The Sea Wolf
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The Sea Wolf is a 1941 film adaptation of Jack London’s novel, best known as a dark seafaring drama featuring Edward G. Robinson as the brutal Captain Wolf Larsen.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Sea Wolf canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13065283 — 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 Sea Wolf Context triple: [Robert Rossen, notableWork, The Sea Wolf]
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A.
The Sea-Wolf
The Sea-Wolf is a 1904 psychological adventure novel by Jack London that explores brutality, individualism, and moral conflict through the clash between an intellectual castaway and a ruthless sea captain.
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B.
Sea Wolf
Sea Wolf is a powerful supernatural being in Haida mythology, often associated with the ocean, transformation, and protection.
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C.
Sea Wolf
Sea Wolf was the fearsome naval nickname of Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, a legendary British admiral renowned for his daring and innovative tactics during the Napoleonic Wars.
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D.
The Sea Wolves
The Sea Wolves is a 1980 British war film starring Gregory Peck, Roger Moore, and David Niven, depicting a covert World War II commando raid by aging veterans against German ships in neutral Goa.
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E.
The Sea Hawk
The Sea Hawk is a 1940 swashbuckling adventure film starring Errol Flynn as a dashing privateer in the service of Queen Elizabeth I.
- 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 Sea Wolf Target entity description: The Sea Wolf is a 1941 film adaptation of Jack London’s novel, best known as a dark seafaring drama featuring Edward G. Robinson as the brutal Captain Wolf Larsen.
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A.
The Sea-Wolf
The Sea-Wolf is a 1904 psychological adventure novel by Jack London that explores brutality, individualism, and moral conflict through the clash between an intellectual castaway and a ruthless sea captain.
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B.
Sea Wolf
Sea Wolf is a powerful supernatural being in Haida mythology, often associated with the ocean, transformation, and protection.
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C.
Sea Wolf
Sea Wolf was the fearsome naval nickname of Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, a legendary British admiral renowned for his daring and innovative tactics during the Napoleonic Wars.
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D.
The Sea Wolves
The Sea Wolves is a 1980 British war film starring Gregory Peck, Roger Moore, and David Niven, depicting a covert World War II commando raid by aging veterans against German ships in neutral Goa.
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E.
The Sea Hawk
The Sea Hawk is a 1940 swashbuckling adventure film starring Errol Flynn as a dashing privateer in the service of Queen Elizabeth I.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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black-and-white film ⓘ film ⓘ seafaring drama film ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Sea-Wolf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Jack London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Alexander Knox
NERFINISHED
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Barry Fitzgerald NERFINISHED ⓘ David Bruce NERFINISHED ⓘ Edward G. Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Francis McDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ Gene Lockhart NERFINISHED ⓘ Howard Da Silva NERFINISHED ⓘ Ida Lupino NERFINISHED ⓘ John Garfield NERFINISHED ⓘ Stanley Ridges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPortrayed |
Edward G. Robinson as Wolf Larsen
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Ida Lupino as Ruth Brewster NERFINISHED ⓘ John Garfield as Humphrey Van Weyden ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Sol Polito NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black and white ⓘ |
| composer | Erich Wolfgang Korngold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Michael Curtiz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Warner Bros. Pictures
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surface form:
Warner Bros.
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| filmEditor | George Amy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmEra | Golden Age of Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure film
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drama film ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Humphrey Van Weyden
NERFINISHED
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Ruth Brewster NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolf Larsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
brutality at sea
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individual morality ⓘ power and tyranny ⓘ survival ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Edward G. Robinson’s portrayal of Wolf Larsen
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dark seafaring atmosphere ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Henry Blanke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Warner Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1941 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 90 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Robert Rossen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Pacific Ocean
NERFINISHED
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sealing schooner Ghost NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | The Sea Wolf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Sea Wolf Description of subject: The Sea Wolf is a 1941 film adaptation of Jack London’s novel, best known as a dark seafaring drama featuring Edward G. Robinson as the brutal Captain Wolf Larsen.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.