The Big Gamble (1961 film)
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The Big Gamble (1961 film) is a 1961 adventure-comedy movie about an Irishman’s perilous attempt to start a trucking business in Africa, co-written by Fredric M. Frank and starring Stephen Boyd and Juliette Gréco.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Big Gamble (1961 film) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Big Gamble (1961 film) Context triple: [Fredric M. Frank, notableWork, The Big Gamble (1961 film)]
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A.
The Gambler (TV film series)
The Gambler (TV film series) is a collection of American Western television films starring Kenny Rogers as professional gambler Brady Hawkes, blending frontier adventure with character-driven drama.
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B.
Gamble
Gamble is a surname most notably associated with Kenneth Gamble, the influential American songwriter and record producer who helped shape the Philadelphia soul sound.
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C.
The Big Combo
The Big Combo is a 1955 American film noir crime drama renowned for its stark cinematography, brutal violence, and tense portrayal of police corruption and organized crime.
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D.
1960 film Ocean's 11
The 1960 film "Ocean's 11" is a classic Rat Pack heist movie starring Frank Sinatra and his famous cohorts as they attempt an audacious multi-casino robbery in Las Vegas.
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E.
Mr. Lucky
Mr. Lucky is a 1943 romantic comedy-drama film starring Cary Grant as a charming gambler who becomes involved with a charitable organization during World War II.
- 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 Big Gamble (1961 film) Target entity description: The Big Gamble (1961 film) is a 1961 adventure-comedy movie about an Irishman’s perilous attempt to start a trucking business in Africa, co-written by Fredric M. Frank and starring Stephen Boyd and Juliette Gréco.
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A.
The Gambler (TV film series)
The Gambler (TV film series) is a collection of American Western television films starring Kenny Rogers as professional gambler Brady Hawkes, blending frontier adventure with character-driven drama.
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B.
Gamble
Gamble is a surname most notably associated with Kenneth Gamble, the influential American songwriter and record producer who helped shape the Philadelphia soul sound.
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C.
The Big Combo
The Big Combo is a 1955 American film noir crime drama renowned for its stark cinematography, brutal violence, and tense portrayal of police corruption and organized crime.
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D.
1960 film Ocean's 11
The 1960 film "Ocean's 11" is a classic Rat Pack heist movie starring Frank Sinatra and his famous cohorts as they attempt an audacious multi-casino robbery in Las Vegas.
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E.
Mr. Lucky
Mr. Lucky is a 1943 romantic comedy-drama film starring Cary Grant as a charming gambler who becomes involved with a charitable organization during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| aspectRatio | CinemaScope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | story by John Patrick ⓘ |
| characterRole |
David Wayne as Samuel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Juliette Gréco as Marie NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Boyd as Vic Donovan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Jack Cardiff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Color ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
France
ⓘ
Ireland ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Richard Fleischer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Lyman H. Hallowell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
France NERFINISHED ⓘ Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure film
ⓘ
comedy film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
cross-cultural encounters
ⓘ
entrepreneurship ⓘ risk-taking ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Maurice Jarre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | an Irishman’s attempt to start a trucking business in Africa ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Darryl F. Zanuck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Darryl F. Zanuck Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1961 ⓘ |
| runtime | 104 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Fredric M. Frank
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Lee Mahin NERFINISHED ⓘ Morrie Ryskind NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
David Wayne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Finlay Currie NERFINISHED ⓘ Gregoire Aslan NERFINISHED ⓘ Juliette Gréco NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Boyd NERFINISHED ⓘ Sybil Thorndike NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | The Big Gamble NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Big Gamble (1961 film) Description of subject: The Big Gamble (1961 film) is a 1961 adventure-comedy movie about an Irishman’s perilous attempt to start a trucking business in Africa, co-written by Fredric M. Frank and starring Stephen Boyd and Juliette Gréco.
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