The Coming of Columbus (1912 film)
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The Coming of Columbus (1912 film) is a 1912 American silent historical drama that depicts Christopher Columbus’s voyage to the New World.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Coming of Columbus (1912 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13294897 — 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 Coming of Columbus (1912 film) Context triple: [William Nicholas Selig, notableWork, The Coming of Columbus (1912 film)]
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A.
The Crusades (1935 film)
The Crusades (1935 film) is a 1935 historical drama directed by Cecil B. DeMille that dramatizes the events of the Third Crusade with grand battle scenes and romanticized storytelling.
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B.
The Ten Commandments (1923 film)
The Ten Commandments (1923 film) is a silent epic directed by Cecil B. DeMille that combines a biblical dramatization of Moses receiving the commandments with a contemporary morality tale about their relevance in modern life.
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C.
The First Film
The First Film is a documentary that investigates the origins of cinema, exploring claims that moving pictures were first created in Leeds, England, before the Lumière brothers.
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D.
The New World (2005 film)
The New World (2005 film) is a 2005 historical drama directed by Terrence Malick that portrays the story of Pocahontas and the early English settlement at Jamestown in the early 17th century.
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E.
The Passing Show of 1912
The Passing Show of 1912 was an early 20th-century Broadway musical revue, remembered as one of lyricist Bert Kalmar’s significant stage successes.
- 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 Coming of Columbus (1912 film) Target entity description: The Coming of Columbus (1912 film) is a 1912 American silent historical drama that depicts Christopher Columbus’s voyage to the New World.
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A.
The Crusades (1935 film)
The Crusades (1935 film) is a 1935 historical drama directed by Cecil B. DeMille that dramatizes the events of the Third Crusade with grand battle scenes and romanticized storytelling.
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B.
The Ten Commandments (1923 film)
The Ten Commandments (1923 film) is a silent epic directed by Cecil B. DeMille that combines a biblical dramatization of Moses receiving the commandments with a contemporary morality tale about their relevance in modern life.
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C.
The First Film
The First Film is a documentary that investigates the origins of cinema, exploring claims that moving pictures were first created in Leeds, England, before the Lumière brothers.
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D.
The New World (2005 film)
The New World (2005 film) is a 2005 historical drama directed by Terrence Malick that portrays the story of Pocahontas and the early English settlement at Jamestown in the early 17th century.
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E.
The Passing Show of 1912
The Passing Show of 1912 was an early 20th-century Broadway musical revue, remembered as one of lyricist Bert Kalmar’s significant stage successes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
ⓘ
historical drama film ⓘ short film ⓘ silent film ⓘ |
| basedOn | voyages of Christopher Columbus ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| depicts |
Age of Discovery
ⓘ
linked to:
Age of Exploration
Christopher Columbus ⓘ voyage of Christopher Columbus to the New World ⓘ |
| genre |
historical drama
ⓘ
silent drama ⓘ |
| hasColor | black and white ⓘ |
| hasFilmFormat | silent ⓘ |
| hasProductionType | theatrical film ⓘ |
| hasSettingPlace |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Spain ⓘ the New World ⓘ |
| hasSettingTime | 15th century ⓘ |
| hasWorkType | narrative film ⓘ |
| isA | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| language | Silent film (English intertitles) ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Christopher Columbus
ⓘ
European exploration of the Americas ⓘ |
| productionCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| publicationDate | 1912 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Coming of Columbus (1912 film) Description of subject: The Coming of Columbus (1912 film) is a 1912 American silent historical drama that depicts Christopher Columbus’s voyage to the New World.
Referenced by (1)
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