The Sword of Ali Baba
E291324
The Sword of Ali Baba is a 1965 adventure film that offers a swashbuckling retelling of the Ali Baba legend set against an exoticized Middle Eastern backdrop.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Sword of Ali Baba canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2693904 — 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 Sword of Ali Baba Context triple: [Gavin MacLeod, appearedIn, The Sword of Ali Baba]
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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 Thief of Bagdad
The Thief of Bagdad is a classic 1940 British fantasy adventure film renowned for its groundbreaking special effects and memorable performances, including Conrad Veidt’s iconic role as the villainous Jaffar.
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C.
Iff the Water Genie
Iff the Water Genie is a whimsical, pipe-smoking water spirit who guides the young hero Haroun through the magical Sea of Stories in Salman Rushdie’s novel.
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D.
Six Pieces of Silver
Six Pieces of Silver is a landmark 1956 hard bop jazz album by pianist and composer Horace Silver, noted for its catchy melodies, bluesy grooves, and influential small-group arrangements.
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E.
The Magic Sword
The Magic Sword is a 1962 fantasy film directed by Bert I. Gordon, loosely based on the Saint George and the Dragon legend and known for its campy special effects and fairy-tale adventure plot.
- 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 Sword of Ali Baba Target entity description: The Sword of Ali Baba is a 1965 adventure film that offers a swashbuckling retelling of the Ali Baba legend set against an exoticized Middle Eastern backdrop.
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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 Thief of Bagdad
The Thief of Bagdad is a classic 1940 British fantasy adventure film renowned for its groundbreaking special effects and memorable performances, including Conrad Veidt’s iconic role as the villainous Jaffar.
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C.
Iff the Water Genie
Iff the Water Genie is a whimsical, pipe-smoking water spirit who guides the young hero Haroun through the magical Sea of Stories in Salman Rushdie’s novel.
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D.
Six Pieces of Silver
Six Pieces of Silver is a landmark 1956 hard bop jazz album by pianist and composer Horace Silver, noted for its catchy melodies, bluesy grooves, and influential small-group arrangements.
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E.
The Magic Sword
The Magic Sword is a 1962 fantasy film directed by Bert I. Gordon, loosely based on the Saint George and the Dragon legend and known for its campy special effects and fairy-tale adventure plot.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
adventure film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
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Ali Baba legend ⓘ |
| castMember |
Byron Foulger
ⓘ
Frank McGrath ⓘ Frank Puglia ⓘ Gavin MacLeod ⓘ Jocelyn Lane ⓘ John Crawford ⓘ Norman Alden ⓘ Peter Mann ⓘ Peter Whitney ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | William Margulies ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Eastmancolor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Virgil W. Vogel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| editor | Milton Shifman ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure film
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swashbuckler film ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Ali Baba ⓘ |
| musicBy | Irving Gertz ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | feature film ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays | Ali Baba ⓘ |
| producer | Howard Pine ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 82 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Edmund L. Hartmann
ⓘ
Oscar Brodney ⓘ |
| setting | Middle East ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
legendary thieves
ⓘ
rebellion against tyranny ⓘ treasure ⓘ |
| title | The Sword of Ali Baba self-link ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Sword of Ali Baba Description of subject: The Sword of Ali Baba is a 1965 adventure film that offers a swashbuckling retelling of the Ali Baba legend set against an exoticized Middle Eastern backdrop.
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