The Frisco Kid
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The Frisco Kid is a 1979 comedy Western film starring Gene Wilder as a naive Polish rabbi traveling across the American frontier.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Frisco Kid canonical | 3 |
| The Frisco Kid (1979 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9825858 — 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: The Frisco Kid Context triple: [Gene Wilder, notableWork, The Frisco Kid]
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A.
Rio Lobo
Rio Lobo is a 1970 Western film directed by Howard Hawks and starring John Wayne, following a Union officer’s post–Civil War quest for justice in a Texas border town.
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B.
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
"Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" is a classic 1969 American Western film starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford as charismatic outlaws on the run at the turn of the 20th century.
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C.
The Naked Spur
The Naked Spur is a 1953 psychological Western film directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart, noted for its intense character-driven drama and morally complex portrayal of frontier justice.
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D.
High Plains Drifter
High Plains Drifter is a 1973 Western film directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, known for its dark, supernatural-tinged take on frontier justice.
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E.
The Sugarland Express
The Sugarland Express is a 1974 American crime drama road film directed by Steven Spielberg and noted for its blend of suspense, dark humor, and social commentary.
- 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: The Frisco Kid Target entity description: The Frisco Kid is a 1979 comedy Western film starring Gene Wilder as a naive Polish rabbi traveling across the American frontier.
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A.
Rio Lobo
Rio Lobo is a 1970 Western film directed by Howard Hawks and starring John Wayne, following a Union officer’s post–Civil War quest for justice in a Texas border town.
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B.
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
"Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" is a classic 1969 American Western film starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford as charismatic outlaws on the run at the turn of the 20th century.
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C.
The Naked Spur
The Naked Spur is a 1953 psychological Western film directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart, noted for its intense character-driven drama and morally complex portrayal of frontier justice.
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D.
High Plains Drifter
High Plains Drifter is a 1973 Western film directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, known for its dark, supernatural-tinged take on frontier justice.
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E.
The Sugarland Express
The Sugarland Express is a 1974 American crime drama road film directed by Steven Spielberg and noted for its blend of suspense, dark humor, and social commentary.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| characterPlayedBy |
Avram Belinski – Gene Wilder
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tommy Lillard – Harrison Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Robert Hauser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Robert Aldrich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Warner Bros. Pictures
ⓘ
surface form:
Warner Bros.
|
| distributorRegion | United States theatrical ⓘ |
| editedBy | Michael Luciano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Western
ⓘ
comedy film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
culture clash
ⓘ
faith ⓘ friendship ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Avram Belinski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterNationality | Polish ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | rabbi ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | PG ⓘ |
| musicBy | Frank De Vol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation |
American West
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A naive Polish rabbi travels across the American frontier to San Francisco, encountering outlaws, Native Americans, and a bank robber who becomes his friend. ⓘ |
| producer |
Irwin Winkler
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mace Neufeld NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Chartoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Warner Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1979-07-13 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 119 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Frank Shaw
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michael Elias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 19th-century American frontier ⓘ |
| starring |
Gene Wilder
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George DiCenzo NERFINISHED ⓘ Harrison Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ Ramon Bieri NERFINISHED ⓘ Val Bisoglio NERFINISHED ⓘ William Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | The Frisco Kid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Frisco Kid Description of subject: The Frisco Kid is a 1979 comedy Western film starring Gene Wilder as a naive Polish rabbi traveling across the American frontier.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Frisco Kid (1979 film)