Bridge on the River Kwai
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Bridge on the River Kwai is a famous World War II railway bridge in Thailand, immortalized by the novel and film of the same name and symbolizing the suffering of Allied prisoners forced to build it.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bridge over the River Kwai | 3 |
| The Bridge on the River Kwai | 3 |
| Bridge on the River Kwai canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2899399 — 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.
Target entity: Bridge on the River Kwai Context triple: [Burma Railway, notableSection, Bridge on the River Kwai]
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A.
Burma Theater
The Burma Theater was a major World War II combat zone in Southeast Asia where Allied forces fought primarily against Japan to secure supply routes and support Chinese resistance.
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B.
Kita Iwo Jima
Kita Iwo Jima is a remote, uninhabited volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean that forms part of Japan’s Ogasawara (Bonin) archipelago.
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C.
Lawrence of Arabia
"Lawrence of Arabia" is a 1962 epic historical drama film directed by David Lean that chronicles the World War I exploits of British officer T. E. Lawrence in the Arabian Peninsula.
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D.
Flight of the Wild Geese
Flight of the Wild Geese refers to the mass departure of Irish Jacobite soldiers and their families to serve in continental European armies, particularly in France, after their defeat in the Williamite War.
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E.
Von Ryan's Express
Von Ryan's Express is a 1965 World War II adventure film starring Frank Sinatra as an American POW leading a daring escape from a German prison camp by hijacking a train.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Bridge on the River Kwai Target entity description: Bridge on the River Kwai is a famous World War II railway bridge in Thailand, immortalized by the novel and film of the same name and symbolizing the suffering of Allied prisoners forced to build it.
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A.
Burma Theater
The Burma Theater was a major World War II combat zone in Southeast Asia where Allied forces fought primarily against Japan to secure supply routes and support Chinese resistance.
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B.
Kita Iwo Jima
Kita Iwo Jima is a remote, uninhabited volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean that forms part of Japan’s Ogasawara (Bonin) archipelago.
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C.
Lawrence of Arabia
"Lawrence of Arabia" is a 1962 epic historical drama film directed by David Lean that chronicles the World War I exploits of British officer T. E. Lawrence in the Arabian Peninsula.
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D.
Flight of the Wild Geese
Flight of the Wild Geese refers to the mass departure of Irish Jacobite soldiers and their families to serve in continental European armies, particularly in France, after their defeat in the Williamite War.
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E.
Von Ryan's Express
Von Ryan's Express is a 1965 World War II adventure film starring Frank Sinatra as an American POW leading a daring escape from a German prison camp by hijacking a train.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II site
ⓘ
railway bridge ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bridge on the River Kwai
ⓘ
surface form:
Bridge over the River Kwai
Death Railway Bridge ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Burma Railway
ⓘ
Burma Railway ⓘ
surface form:
Thai–Burma Railway
novel "The Bridge on the River Kwai" ⓘ
surface form:
The Bridge on the River Kwai (film)
|
| constructedBy | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| constructedDuring | World War II ⓘ |
| constructedUsing |
Allied prisoners of war
ⓘ
Asian forced laborers ⓘ |
| country | Thailand ⓘ |
| crosses |
Khwae Noi River
ⓘ
surface form:
Khwae Yai River
|
| hasCommemorationEvent | annual remembrance ceremonies ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateRegion |
Western Thailand
ⓘ
surface form:
western Thailand
|
| hasCulturalImpactOn | World War II popular memory ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | war memorial site ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | Japanese occupation of Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
concrete
ⓘ
steel ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin |
Khwae Noi River
ⓘ
surface form:
Khwae Yai River
|
| hasNameVariant | Bridge over the Khwae Yai River ⓘ |
| hasNearbyAttraction |
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery
ⓘ
Thailand–Burma Railway Centre ⓘ |
| hasRiverNameAssociation |
Bang Pakong River
ⓘ
surface form:
River Kwai
|
| hasStructureType | truss bridge ⓘ |
| hasSubjectIn | war museums in Kanchanaburi ⓘ |
| hasTheme | remembrance of war victims ⓘ |
| hasTransportFunction | link between Thailand and former Burma Railway route ⓘ |
| influencedBy | wartime Japanese railway strategy ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
novel "The Bridge on the River Kwai"
ⓘ
surface form:
The Bridge over the River Kwai (novel)
|
| isMemorialFor |
Allied prisoners of war who died on the Burma Railway
ⓘ
Asian laborers who died on the Burma Railway ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Thai railway network ⓘ |
| isTouristDestinationFor | war history tourism ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kanchanaburi Province
ⓘ
Thailand ⓘ |
| partOf | Burma Railway ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
brutality of wartime forced labor
ⓘ
suffering of Allied prisoners of war ⓘ |
| usedFor | rail transport ⓘ |
| visitedBy | international tourists ⓘ |
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Subject: Bridge on the River Kwai Description of subject: Bridge on the River Kwai is a famous World War II railway bridge in Thailand, immortalized by the novel and film of the same name and symbolizing the suffering of Allied prisoners forced to build it.
Referenced by (8)
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