A Medal for Benny
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A Medal for Benny is a 1945 American drama film about a Mexican-American soldier’s heroism in World War II, noted for its exploration of small-town prejudice and featuring an acclaimed performance by J. Carrol Naish.
All labels observed (1)
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| A Medal for Benny canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8976020 — 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: A Medal for Benny Context triple: [J. Carrol Naish, notableWork, A Medal for Benny]
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A.
The Boys in Gold
The Boys in Gold is the popular nickname for Nashville SC, the Major League Soccer club known for its yellow kits and strong defensive identity.
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B.
Private Benjamin
Private Benjamin is a 1980 American comedy film starring Goldie Hawn as a sheltered woman who impulsively joins the U.S. Army and struggles to adapt to military life.
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C.
The Sergeant
The Sergeant is a 1968 drama film starring Rod Steiger as a rigid Army noncommissioned officer grappling with repressed homosexuality and inner turmoil.
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D.
Ten Little Soldiers
Ten Little Soldiers is an alternative title for Agatha Christie’s classic mystery novel "And Then There Were None," in which ten strangers are lured to an isolated location and killed one by one.
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E.
Book of Honor
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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: A Medal for Benny Target entity description: A Medal for Benny is a 1945 American drama film about a Mexican-American soldier’s heroism in World War II, noted for its exploration of small-town prejudice and featuring an acclaimed performance by J. Carrol Naish.
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A.
The Boys in Gold
The Boys in Gold is the popular nickname for Nashville SC, the Major League Soccer club known for its yellow kits and strong defensive identity.
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B.
Private Benjamin
Private Benjamin is a 1980 American comedy film starring Goldie Hawn as a sheltered woman who impulsively joins the U.S. Army and struggles to adapt to military life.
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C.
The Sergeant
The Sergeant is a 1968 drama film starring Rod Steiger as a rigid Army noncommissioned officer grappling with repressed homosexuality and inner turmoil.
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D.
Ten Little Soldiers
Ten Little Soldiers is an alternative title for Agatha Christie’s classic mystery novel "And Then There Were None," in which ten strangers are lured to an isolated location and killed one by one.
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E.
Book of Honor
The Book of Honor is a classified CIA volume that records the names and stories of agency officers who died in the line of duty, including those whose identities remain secret.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| about |
Mexican Americans in the United States military
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ethnic prejudice ⓘ heroism ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor ⓘ |
| awardReceivedBy | J. Carrol Naish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | story by John Fante and Jack Leonard ⓘ |
| castMember |
Anthony Quinn
NERFINISHED
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Arturo de Córdova NERFINISHED ⓘ Dorothy Lamour NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Fenton NERFINISHED ⓘ Gilbert Roland NERFINISHED ⓘ J. Carrol Naish NERFINISHED ⓘ Mikhail Rasumny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Theodor Sparkuhl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | William A. Wellman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Thomas Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
romantic drama film ⓘ war film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
community recognition
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ethnic identity ⓘ patriotism ⓘ social class ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Mexican-American soldier
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ small-town prejudice ⓘ |
| musicBy | Victor Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | small California town ⓘ |
| notablePerformanceBy | J. Carrol Naish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1945 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 96 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Jack Leonard
NERFINISHED
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John Fante NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInTimePeriod | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | A Medal for Benny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Medal for Benny Description of subject: A Medal for Benny is a 1945 American drama film about a Mexican-American soldier’s heroism in World War II, noted for its exploration of small-town prejudice and featuring an acclaimed performance by J. Carrol Naish.
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