The Boxer
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The Boxer is a 1997 drama film directed by Jim Sheridan and starring Daniel Day-Lewis as a former IRA member and boxer trying to rebuild his life amid the sectarian conflict in Northern Ireland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Boxer canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10282756 — 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 Boxer Context triple: [Chris Menges, notableWork, The Boxer]
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A.
The Boxer
"The Boxer" is a reflective folk rock ballad by Paul Simon, known for its poignant storytelling, rich acoustic arrangement, and iconic "lie-la-lie" refrain.
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B.
Unternehmen Paukenschlag
Unternehmen Paukenschlag was the German World War II U-boat campaign against Allied shipping off the east coast of North America in early 1942, intended to disrupt transatlantic supply lines.
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C.
The Boy
The Boy is a 2016 American horror film about a young woman hired to nanny a lifelike doll that may be supernaturally alive.
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D.
Il Biscione
Il Biscione is the iconic serpent emblem associated with both the city of Milan and Inter Milan, symbolizing the club’s identity and heritage.
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E.
Ouvrage Kobenbusch
Ouvrage Kobenbusch is a Maginot Line fortification in northeastern France that formed part of the defensive system protecting the Thionville sector before and during World War II.
- 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 Boxer Target entity description: The Boxer is a 1997 drama film directed by Jim Sheridan and starring Daniel Day-Lewis as a former IRA member and boxer trying to rebuild his life amid the sectarian conflict in Northern Ireland.
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A.
The Boxer
"The Boxer" is a reflective folk rock ballad by Paul Simon, known for its poignant storytelling, rich acoustic arrangement, and iconic "lie-la-lie" refrain.
-
B.
Unternehmen Paukenschlag
Unternehmen Paukenschlag was the German World War II U-boat campaign against Allied shipping off the east coast of North America in early 1942, intended to disrupt transatlantic supply lines.
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C.
The Boy
The Boy is a 2016 American horror film about a young woman hired to nanny a lifelike doll that may be supernaturally alive.
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D.
Il Biscione
Il Biscione is the iconic serpent emblem associated with both the city of Milan and Inter Milan, symbolizing the club’s identity and heritage.
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E.
Ouvrage Kobenbusch
Ouvrage Kobenbusch is a Maginot Line fortification in northeastern France that formed part of the defensive system protecting the Thionville sector before and during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British drama film
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Irish drama film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| characterPlayedBy |
Daniel Day-Lewis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Emily Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Chris Menges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Ireland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Jim Sheridan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Gerry Hambling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Belfast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasFilmRating | R (MPAA) ⓘ |
| hasPosterCaption | Theatrical release poster ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Danny Flynn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Gavin Friday
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maurice Seezer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | former IRA member and boxer rebuilding his life ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama (Daniel Day-Lewis)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | films about The Troubles ⓘ |
| producer | Arthur Lappin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1997 ⓘ |
| releaseDateUnitedKingdom | 1997-12-26 ⓘ |
| releaseDateUnitedStates | 1998-01-09 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 113 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Jim Sheridan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Terry George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation | Belfast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | The Troubles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Brian Cox
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Daniel Day-Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ Emily Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ Ken Stott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
reconciliation
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sectarian conflict in Northern Ireland ⓘ violence and its consequences ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Boxer Description of subject: The Boxer is a 1997 drama film directed by Jim Sheridan and starring Daniel Day-Lewis as a former IRA member and boxer trying to rebuild his life amid the sectarian conflict in Northern Ireland.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.