Hail the Conquering Hero
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Hail the Conquering Hero is a 1944 American screwball comedy film directed by Preston Sturges, celebrated for its sharp satire of wartime heroism and small-town patriotism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hail the Conquering Hero canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6131039 — 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: Hail the Conquering Hero Context triple: [Eddie Bracken, notableWork, Hail the Conquering Hero]
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A.
Hail! to the conqu'ring heroes
"Hail! to the conqu'ring heroes" is the famous opening line of the chorus from "The Victors," the fight song of the University of Michigan.
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B.
Victory over the Sun
"Victory over the Sun" is a 1913 avant-garde Russian Futurist opera known for its radical experimentation with sound, language, and stage design, including Kazimir Malevich’s pioneering abstract sets.
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C.
King of Battle
"King of Battle" is the traditional motto and nickname of the U.S. Army Field Artillery Branch, highlighting its decisive role in combat.
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D.
The Glory
The Glory is a track from Kanye West's acclaimed 2007 album "Graduation," known for its soulful production and reflective lyrics about success and perseverance.
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E.
The Glory
The Glory is a studio album by Nigerian rapper Olamide that showcases his signature street-influenced hip-hop sound and solidified his status in the Afrobeats and rap scene.
- 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: Hail the Conquering Hero Target entity description: Hail the Conquering Hero is a 1944 American screwball comedy film directed by Preston Sturges, celebrated for its sharp satire of wartime heroism and small-town patriotism.
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A.
Hail! to the conqu'ring heroes
"Hail! to the conqu'ring heroes" is the famous opening line of the chorus from "The Victors," the fight song of the University of Michigan.
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B.
Victory over the Sun
"Victory over the Sun" is a 1913 avant-garde Russian Futurist opera known for its radical experimentation with sound, language, and stage design, including Kazimir Malevich’s pioneering abstract sets.
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C.
King of Battle
"King of Battle" is the traditional motto and nickname of the U.S. Army Field Artillery Branch, highlighting its decisive role in combat.
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D.
The Glory
The Glory is a track from Kanye West's acclaimed 2007 album "Graduation," known for its soulful production and reflective lyrics about success and perseverance.
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E.
The Glory
The Glory is a studio album by Nigerian rapper Olamide that showcases his signature street-influenced hip-hop sound and solidified his status in the Afrobeats and rap scene.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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screwball comedy film ⓘ |
| basedIn |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| cinematographyBy | John F. Seitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creativeStyle |
ensemble comedy
ⓘ
rapid-fire dialogue ⓘ |
| director | Preston Sturges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Stuart Gilmore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | World War II-era American cinema ⓘ |
| filmingProcess | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
ⓘ
satire ⓘ screwball comedy ⓘ |
| hasCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasDirector | Preston Sturges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
small-town patriotism
ⓘ
wartime heroism ⓘ |
| musicBy | Werner R. Heymann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | a falsely celebrated war hero returning to his hometown ⓘ |
| notableFor |
satire of small-town patriotism
ⓘ
sharp satire of wartime heroism ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Hollywood studio-era comedies ⓘ |
| producer | Preston Sturges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1944 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1944 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 101 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Preston Sturges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setDuring | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Al Bridge
NERFINISHED
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Eddie Bracken NERFINISHED ⓘ Elizabeth Patterson NERFINISHED ⓘ Ella Raines NERFINISHED ⓘ Franklin Pangborn NERFINISHED ⓘ Raymond Walburn NERFINISHED ⓘ William Demarest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Preston Sturges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hail the Conquering Hero Description of subject: Hail the Conquering Hero is a 1944 American screwball comedy film directed by Preston Sturges, celebrated for its sharp satire of wartime heroism and small-town patriotism.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.