Never Cry Wolf
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Never Cry Wolf is a 1983 adventure drama film, based on Farley Mowat’s autobiographical book, that follows a biologist’s solitary study of Arctic wolves and challenges myths about their ferocity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Never Cry Wolf canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6100910 — 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: Never Cry Wolf Context triple: [Carroll Ballard, notableWork, Never Cry Wolf]
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A.
The Jackal
"The Jackal" is a 1997 action thriller film, loosely based on the 1973 movie "The Day of the Jackal," about an elusive assassin hired for a high-profile political killing.
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B.
Hudson Hawk
Hudson Hawk is a 1991 action-comedy heist film starring Bruce Willis as a wisecracking cat burglar drawn into an absurd conspiracy involving high-tech art theft.
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C.
Ice Station Zebra
Ice Station Zebra is a 1968 Cold War espionage and submarine thriller film, based on Alistair MacLean’s novel, known for its Arctic setting and intrigue involving a downed reconnaissance satellite.
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D.
The Hunt
The Hunt is a BBC nature documentary series that explores the dramatic strategies predators and prey use to survive in the wild.
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E.
The Hunt
"The Hunt" is a dramatic, percussive cue from Jerry Goldsmith’s iconic 1968 Planet of the Apes film score, known for its avant-garde orchestration and intense, primal energy.
- 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: Never Cry Wolf Target entity description: Never Cry Wolf is a 1983 adventure drama film, based on Farley Mowat’s autobiographical book, that follows a biologist’s solitary study of Arctic wolves and challenges myths about their ferocity.
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A.
The Jackal
"The Jackal" is a 1997 action thriller film, loosely based on the 1973 movie "The Day of the Jackal," about an elusive assassin hired for a high-profile political killing.
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B.
Hudson Hawk
Hudson Hawk is a 1991 action-comedy heist film starring Bruce Willis as a wisecracking cat burglar drawn into an absurd conspiracy involving high-tech art theft.
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C.
Ice Station Zebra
Ice Station Zebra is a 1968 Cold War espionage and submarine thriller film, based on Alistair MacLean’s novel, known for its Arctic setting and intrigue involving a downed reconnaissance satellite.
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D.
The Hunt
The Hunt is a BBC nature documentary series that explores the dramatic strategies predators and prey use to survive in the wild.
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E.
The Hunt
"The Hunt" is a dramatic, percussive cue from Jerry Goldsmith’s iconic 1968 Planet of the Apes film score, known for its avant-garde orchestration and intense, primal energy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Farley Mowat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Never Cry Wolf (book) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Hiro Narita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Carroll Ballard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Buena Vista Distribution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Walt Disney Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Lynzee Klingman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
British Columbia
NERFINISHED
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Nunavut NERFINISHED ⓘ Yukon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ nature film ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Tyler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MPAARating | PG ⓘ |
| musicBy | Mark Isham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | study of Arctic wolves ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early Disney film with serious environmental themes
ⓘ
realistic depiction of wolves ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
Arctic wolves
ⓘ
Inuit culture ⓘ |
| producer |
Jack Couffer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lewis M. Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Walt Disney Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | biologist ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1983-10-07 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 105 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Carroll Ballard
NERFINISHED
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Curtis Hanson NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Kletter NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Hamm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| setInRegion | Canadian Arctic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceWorkGenre | autobiographical book ⓘ |
| stars |
Brian Dennehy
NERFINISHED
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Charles Martin Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Zachary Ittimangnaq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
challenge to myths about wolf ferocity
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environmental conservation ⓘ man and nature relationship ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Never Cry Wolf Description of subject: Never Cry Wolf is a 1983 adventure drama film, based on Farley Mowat’s autobiographical book, that follows a biologist’s solitary study of Arctic wolves and challenges myths about their ferocity.
Referenced by (5)
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