Spencer’s Mountain (1963 film)
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Spencer’s Mountain is a 1963 family drama film, based on Earl Hamner Jr.’s novel, that portrays the struggles and aspirations of a rural mountain family in Wyoming and later inspired the TV series "The Waltons."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| "Spencer's Mountain" (1963 film adaptation) | 1 |
| Spencer’s Mountain (1963 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22237240 — 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: Spencer’s Mountain (1963 film) Context triple: [Hamner family, documentedIn, Spencer’s Mountain (1963 film)]
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A.
My Side of the Mountain (1969 film)
My Side of the Mountain is a 1969 adventure film adaptation of Jean Craighead George’s novel about a boy who leaves city life to live self-sufficiently in the wilderness.
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B.
Lady of the Mountain
Lady of the Mountain is an epithet of the Sumerian mother goddess Ninhursag, who was associated with fertility, creation, and the sacred highlands.
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C.
Island in the Sky (1953 film)
Island in the Sky (1953 film) is a 1953 American aviation drama about a transport plane forced to crash-land in the frozen wilderness and the desperate search-and-rescue mission that follows.
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D.
The Big Sky (1952 film)
The Big Sky (1952 film) is an American Western adventure movie directed by Howard Hawks, following fur trappers on a perilous Missouri River expedition in the early 19th century.
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Up to the Mountain
"Up to the Mountain" is a soulful, gospel-influenced song written by Patty Griffin that has been widely covered by various artists, including Susan Boyle.
- 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: Spencer’s Mountain (1963 film) Target entity description: Spencer’s Mountain is a 1963 family drama film, based on Earl Hamner Jr.’s novel, that portrays the struggles and aspirations of a rural mountain family in Wyoming and later inspired the TV series "The Waltons."
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A.
My Side of the Mountain (1969 film)
My Side of the Mountain is a 1969 adventure film adaptation of Jean Craighead George’s novel about a boy who leaves city life to live self-sufficiently in the wilderness.
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B.
Lady of the Mountain
Lady of the Mountain is an epithet of the Sumerian mother goddess Ninhursag, who was associated with fertility, creation, and the sacred highlands.
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C.
Island in the Sky (1953 film)
Island in the Sky (1953 film) is a 1953 American aviation drama about a transport plane forced to crash-land in the frozen wilderness and the desperate search-and-rescue mission that follows.
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D.
The Big Sky (1952 film)
The Big Sky (1952 film) is an American Western adventure movie directed by Howard Hawks, following fur trappers on a perilous Missouri River expedition in the early 19th century.
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E.
Up to the Mountain
"Up to the Mountain" is a soulful, gospel-influenced song written by Patty Griffin that has been widely covered by various artists, including Susan Boyle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Spencer’s Mountain (1963 film)