The Sheik
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The Sheik is a 1921 silent romantic drama film that became one of Rudolph Valentino’s most iconic roles and a defining work of early Hollywood stardom.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Sheik canonical | 20 |
| The Sheik (1921 film) | 2 |
| 1921 film "The Sheik" | 1 |
| 1921 film The Sheik | 1 |
| Son of the Sheik | 1 |
| The Sheik (1919 novel) | 1 |
| The Sheik (novel) | 1 |
| The Sheik film series | 1 |
| The Sheik of Araby | 1 |
| The Son of the Sheik | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T98017 — 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 Sheik Context triple: [Rudolph Valentino, notableWork, The Sheik]
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A.
The Thief of Bagdad
The Thief of Bagdad is a landmark 1924 silent fantasy adventure film starring Douglas Fairbanks, celebrated for its lavish special effects, grand set design, and influential swashbuckling style.
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B.
The Black Pirate
The Black Pirate is a 1926 silent swashbuckler film starring Douglas Fairbanks, renowned for its pioneering use of early two-color Technicolor and acrobatic action sequences.
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C.
Fida'i
Fida'i is the national anthem of the State of Palestine, expressing Palestinian identity, struggle, and aspirations for freedom and self-determination.
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D.
The Spectre Bridegroom
The Spectre Bridegroom is a short Gothic-humor tale by Washington Irving about a mysterious, seemingly supernatural bridegroom whose true identity is revealed in a comic twist.
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E.
Madame X
Madame X is a famous 1884 portrait by John Singer Sargent, renowned for its provocative depiction of Parisian socialite Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau and the scandal it caused at the Paris Salon.
- 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 Sheik Target entity description: The Sheik is a 1921 silent romantic drama film that became one of Rudolph Valentino’s most iconic roles and a defining work of early Hollywood stardom.
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A.
The Thief of Bagdad
The Thief of Bagdad is a landmark 1924 silent fantasy adventure film starring Douglas Fairbanks, celebrated for its lavish special effects, grand set design, and influential swashbuckling style.
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B.
The Black Pirate
The Black Pirate is a 1926 silent swashbuckler film starring Douglas Fairbanks, renowned for its pioneering use of early two-color Technicolor and acrobatic action sequences.
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C.
Fida'i
Fida'i is the national anthem of the State of Palestine, expressing Palestinian identity, struggle, and aspirations for freedom and self-determination.
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D.
The Spectre Bridegroom
The Spectre Bridegroom is a short Gothic-humor tale by Washington Irving about a mysterious, seemingly supernatural bridegroom whose true identity is revealed in a comic twist.
-
E.
Madame X
Madame X is a famous 1884 portrait by John Singer Sargent, renowned for its provocative depiction of Parisian socialite Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau and the scandal it caused at the Paris Salon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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black-and-white film ⓘ feature film ⓘ romantic drama film ⓘ silent film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Sheik
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
The Sheik (novel)
|
| basedOnAuthor | Edith Maude Hull ⓘ |
| boxOfficeStatus | major commercial success ⓘ |
| censorship | subject to moral controversy for its sexual themes ⓘ |
| character |
Lady Diana Mayo
ⓘ
Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black and white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| culturalImpact | influenced Western fantasies of the exotic Orient ⓘ |
| director | George Melford ⓘ |
| distributionFormat | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| era | early Hollywood ⓘ |
| filmEra | silent era ⓘ |
| filmFormat | silent narrative feature ⓘ |
| followedBy |
The Sheik
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Son of the Sheik
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| format | silent ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
romance ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | defining work of early Hollywood stardom ⓘ |
| intertitlesLanguage | English ⓘ |
| leadActorNationality | Italian-born American (Rudolph Valentino) ⓘ |
| leadActressNationality | American (Agnes Ayres) ⓘ |
| music | accompanied by live or compiled musical scores in theaters ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of Rudolph Valentino’s most iconic roles
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making Rudolph Valentino a major sex symbol ⓘ popularizing the desert romance genre in cinema ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent film with English intertitles ⓘ |
| portrays |
Agnes Ayres as Lady Diana Mayo
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Rudolph Valentino as Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan ⓘ |
| producer | Jesse L. Lasky ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Famous Players Film Company
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surface form:
Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
|
| releaseDate | October 30, 1921 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1921 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 86 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Monte M. Katterjohn ⓘ |
| sequelReleaseYear | 1926 ⓘ |
| setIn |
North Africa
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Sahara Desert ⓘ |
| starring |
Adolphe Menjou
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Agnes Ayres ⓘ Rudolph Valentino ⓘ Walter Long ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
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Referenced by (30)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Son of the Sheik
subject surface form:
Rudolph Valentino
subject surface form:
Rodolfo Valentino
this entity surface form:
The Sheik (novel)
this entity surface form:
The Son of the Sheik
this entity surface form:
The Sheik (1921 film)
this entity surface form:
The Sheik film series
subject surface form:
The Latin Lover
this entity surface form:
The Sheik (1919 novel)
this entity surface form:
1921 film "The Sheik"
this entity surface form:
1921 film The Sheik
this entity surface form:
The Sheik (1921 film)
this entity surface form:
The Sheik of Araby