The Reivers
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The Reivers is a 1969 American comedy-drama film based on William Faulkner’s novel, starring Steve McQueen and set in the early 20th-century American South.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Reivers canonical | 7 |
| The Reivers (1969 film) | 1 |
| The Reivers (film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20773546 — 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 Reivers Context triple: [National General Pictures, notableRelease, The Reivers]
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A.
The Reivers
The Reivers is a 1962 novel by William Faulkner, a humorous coming-of-age tale set in the American South that was his last published work and won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
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B.
Reiver’s Lass
Reiver’s Lass is a traditional figure associated with the Scottish Borders town of Duns, reflecting its local heritage and folklore.
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C.
Border Reivers
The Border Reivers were lawless raiders and clans along the Anglo-Scottish border from the late Middle Ages to the early 17th century, notorious for cattle rustling, feuding, and cross-border warfare.
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D.
The Lie of the Land
"The Lie of the Land" is an episode of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, featuring the character Missy in a story about a dystopian Earth under alien control.
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E.
The Weir
The Weir is a critically acclaimed play by Conor McPherson that blends ghost stories and intimate conversation in a rural Irish pub setting.
- 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 Reivers Target entity description: The Reivers is a 1969 American comedy-drama film based on William Faulkner’s novel, starring Steve McQueen and set in the early 20th-century American South.
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A.
The Reivers
The Reivers is a 1962 novel by William Faulkner, a humorous coming-of-age tale set in the American South that was his last published work and won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
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B.
Reiver’s Lass
Reiver’s Lass is a traditional figure associated with the Scottish Borders town of Duns, reflecting its local heritage and folklore.
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C.
Border Reivers
The Border Reivers were lawless raiders and clans along the Anglo-Scottish border from the late Middle Ages to the early 17th century, notorious for cattle rustling, feuding, and cross-border warfare.
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D.
The Lie of the Land
"The Lie of the Land" is an episode of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, featuring the character Missy in a story about a dystopian Earth under alien control.
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E.
The Weir
The Weir is a critically acclaimed play by Conor McPherson that blends ghost stories and intimate conversation in a rural Irish pub setting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Reivers
linked to: The Reivers