Hotel Sahara
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Hotel Sahara is a 1951 British war-comedy film set in a desert hotel during World War II, directed by Ken Annakin.
All labels observed (1)
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| Hotel Sahara canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13499095 — 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: Hotel Sahara Context triple: [Ken Annakin, workedOn, Hotel Sahara]
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A.
Bir el Gubi
Bir el Gubi was a strategically important desert battlefield in Libya during World War II, known for significant clashes between British Commonwealth and Italian-German forces.
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B.
Les Déserts
Les Déserts is a small French village located in the Savoie department of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, known for its mountainous surroundings and proximity to outdoor recreation areas.
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C.
Les Chnaoua
Les Chnaoua is the nickname for the passionate supporter base of Algerian football club MC Alger, known for their intense rivalry with USM Alger’s fans.
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D.
Mogador
Mogador is the former name of the historic Moroccan port city now known as Essaouira, renowned for its fortified medina and Atlantic coastal location.
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E.
El Mokrani
El Mokrani is a town and commune located within Bouira Province in northern Algeria.
- 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: Hotel Sahara Target entity description: Hotel Sahara is a 1951 British war-comedy film set in a desert hotel during World War II, directed by Ken Annakin.
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A.
Bir el Gubi
Bir el Gubi was a strategically important desert battlefield in Libya during World War II, known for significant clashes between British Commonwealth and Italian-German forces.
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B.
Les Déserts
Les Déserts is a small French village located in the Savoie department of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, known for its mountainous surroundings and proximity to outdoor recreation areas.
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C.
Les Chnaoua
Les Chnaoua is the nickname for the passionate supporter base of Algerian football club MC Alger, known for their intense rivalry with USM Alger’s fans.
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D.
Mogador
Mogador is the former name of the historic Moroccan port city now known as Essaouira, renowned for its fortified medina and Atlantic coastal location.
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E.
El Mokrani
El Mokrani is a town and commune located within Bouira Province in northern Algeria.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British film
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comedy film ⓘ film ⓘ war film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| character |
Captain O'Connor
NERFINISHED
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Emad NERFINISHED ⓘ German officer ⓘ Major Bill Randall NERFINISHED ⓘ Yasmin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematography | Geoffrey Unsworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black-and-white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Ken Annakin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | General Film Distributors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Alfred Roome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1950s British cinema ⓘ |
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
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war film ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Albert Lieven
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Tomlinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Myles Mallison NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Ustinov NERFINISHED ⓘ Roland Culver NERFINISHED ⓘ Yvonne De Carlo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenre | war comedy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicBy | Malcolm Arnold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | North African desert ⓘ |
| notableFor | comic treatment of wartime occupation in a desert hotel ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | Nettlefold Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | George H. Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Nettlefold Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1951-10-30 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1951 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 96 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
John Baines
NERFINISHED
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John Cresswell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | desert hotel ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| starring |
Albert Lieven
NERFINISHED
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David Tomlinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Myles Mallison NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Ustinov NERFINISHED ⓘ Roland Culver NERFINISHED ⓘ Yvonne De Carlo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hotel Sahara Description of subject: Hotel Sahara is a 1951 British war-comedy film set in a desert hotel during World War II, directed by Ken Annakin.
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