The Light in the Forest
E1045049
The Light in the Forest is a 1958 Disney adventure film, based on Conrad Richter’s novel, about a white youth raised by Native Americans who struggles with his forced return to colonial society.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Light in the Forest canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13499304 — 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 Light in the Forest Context triple: [James MacArthur, notableWork, The Light in the Forest]
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A.
The Long Home
The Long Home is a 2017 American drama film adaptation of William Gay’s novel, featuring Leila George among its ensemble cast.
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B.
The Land
The Land is an EPCOT pavilion focused on agriculture and the natural environment, featuring attractions and exhibits about sustainable farming, ecosystems, and human interaction with the Earth.
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C.
The Land
The Land is a 2016 coming-of-age drama film that follows a group of Cleveland teenagers pursuing professional skateboarding while becoming entangled in the local drug trade.
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D.
The Land
The Land is a long Georgian-style poem by Vita Sackville-West that lyrically celebrates the English countryside and the cycle of rural life through the seasons.
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E.
The Land
The Land is a landmark 1969 Egyptian drama film directed by Youssef Chahine that portrays the struggles of rural peasants against feudal oppression.
- 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 Light in the Forest Target entity description: The Light in the Forest is a 1958 Disney adventure film, based on Conrad Richter’s novel, about a white youth raised by Native Americans who struggles with his forced return to colonial society.
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A.
The Long Home
The Long Home is a 2017 American drama film adaptation of William Gay’s novel, featuring Leila George among its ensemble cast.
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B.
The Land
The Land is an EPCOT pavilion focused on agriculture and the natural environment, featuring attractions and exhibits about sustainable farming, ecosystems, and human interaction with the Earth.
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C.
The Land
The Land is a 2016 coming-of-age drama film that follows a group of Cleveland teenagers pursuing professional skateboarding while becoming entangled in the local drug trade.
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D.
The Land
The Land is a long Georgian-style poem by Vita Sackville-West that lyrically celebrates the English countryside and the cycle of rural life through the seasons.
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E.
The Land
The Land is a landmark 1969 Egyptian drama film directed by Youssef Chahine that portrays the struggles of rural peasants against feudal oppression.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Disney film
ⓘ
adventure film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Conrad Richter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Light in the Forest (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Fess Parker
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James MacArthur NERFINISHED ⓘ Jessica Tandy NERFINISHED ⓘ Joanne Dru NERFINISHED ⓘ Rafael Campos NERFINISHED ⓘ Wendell Corey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Ellis W. Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depictsEthnicGroup |
European colonists in North America
ⓘ
Lenape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Herschel Daugherty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Buena Vista Distribution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Walt Disney Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Jack W. Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsCharacterWho | is a white youth raised by Native Americans ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | The Light in the Forest (novel-to-film adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActor | James MacArthur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Johnny Butler
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
True Son NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Paul J. Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Disney live-action films of the 1950s ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A white youth raised by Native Americans is forced to return to colonial white society and struggles with his identity and loyalties. ⓘ |
| portrays |
Native American–European settler relations
ⓘ
cultural identity conflict ⓘ |
| producer | Walt Disney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Walt Disney Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1958-07-08 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1958 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 83 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Lawrence Edward Watkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPlace | colonial Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| settingTime | 18th century ⓘ |
| targetAudience | family ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Light in the Forest Description of subject: The Light in the Forest is a 1958 Disney adventure film, based on Conrad Richter’s novel, about a white youth raised by Native Americans who struggles with his forced return to colonial society.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.