The African Lion
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The African Lion is a 1955 nature documentary film produced by Walt Disney that follows the lives and behavior of lions and other wildlife on the African savanna.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The African Lion canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3338415 — 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 African Lion Context triple: [James Algar, notableWork, The African Lion]
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A.
Lion
Lion is a 2016 biographical drama film about an Indian boy separated from his family and adopted in Australia who later uses Google Earth to find his way home.
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B.
Lion
Lion was a prominent warship of the Royal Scots Navy, recognized for its significant role in Scotland’s early modern naval history.
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C.
Leões
Leões is the popular nickname for Sporting Clube de Portugal, one of Portugal’s biggest football clubs, symbolizing the team’s lion emblem and fighting spirit.
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D.
Lions
Lions is the commonly used short name for the Brisbane Lions, a professional Australian rules football club based in Brisbane that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL).
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E.
Lions
The Lions are the athletic teams representing Columbia University, most notably its men's basketball program competing in NCAA Division I.
- 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 African Lion Target entity description: The African Lion is a 1955 nature documentary film produced by Walt Disney that follows the lives and behavior of lions and other wildlife on the African savanna.
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A.
Lion
Lion is a 2016 biographical drama film about an Indian boy separated from his family and adopted in Australia who later uses Google Earth to find his way home.
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B.
Lion
Lion was a prominent warship of the Royal Scots Navy, recognized for its significant role in Scotland’s early modern naval history.
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C.
Leões
Leões is the popular nickname for Sporting Clube de Portugal, one of Portugal’s biggest football clubs, symbolizing the team’s lion emblem and fighting spirit.
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D.
Lions
Lions is the commonly used short name for the Brisbane Lions, a professional Australian rules football club based in Brisbane that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL).
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E.
Lions
The Lions are the athletic teams representing Columbia University, most notably its men's basketball program competing in NCAA Division I.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
documentary film
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film ⓘ nature documentary film ⓘ |
| award |
Berlin International Film Festival Silver Bear
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surface form:
Silver Bear (documentaries) at the Berlin International Film Festival
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| basedOn | observations of wildlife in Africa ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy |
Alfred Milotte
NERFINISHED
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Elma Milotte ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
African ecosystems
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lion behavior ⓘ predator-prey relationships ⓘ |
| distributor |
Buena Vista Pictures
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surface form:
Buena Vista Distribution
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| editedBy | Norman R. Palmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| festivalScreening | Berlin International Film Festival ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Africa ⓘ |
| genre |
nature documentary
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wildlife documentary ⓘ |
| hasFormat | theatrical film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
life cycle of lions
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wildlife conservation ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
African savanna
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African wildlife ⓘ lions ⓘ |
| motionPictureRating | G ⓘ |
| musicBy | Paul J. Smith ⓘ |
| narrator | Winston Hibler ⓘ |
| notableFor | early Disney nature documentary style ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Disney nature documentary tradition ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
True-Life Adventures series
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surface form:
True-Life Adventures
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| producer | Walt Disney ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Walt Disney Productions ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1955-09-14 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 75 ⓘ |
| setting | African savanna ⓘ |
| subjectOf | film reviews ⓘ |
| targetAudience | family ⓘ |
| title | The African Lion self-link ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The African Lion Description of subject: The African Lion is a 1955 nature documentary film produced by Walt Disney that follows the lives and behavior of lions and other wildlife on the African savanna.
Referenced by (3)
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