The Civil War (documentary series)
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The Civil War is a landmark 1990 PBS documentary series directed by Ken Burns that uses archival photographs, period music, and narration to chronicle the history and human impact of the American Civil War.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ken Burns documentary The Civil War | 1 |
| The Civil War (1990 documentary series) | 1 |
| The Civil War (TV series) | 1 |
| The Civil War (documentary series) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20849148 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Civil War (documentary series) Context triple: [Geoffrey C. Ward, subjectOf, The Civil War (documentary series)]
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The True Story of the Civil War
The True Story of the Civil War is a short documentary film that presents an overview of the American Civil War using period photographs, documents, and narration to depict the conflict’s major events and significance.
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The CIVIL warS
The CIVIL warS is an ambitious, unfinished multi-part opera by avant-garde director Robert Wilson, originally conceived for the 1984 Olympic Arts Festival and known for its experimental staging and international collaboration.
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C.
Civil War (2015)
Civil War (2015) is a Marvel Comics event series that revisits the superhero-versus-superhero conflict over freedom and security in an alternate retelling of the original "Civil War" storyline.
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Civil War (2024 film)
Civil War (2024 film) is a dystopian action-drama directed by Alex Garland that depicts a near-future United States torn apart by internal conflict and authoritarian rule.
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The Wounds of Civil War
The Wounds of Civil War is an Elizabethan stage play dramatizing the conflict between Marius and Sulla in ancient Rome, notable for its early exploration of civil strife and political power.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Civil War (documentary series) Target entity description: The Civil War is a landmark 1990 PBS documentary series directed by Ken Burns that uses archival photographs, period music, and narration to chronicle the history and human impact of the American Civil War.
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A.
The True Story of the Civil War
The True Story of the Civil War is a short documentary film that presents an overview of the American Civil War using period photographs, documents, and narration to depict the conflict’s major events and significance.
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B.
The CIVIL warS
The CIVIL warS is an ambitious, unfinished multi-part opera by avant-garde director Robert Wilson, originally conceived for the 1984 Olympic Arts Festival and known for its experimental staging and international collaboration.
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C.
Civil War (2015)
Civil War (2015) is a Marvel Comics event series that revisits the superhero-versus-superhero conflict over freedom and security in an alternate retelling of the original "Civil War" storyline.
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D.
Civil War (2024 film)
Civil War (2024 film) is a dystopian action-drama directed by Alex Garland that depicts a near-future United States torn apart by internal conflict and authoritarian rule.
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E.
The Wounds of Civil War
The Wounds of Civil War is an Elizabethan stage play dramatizing the conflict between Marius and Sulla in ancient Rome, notable for its early exploration of civil strife and political power.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Civil War (documentary series)
subject linked to:
Willa Burns
linked to: The Civil War (documentary series)
linked to: The Civil War (documentary series)