Grass
E82335
Grass is a 1925 silent documentary film that follows the arduous seasonal migration of the Bakhtiari tribe in Iran, co-directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grass canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T680687 — 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: Grass Context triple: [Ernest B. Schoedsack, directed, Grass]
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A.
Lucerne
Lucerne is a picturesque Swiss city known for its preserved medieval architecture, lakeside setting on Lake Lucerne, and proximity to the Swiss Alps.
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B.
Moss
Moss is a coastal town and municipality in southeastern Norway known for its industrial history, cultural life, and role as a regional hub in Østfold.
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C.
Moss
Moss is a masculine given name most notably borne by American playwright and director Moss Hart.
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D.
Kikuyu
Kikuyu is a major Bantu language spoken primarily by the Kikuyu people of central Kenya.
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E.
Paglia
The Paglia is a river in central Italy that flows through the regions of Umbria and Lazio before joining the Tiber.
- 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: Grass Target entity description: Grass is a 1925 silent documentary film that follows the arduous seasonal migration of the Bakhtiari tribe in Iran, co-directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack.
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A.
Lucerne
Lucerne is a picturesque Swiss city known for its preserved medieval architecture, lakeside setting on Lake Lucerne, and proximity to the Swiss Alps.
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B.
Moss
Moss is a coastal town and municipality in southeastern Norway known for its industrial history, cultural life, and role as a regional hub in Østfold.
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C.
Moss
Moss is a masculine given name most notably borne by American playwright and director Moss Hart.
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D.
Kikuyu
Kikuyu is a major Bantu language spoken primarily by the Kikuyu people of central Kenya.
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E.
Paglia
The Paglia is a river in central Italy that flows through the regions of Umbria and Lazio before joining the Tiber.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
feature film
ⓘ
silent documentary film ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Ernest B. Schoedsack ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
Bakhtiari tribe
ⓘ
Iran ⓘ |
| director |
Ernest B. Schoedsack
ⓘ
Marguerite Harrison ⓘ Merian C. Cooper ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| era | early American documentary cinema ⓘ |
| features |
crossing of snow-covered mountain passes
ⓘ
crossing of the Karun River ⓘ |
| filmEra | silent era ⓘ |
| filmingStartedIn | 1924 ⓘ |
| follows | seasonal migration of the Bakhtiari tribe ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| hasAlternateTitle | Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life ⓘ |
| hasFilmTechnique |
long-distance travelogue style
ⓘ
on-location shooting ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
adventure film
ⓘ
documentary film ⓘ |
| hasRestoration | restored and re-released in later decades ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
human struggle against nature
ⓘ
survival and migration ⓘ |
| influenced | later adventure documentaries ⓘ |
| isPartOf | early works of Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack ⓘ |
| language | Silent film ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early ethnographic documentary style
ⓘ
portrayal of nomadic migration ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1925 ⓘ |
| portrays |
Bakhtiari tribe’s search for seasonal grazing lands
ⓘ
mass movement of people and livestock ⓘ |
| producer |
Ernest B. Schoedsack
ⓘ
Merian C. Cooper ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Famous Players Film Company
ⓘ
surface form:
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
|
| releaseDate | 1925-03-20 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 70 minutes ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Iran
ⓘ
Zagros Mountains ⓘ |
| starring | Bakhtiari tribe ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
nomadic pastoralism
ⓘ
tribal life in Iran ⓘ |
| title | Grass self-link ⓘ |
| writer |
Ernest B. Schoedsack
ⓘ
Marguerite Harrison ⓘ Merian C. Cooper ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Grass Description of subject: Grass is a 1925 silent documentary film that follows the arduous seasonal migration of the Bakhtiari tribe in Iran, co-directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack.
Referenced by (7)
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