the Few is a 1942 British biographical war film about aircraft designer R.J. Mitchell and the creation of the Supermarine Spitfire fighter plane.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The First of the Few canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8908525 — 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 First of the Few Context triple: [Spitfire Prelude and Fugue, associatedWork, The First of the Few]
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A.
The Mighty Eighth
The Mighty Eighth is the famed Eighth Air Force of the United States Army Air Forces, renowned for its pivotal strategic bombing campaigns over Europe during World War II.
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B.
The Eagle Has Flown
The Eagle Has Flown is a World War II thriller novel by Jack Higgins that continues the story of German commandos following the events of his bestseller The Eagle Has Landed.
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C.
Gen. of the Armies
Gen. of the Armies is the highest possible rank in the United States Army, historically bestowed only on a few individuals such as John J. Pershing and posthumously George Washington.
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D.
The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress
The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress is a 1944 World War II documentary film that follows the crew of a B-17 bomber on their final combat mission over Europe.
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E.
Flyboys
Flyboys is a 2006 World War I aviation film about American volunteer pilots in the French air service, directed by Tony Bill and written by David S. Ward.
- 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 First of the Few Target entity description: The First of the Few is a 1942 British biographical war film about aircraft designer R.J. Mitchell and the creation of the Supermarine Spitfire fighter plane.
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A.
The Mighty Eighth
The Mighty Eighth is the famed Eighth Air Force of the United States Army Air Forces, renowned for its pivotal strategic bombing campaigns over Europe during World War II.
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B.
The Eagle Has Flown
The Eagle Has Flown is a World War II thriller novel by Jack Higgins that continues the story of German commandos following the events of his bestseller The Eagle Has Landed.
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C.
Gen. of the Armies
Gen. of the Armies is the highest possible rank in the United States Army, historically bestowed only on a few individuals such as John J. Pershing and posthumously George Washington.
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D.
The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress
The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress is a 1944 World War II documentary film that follows the crew of a B-17 bomber on their final combat mission over Europe.
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E.
Flyboys
Flyboys is a 2006 World War I aviation film about American volunteer pilots in the French air service, directed by Tony Bill and written by David S. Ward.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biographical war film
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film ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Spitfire
NERFINISHED
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Spitfire (US release title) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | life of R. J. Mitchell ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy |
Jack Cardiff
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert Krasker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | William Walton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Leslie Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | General Film Distributors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editingBy | Douglass Myers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresAircraft |
Supermarine S.6B
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Supermarine Spitfire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingStartedIn | 1941 ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ war film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
innovation in aircraft design
ⓘ
patriotism ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Geoffrey Crisp
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
R. J. Mitchell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
Battle of Britain context
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development of British fighter aircraft ⓘ |
| producer | Leslie Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Two Cities Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDateInUnitedKingdom | 1942-08-14 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1942 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 118 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Leslie Howard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Miles Malleson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setDuring | Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Anne Firth
NERFINISHED
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David Horne NERFINISHED ⓘ David Niven NERFINISHED ⓘ Derrick De Marney NERFINISHED ⓘ J. H. Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ Leslie Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ Roland Culver NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosamund John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
R. J. Mitchell
NERFINISHED
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development of the Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted |
early Second World War
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interwar period ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The First of the Few Description of subject: The First of the Few is a 1942 British biographical war film about aircraft designer R.J. Mitchell and the creation of the Supermarine Spitfire fighter plane.
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