Sorcerer
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Sorcerer is a 1977 tense adventure thriller film directed by William Friedkin, known for its gritty realism and story of desperate men transporting unstable explosives through a dangerous jungle.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sorcerer canonical | 16 |
| Sorcerer (1977 film) | 3 |
| Sorcerer (soundtrack album) | 1 |
| Sorcerer (soundtrack) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T995298 — 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: Sorcerer Context triple: [Roy Scheider, notableWork, Sorcerer]
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A.
The Mage
The Mage is a powerful and enigmatic magic-user who aids Arthur with supernatural abilities and guidance in the fantasy film "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword."
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B.
Lord of Wisdom
Lord of Wisdom is an epithet of the Hindu deity Ganesha, highlighting his role as the divine patron of intellect, learning, and discernment.
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C.
Magi
The Magi are the wise men or kings from the East in the New Testament who visit the infant Jesus, traditionally bearing gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
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D.
The Pathfinder
The Pathfinder is a historical novel by James Fenimore Cooper, part of his Leatherstocking Tales series, following the frontier adventures of Natty Bumppo in the Great Lakes region.
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E.
Light of the Seven
"Light of the Seven" is a haunting, piano-driven orchestral piece by composer Ramin Djawadi, best known for underscoring the explosive climax of the Season 6 finale of Game of Thrones.
- 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: Sorcerer Target entity description: Sorcerer is a 1977 tense adventure thriller film directed by William Friedkin, known for its gritty realism and story of desperate men transporting unstable explosives through a dangerous jungle.
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A.
The Mage
The Mage is a powerful and enigmatic magic-user who aids Arthur with supernatural abilities and guidance in the fantasy film "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword."
-
B.
Lord of Wisdom
Lord of Wisdom is an epithet of the Hindu deity Ganesha, highlighting his role as the divine patron of intellect, learning, and discernment.
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C.
Magi
The Magi are the wise men or kings from the East in the New Testament who visit the infant Jesus, traditionally bearing gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
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D.
The Pathfinder
The Pathfinder is a historical novel by James Fenimore Cooper, part of his Leatherstocking Tales series, following the frontier adventures of Natty Bumppo in the Great Lakes region.
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E.
Light of the Seven
"Light of the Seven" is a haunting, piano-driven orchestral piece by composer Ramin Djawadi, best known for underscoring the explosive climax of the Season 6 finale of Game of Thrones.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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adventure film ⓘ film ⓘ thriller film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceMaterial | Georges Arnaud ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Le Salaire de la peur
ⓘ
The Wages of Fear ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkType | novel ⓘ |
| boxOfficePerformance | initial commercial disappointment ⓘ |
| cinematographer |
Dick Bush
ⓘ
John M. Stephens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Tangerine Dream ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criticalReception | mixed on initial release ⓘ |
| director | William Friedkin ⓘ |
| distributor |
Paramount Pictures
ⓘ
Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| editor |
Bud S. Smith
ⓘ
Robert K. Lambert ⓘ |
| featuresPlotElement |
dangerous truck journey
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jungle setting ⓘ transporting unstable explosives ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure
ⓘ
drama ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
desperation
ⓘ
existentialism ⓘ fatalism ⓘ survival ⓘ |
| isRemakeOf |
The Wages of Fear (1953 film)
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linked to:
The Wages of Fear
|
| laterReception |
critical reappraisal
ⓘ
cult classic ⓘ |
| musicGenre | electronic score ⓘ |
| notableFor |
gritty realism
ⓘ
intense suspense sequences ⓘ |
| notableScene | truck crossing rotting rope bridge in storm ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| productionBudgetUSD | approximately 22 million ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Paramount Pictures
ⓘ
Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| ratingMPAA | PG ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 121 ⓘ |
| setIn |
Latin American jungle
ⓘ
fictional South American country ⓘ |
| stars |
Amidou
ⓘ
Bruno Cremer ⓘ Francisco Rabal ⓘ Ramon Bieri ⓘ
linked to:
Edgar Stehli
Roy Scheider ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sorcerer Description of subject: Sorcerer is a 1977 tense adventure thriller film directed by William Friedkin, known for its gritty realism and story of desperate men transporting unstable explosives through a dangerous jungle.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Sorcerer
linked to: Sorcerer
subject linked to:
Georges Arnaud
linked to: Sorcerer
linked to: Sorcerer
linked to: Sorcerer