Sahara
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"Sahara" is a 2005 action-adventure film based on Clive Cussler's novel, following treasure hunters on a perilous quest in the African desert.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sahara canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5972425 — 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: Sahara Context triple: [Steve Zahn, notableWork, Sahara]
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A.
Sahara Desert
The Sahara Desert is the world’s largest hot desert, spanning much of North Africa with vast sand seas, rocky plateaus, and extreme arid conditions.
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B.
Libyan Desert
The Libyan Desert is a harsh, arid expanse in the eastern Sahara, spanning parts of Libya and neighboring countries and characterized by vast sand seas, rocky plateaus, and extreme climatic conditions.
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C.
Arabian Desert
The Arabian Desert is a vast arid region spanning much of the Arabian Peninsula, known for its extreme climate, expansive sand dunes, and significant oil-rich subsoil.
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D.
Nubian Desert
The Nubian Desert is a hyper-arid region of the eastern Sahara in northeastern Sudan and northern Eritrea, characterized by rocky plateaus, sand dunes, and sparse vegetation along the Nile.
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E.
Central Sahara
The Central Sahara is a vast, arid desert region in north-central Africa characterized by extreme climatic conditions, sparse population, and a long history of trans-Saharan trade and nomadic cultures.
- 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: Sahara Target entity description: "Sahara" is a 2005 action-adventure film based on Clive Cussler's novel, following treasure hunters on a perilous quest in the African desert.
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A.
Sahara Desert
The Sahara Desert is the world’s largest hot desert, spanning much of North Africa with vast sand seas, rocky plateaus, and extreme arid conditions.
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B.
Libyan Desert
The Libyan Desert is a harsh, arid expanse in the eastern Sahara, spanning parts of Libya and neighboring countries and characterized by vast sand seas, rocky plateaus, and extreme climatic conditions.
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C.
Arabian Desert
The Arabian Desert is a vast arid region spanning much of the Arabian Peninsula, known for its extreme climate, expansive sand dunes, and significant oil-rich subsoil.
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D.
Nubian Desert
The Nubian Desert is a hyper-arid region of the eastern Sahara in northeastern Sudan and northern Eritrea, characterized by rocky plateaus, sand dunes, and sparse vegetation along the Nile.
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E.
Central Sahara
The Central Sahara is a vast, arid desert region in north-central Africa characterized by extreme climatic conditions, sparse population, and a long history of trans-Saharan trade and nomadic cultures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
action-adventure film
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film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceMaterial | Clive Cussler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Sahara (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boxOffice | approximately 119 million US dollars ⓘ |
| budget | approximately 130 million US dollars ⓘ |
| character |
Al Giordino
NERFINISHED
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Dirk Pitt NERFINISHED ⓘ Eva Rojas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Seamus McGarvey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Cliff Eidelman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Breck Eisner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editor | William Hoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
action film
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adventure film ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadCharacterPortrayedBy |
Al Giordino – Steve Zahn
NERFINISHED
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Dirk Pitt – Matthew McConaughey NERFINISHED ⓘ Eva Rojas – Penélope Cruz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | PG-13 ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Dirk Pitt film adaptations ⓘ |
| plotKeyword |
civil war
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toxic waste ⓘ treasure hunt ⓘ |
| producer |
Brandon K. Klayman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Howard Baldwin NERFINISHED ⓘ Karen Baldwin NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip Anschutz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Baldwin Entertainment Group
NERFINISHED
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Clavius Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 124 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
James V. Hart
NERFINISHED
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John C. Richards NERFINISHED ⓘ Joshua Oppenheimer NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Dean Donnelly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Sahara Desert
NERFINISHED
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West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceMaterialPublicationYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| star |
Delroy Lindo
NERFINISHED
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Lambert Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ Matthew McConaughey NERFINISHED ⓘ Penélope Cruz NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Zahn NERFINISHED ⓘ William H. Macy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sahara Description of subject: "Sahara" is a 2005 action-adventure film based on Clive Cussler's novel, following treasure hunters on a perilous quest in the African desert.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.