The Proud and Profane
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The Proud and Profane is a 1956 World War II romantic drama film starring William Holden and Deborah Kerr, focusing on a Red Cross nurse who falls in love with a tough Marine officer in the South Pacific.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Proud and Profane canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9746730 — 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: The Proud and Profane Context triple: [George Seaton, directed, The Proud and Profane]
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A.
Proud Flesh
Proud Flesh is a photographic series by Sally Mann that features intimate, large-format black-and-white portraits of her husband, exploring themes of aging, vulnerability, and the human body.
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B.
The Mad Morality
The Mad Morality is a 1970 book by theologian Vernard Eller that uses the satirical style and characters of Mad magazine to explore and critique contemporary Christian ethics and social values.
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C.
The Great Sinner
"The Great Sinner" is a 1949 American drama film loosely inspired by Dostoevsky’s "The Gambler," known for its exploration of gambling addiction and its ensemble cast including Nina Foch.
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D.
The Pilgrim of Hate
The Pilgrim of Hate is a historical mystery novel in the Brother Cadfael series by Ellis Peters, set in 12th-century England and blending monastic life with intricate crime investigation.
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E.
Winners and Sinners
Winners and Sinners is a 1983 Hong Kong action-comedy film directed by and starring Sammo Hung, known for blending martial arts with slapstick humor and featuring early appearances by Jackie Chan.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Proud and Profane Target entity description: The Proud and Profane is a 1956 World War II romantic drama film starring William Holden and Deborah Kerr, focusing on a Red Cross nurse who falls in love with a tough Marine officer in the South Pacific.
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A.
Proud Flesh
Proud Flesh is a photographic series by Sally Mann that features intimate, large-format black-and-white portraits of her husband, exploring themes of aging, vulnerability, and the human body.
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B.
The Mad Morality
The Mad Morality is a 1970 book by theologian Vernard Eller that uses the satirical style and characters of Mad magazine to explore and critique contemporary Christian ethics and social values.
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C.
The Great Sinner
"The Great Sinner" is a 1949 American drama film loosely inspired by Dostoevsky’s "The Gambler," known for its exploration of gambling addiction and its ensemble cast including Nina Foch.
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D.
The Pilgrim of Hate
The Pilgrim of Hate is a historical mystery novel in the Brother Cadfael series by Ellis Peters, set in 12th-century England and blending monastic life with intricate crime investigation.
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E.
Winners and Sinners
Winners and Sinners is a 1983 Hong Kong action-comedy film directed by and starring Sammo Hung, known for blending martial arts with slapstick humor and featuring early appearances by Jackie Chan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Lucy Herndon Crockett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | novel The Proud and Profane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Loyal Griggs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | George Seaton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Warren Low NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmColor | color ⓘ |
| genre |
romantic drama
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war ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
duty versus love
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emotional trauma of war ⓘ war and romance ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Marine officer
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Red Cross nurse ⓘ |
| musicBy | Victor Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A Red Cross nurse falls in love with a tough Marine officer in the South Pacific during World War II. ⓘ |
| producer | William Perlberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionStudioSystemEra | Hollywood studio system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1956 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1956 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | George Seaton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
South Pacific
NERFINISHED
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World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Deborah Kerr
NERFINISHED
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Dewey Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Hansen NERFINISHED ⓘ Ross Bagdasarian NERFINISHED ⓘ Thelma Ritter NERFINISHED ⓘ William Holden NERFINISHED ⓘ William Redfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Proud and Profane Description of subject: The Proud and Profane is a 1956 World War II romantic drama film starring William Holden and Deborah Kerr, focusing on a Red Cross nurse who falls in love with a tough Marine officer in the South Pacific.
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