The Chocolate War
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The Chocolate War is a 1988 American drama film, based on Robert Cormier’s novel, about a student who defies his Catholic school’s secret society and corrupt administration.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Chocolate War canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10287170 — 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 Chocolate War Context triple: [Bud Cort, notableWork, The Chocolate War]
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A.
El Colegio
El Colegio is a municipality in the Tequendama Province of Colombia’s Cundinamarca Department, known for its mild climate and proximity to Bogotá.
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B.
Holes
Holes is a 2003 adventure-comedy film based on Louis Sachar’s novel, following a boy sent to a mysterious desert detention camp where inmates dig holes as part of a hidden scheme.
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C.
Hermanos de las Escuelas Cristianas
Hermanos de las Escuelas Cristianas is a Roman Catholic religious teaching congregation, commonly known as the De La Salle Brothers, dedicated to providing Christian education worldwide.
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D.
The Virgin Suicides
The Virgin Suicides is a 1999 atmospheric drama film directed by Sofia Coppola, adapted from Jeffrey Eugenides’ novel about the mysterious lives and deaths of five sheltered sisters in 1970s suburban America.
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E.
The Righteous
The Righteous is a film written by and starring Mark O'Brien, known as a brooding psychological horror drama with strong religious and moral themes.
- 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 Chocolate War Target entity description: The Chocolate War is a 1988 American drama film, based on Robert Cormier’s novel, about a student who defies his Catholic school’s secret society and corrupt administration.
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A.
El Colegio
El Colegio is a municipality in the Tequendama Province of Colombia’s Cundinamarca Department, known for its mild climate and proximity to Bogotá.
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B.
Holes
Holes is a 2003 adventure-comedy film based on Louis Sachar’s novel, following a boy sent to a mysterious desert detention camp where inmates dig holes as part of a hidden scheme.
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C.
Hermanos de las Escuelas Cristianas
Hermanos de las Escuelas Cristianas is a Roman Catholic religious teaching congregation, commonly known as the De La Salle Brothers, dedicated to providing Christian education worldwide.
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D.
The Virgin Suicides
The Virgin Suicides is a 1999 atmospheric drama film directed by Sofia Coppola, adapted from Jeffrey Eugenides’ novel about the mysterious lives and deaths of five sheltered sisters in 1970s suburban America.
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E.
The Righteous
The Righteous is a film written by and starring Mark O'Brien, known as a brooding psychological horror drama with strong religious and moral themes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | young adult novel ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceMaterial | Robert Cormier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Chocolate War (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Archie Costello
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brother Leon NERFINISHED ⓘ Emile Janza NERFINISHED ⓘ Obie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedBy |
Brent David Fraser
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Doug Hutchison NERFINISHED ⓘ John Glover NERFINISHED ⓘ Wally Ward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Tom Richmond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Keith Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Island Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Jeffrey Fine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Seattle, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeVersion | director's cut ⓘ |
| homeMediaRelease |
DVD
ⓘ
VHS ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Jerry Renault NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | Peter Michael Davison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| novelGenre | young adult fiction ⓘ |
| novelPublicationYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A student refuses to participate in his Catholic school's chocolate sale, defying a secret society and corrupt administration. ⓘ |
| producer |
Jonathan D. Krane
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ken Schur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Island Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistPortrayedBy | Ilan Mitchell-Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1988-11-18 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 95 ⓘ |
| schoolTypeInSetting | Catholic school ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Keith Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secretSocietyInPlot | The Vigils NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Catholic boys' high school ⓘ |
| theme |
abuse of power
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conformity ⓘ peer pressure ⓘ rebellion ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 1970s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Chocolate War Description of subject: The Chocolate War is a 1988 American drama film, based on Robert Cormier’s novel, about a student who defies his Catholic school’s secret society and corrupt administration.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.