Return of the Soldier
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Return of the Soldier is a 1982 British drama film, adapted from Rebecca West’s novel, about a shell-shocked World War I officer whose memory loss disrupts the lives of the women who love him.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Return of the Soldier canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9952285 — 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: Return of the Soldier Context triple: [Goldcrest Films, notableWork, Return of the Soldier]
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A.
Two Soldiers
"Two Soldiers" is a traditional American folk ballad about brothers going off to war, notably popularized by Bob Dylan’s recording on his 1993 album *World Gone Wrong*.
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B.
A Soldier's Story
A Soldier's Story is a 1984 American drama film adapted from Charles Fuller's Pulitzer Prize–winning play, exploring racism and justice within a segregated Black army unit during World War II.
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C.
The American Soldier
The American Soldier is a symbolic collective representing U.S. military personnel, recognized for their service and impact, including being honored as Time magazine's Person of the Year.
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D.
Father of a Soldier
Father of a Soldier is a 1964 Soviet Georgian war drama film that poignantly follows an aging peasant father searching for his son on the World War II front.
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E.
Der General
Der General is the nickname of Ottmar Hitzfeld, the highly successful German football manager renowned for his tactical discipline and leadership.
- 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: Return of the Soldier Target entity description: Return of the Soldier is a 1982 British drama film, adapted from Rebecca West’s novel, about a shell-shocked World War I officer whose memory loss disrupts the lives of the women who love him.
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A.
Two Soldiers
"Two Soldiers" is a traditional American folk ballad about brothers going off to war, notably popularized by Bob Dylan’s recording on his 1993 album *World Gone Wrong*.
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B.
A Soldier's Story
A Soldier's Story is a 1984 American drama film adapted from Charles Fuller's Pulitzer Prize–winning play, exploring racism and justice within a segregated Black army unit during World War II.
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C.
The American Soldier
The American Soldier is a symbolic collective representing U.S. military personnel, recognized for their service and impact, including being honored as Time magazine's Person of the Year.
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D.
Father of a Soldier
Father of a Soldier is a 1964 Soviet Georgian war drama film that poignantly follows an aging peasant father searching for his son on the World War II front.
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E.
Der General
Der General is the nickname of Ottmar Hitzfeld, the highly successful German football manager renowned for his tactical discipline and leadership.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Return of the Soldier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Rebecca West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Alan Bates
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ann-Margret NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Finlay NERFINISHED ⓘ Glenda Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ Ian Holm NERFINISHED ⓘ Julie Christie NERFINISHED ⓘ Patricia Hodge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPortrayed |
Alan Bates as Captain Chris Baldry
ⓘ
Ann-Margret as Margaret Grey NERFINISHED ⓘ Glenda Jackson as Jenny Baldry ⓘ Ian Holm as William Grey NERFINISHED ⓘ Julie Christie as Kitty Baldry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Stephen Goldblatt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | color ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Alan Bridges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedIn |
United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distributor | ITC Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Mary Kelly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
war film ⓘ |
| hasAdaptationRelationshipTo | The Return of the Soldier (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Captain Chris Baldry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Richard Rodney Bennett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
class differences
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love triangle ⓘ memory loss ⓘ shell shock ⓘ trauma of war ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A shell-shocked World War I officer returns home with memory loss, disrupting the lives of the women who love him. ⓘ |
| producer | Ben Arbeid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Ben Arbeid Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | British Army officer ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfSource | 1918 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 99 ⓘ |
| screenAdaptationOf | The Return of the Soldier by Rebecca West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Hugh Whitemore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Return of the Soldier Description of subject: Return of the Soldier is a 1982 British drama film, adapted from Rebecca West’s novel, about a shell-shocked World War I officer whose memory loss disrupts the lives of the women who love him.
Referenced by (1)
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