Storm Boy (1976 film)
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Storm Boy (1976 film) is an Australian family drama based on Colin Thiele’s novel, following a lonely boy and his pelican in the Coorong wetlands and regarded as a classic of Australian cinema.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Storm Boy (1976 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Storm Boy (1976 film) Context triple: [Geoff Burton, notableWork, Storm Boy (1976 film)]
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The Boy from Oz
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Rabbit-Proof Fence
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The Drover’s Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson
The Drover’s Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson is an Australian period drama film that reimagines Henry Lawson’s classic short story through a feminist and Indigenous-focused lens.
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Australia’s Local Hero
Australia’s Local Hero is a national award that recognises individuals who have made outstanding contributions to their local communities across Australia.
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A Cry in the Dark
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- 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: Storm Boy (1976 film) Target entity description: Storm Boy (1976 film) is an Australian family drama based on Colin Thiele’s novel, following a lonely boy and his pelican in the Coorong wetlands and regarded as a classic of Australian cinema.
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A.
The Boy from Oz
The Boy from Oz is a jukebox musical based on the life and songs of Australian entertainer Peter Allen, famously starring Hugh Jackman in its Broadway production.
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B.
Rabbit-Proof Fence
Rabbit-Proof Fence is a 2002 Australian drama film that follows three Aboriginal girls escaping a government settlement to trek home along the rabbit-proof fence, highlighting the injustices of the Stolen Generations.
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C.
The Drover’s Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson
The Drover’s Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson is an Australian period drama film that reimagines Henry Lawson’s classic short story through a feminist and Indigenous-focused lens.
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D.
Australia’s Local Hero
Australia’s Local Hero is a national award that recognises individuals who have made outstanding contributions to their local communities across Australia.
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E.
A Cry in the Dark
A Cry in the Dark is a 1988 Australian drama film, also known as Evil Angels, that dramatizes the true story of Lindy Chamberlain, whose baby’s disappearance at Uluru led to one of Australia’s most infamous legal cases.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Colin Thiele NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
AFI Award for Best Direction
NERFINISHED
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AFI Award for Best Film NERFINISHED ⓘ AFI Award for Best Screenplay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Storm Boy (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Geoff Burton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| director | Henri Safran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Roadshow Film Distributors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributorRegion | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | G. Turney-Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresAnimal | pelican ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Coorong, South Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
coming-of-age film
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family drama ⓘ |
| hasRemake | Storm Boy (2019 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTelevisionAdaptation | Storm Boy (1976 TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Fingerbone Bill
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hide-Away Tom NERFINISHED ⓘ Mike "Storm Boy" Kingsley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Michael Carlos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | relationship between a lonely boy and a pelican ⓘ |
| notablePelicanCharacter | Mr Percival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Australian New Wave cinema ⓘ |
| portraysTheme |
Aboriginal culture
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environmental conservation ⓘ friendship between boy and animal ⓘ isolation ⓘ |
| producer | Matt Carroll NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | South Australian Film Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | classic of Australian cinema ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1976-07-01 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 88 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Sonia Borg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInEnvironment | coastal wetlands ⓘ |
| setInRegion | South Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Coorong, South Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starredActor |
David Gulpilil
NERFINISHED
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Greg Rowe NERFINISHED ⓘ Judy Dick NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Cummins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | family ⓘ |
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Subject: Storm Boy (1976 film) Description of subject: Storm Boy (1976 film) is an Australian family drama based on Colin Thiele’s novel, following a lonely boy and his pelican in the Coorong wetlands and regarded as a classic of Australian cinema.
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