Sands of the Kalahari
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Sands of the Kalahari is a 1965 survival adventure film set in the Namib Desert, known for its intense story of plane-crash survivors and starring Stanley Baker.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sands of the Kalahari canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9483062 — 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: Sands of the Kalahari Context triple: [Stanley Baker, notableWork, Sands of the Kalahari]
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A.
The Desert
"The Desert" is a luminous 19th-century landscape painting by American artist Sanford Robinson Gifford, exemplifying the Hudson River School’s atmospheric treatment of light and expansive natural vistas.
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B.
Damaraland
Damaraland is a rugged, semi-arid region of northwestern Namibia known for its dramatic landscapes, desert-adapted wildlife, and as the historical homeland of the Damara people.
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C.
West ǃXóõ
West ǃXóõ is a regional variety of the ǃXóõ language, a Tuu (Khoisan) language known for its extremely rich system of click consonants spoken in parts of Botswana and Namibia.
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D.
Edge of Africa
Edge of Africa is an African-themed animal habitat and walking safari attraction at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, featuring close-up views of wildlife such as lions, hippos, and meerkats in a naturalistic setting.
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E.
Oasis of Mara
Oasis of Mara is a historic desert spring and palm oasis in Twentynine Palms, California, known as a vital water source and cultural site for Native American tribes and early settlers.
- 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: Sands of the Kalahari Target entity description: Sands of the Kalahari is a 1965 survival adventure film set in the Namib Desert, known for its intense story of plane-crash survivors and starring Stanley Baker.
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A.
The Desert
"The Desert" is a luminous 19th-century landscape painting by American artist Sanford Robinson Gifford, exemplifying the Hudson River School’s atmospheric treatment of light and expansive natural vistas.
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B.
Damaraland
Damaraland is a rugged, semi-arid region of northwestern Namibia known for its dramatic landscapes, desert-adapted wildlife, and as the historical homeland of the Damara people.
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C.
West ǃXóõ
West ǃXóõ is a regional variety of the ǃXóõ language, a Tuu (Khoisan) language known for its extremely rich system of click consonants spoken in parts of Botswana and Namibia.
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D.
Edge of Africa
Edge of Africa is an African-themed animal habitat and walking safari attraction at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, featuring close-up views of wildlife such as lions, hippos, and meerkats in a naturalistic setting.
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E.
Oasis of Mara
Oasis of Mara is a historic desert spring and palm oasis in Twentynine Palms, California, known as a vital water source and cultural site for Native American tribes and early settlers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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survival film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Sands of the Kalahari (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | William Mulvihill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematography | Erwin Hillier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| director | Cy Endfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| distributorRegion |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| editedBy | John Jympson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Namibia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure film
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drama film ⓘ survival film ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Harry Andrews
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nigel Davenport NERFINISHED ⓘ Stanley Baker NERFINISHED ⓘ Stuart Whitman NERFINISHED ⓘ Susannah York NERFINISHED ⓘ Theodore Bikel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
plane crash
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survival in the desert ⓘ |
| musicBy | John Dankworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | Kalahari Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | intense survival story of plane-crash survivors in the desert ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf |
1960s American adventure films
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1960s British adventure films ⓘ |
| producer |
Cy Endfield
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stanley Baker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1965 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| runtime | 119 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Cy Endfield
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Mulvihill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
Namib Desert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Namibia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Harry Andrews
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nigel Davenport NERFINISHED ⓘ Stanley Baker NERFINISHED ⓘ Stuart Whitman NERFINISHED ⓘ Susannah York NERFINISHED ⓘ Theodore Bikel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
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