The Sunchaser
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The Sunchaser is a 1996 drama film directed by Michael Cimino about a terminally ill young criminal and his oncologist on a spiritually charged road trip to a Navajo healing lake.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Sunchaser canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10280759 — 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 Sunchaser Context triple: [Michael Cimino, notableWork, The Sunchaser]
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A.
Heart of the Sunrise
"Heart of the Sunrise" is a 1971 progressive rock epic by the English band Yes, known for its complex structure, dynamic shifts, and virtuosic performances.
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B.
Always the Sun
Always the Sun is a psychological thriller novel by Neil Cross that follows a father’s increasingly desperate quest for justice after his son is violently bullied.
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C.
Behind the Sun
"Behind the Sun" is a Brazilian drama film directed by Walter Salles that explores family honor, violence, and coming-of-age in the rural Northeast at the turn of the 20th century.
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D.
The Ones Who Help to Set the Sun
"The Ones Who Help to Set the Sun" is a progressive metal song by Dream Theater from their debut album "When Dream and Day Unite."
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E.
Windrider
Windrider is an Australian drama film directed by Vince Monton, best known for featuring a young Nicole Kidman in an early leading role.
- 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 Sunchaser Target entity description: The Sunchaser is a 1996 drama film directed by Michael Cimino about a terminally ill young criminal and his oncologist on a spiritually charged road trip to a Navajo healing lake.
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A.
Heart of the Sunrise
"Heart of the Sunrise" is a 1971 progressive rock epic by the English band Yes, known for its complex structure, dynamic shifts, and virtuosic performances.
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B.
Always the Sun
Always the Sun is a psychological thriller novel by Neil Cross that follows a father’s increasingly desperate quest for justice after his son is violently bullied.
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C.
Behind the Sun
"Behind the Sun" is a Brazilian drama film directed by Walter Salles that explores family honor, violence, and coming-of-age in the rural Northeast at the turn of the 20th century.
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D.
The Ones Who Help to Set the Sun
"The Ones Who Help to Set the Sun" is a progressive metal song by Dream Theater from their debut album "When Dream and Day Unite."
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E.
Windrider
Windrider is an Australian drama film directed by Vince Monton, best known for featuring a young Nicole Kidman in an early leading role.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Douglas Milsome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Michael Cimino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy |
Warner Bros. Pictures
ⓘ
surface form:
Warner Bros.
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| editedBy | Joe D’Augustine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Blue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dr. Michael Reynolds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresTheme |
Native American spirituality
ⓘ
spiritual journey ⓘ terminal illness ⓘ |
| festivalSection | Competition ⓘ |
| genre | drama film ⓘ |
| hasIMDbId | tt0117780 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicBy | Maurice Jarre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A terminally ill young criminal kidnaps his oncologist and forces him on a road trip to a Navajo healing lake in search of spiritual healing. ⓘ |
| portraysEthnicGroup | Navajo people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premieredAt | Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Michael Cimino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 122 ⓘ |
| screenplayBasedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Charles Leavitt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michael Cimino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | American Southwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Alexandra Tydings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Andrea Roth NERFINISHED ⓘ Anne Bancroft NERFINISHED ⓘ Jon Seda NERFINISHED ⓘ Matt Mulhern NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael O’Keefe NERFINISHED ⓘ Talisa Soto NERFINISHED ⓘ Woody Harrelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Sunchaser Description of subject: The Sunchaser is a 1996 drama film directed by Michael Cimino about a terminally ill young criminal and his oncologist on a spiritually charged road trip to a Navajo healing lake.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.