Men in War
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Men in War is a 1957 American war film, directed by Anthony Mann, that portrays the psychological strain and moral ambiguity faced by a small U.S. Army unit during the Korean War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Men in War canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6596592 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Men in War Context triple: [Anthony Mann, notableWork, Men in War]
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A.
Two Soldiers
"Two Soldiers" is a traditional American folk ballad about brothers going off to war, notably popularized by Bob Dylan’s recording on his 1993 album *World Gone Wrong*.
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B.
The Face of War
The Face of War is a collection of Martha Gellhorn’s vivid, first-hand war reportage spanning multiple conflicts in the mid-20th century.
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C.
Making War
"Making War" is a book by former U.S. Navy Secretary John F. Lehman that analyzes American military strategy and defense policy, particularly in the context of naval power and Cold War-era security challenges.
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D.
Rumors of War
Rumors of War is a monumental equestrian sculpture by artist Kehinde Wiley that reimagines traditional Confederate monuments by placing a contemporary Black figure in a heroic pose.
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E.
Casualties of War
Casualties of War is a 1989 war drama film directed by Brian De Palma that portrays a harrowing true story of moral conflict and atrocity during the Vietnam War.
- 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: Men in War Target entity description: Men in War is a 1957 American war film, directed by Anthony Mann, that portrays the psychological strain and moral ambiguity faced by a small U.S. Army unit during the Korean War.
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A.
Two Soldiers
"Two Soldiers" is a traditional American folk ballad about brothers going off to war, notably popularized by Bob Dylan’s recording on his 1993 album *World Gone Wrong*.
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B.
The Face of War
The Face of War is a collection of Martha Gellhorn’s vivid, first-hand war reportage spanning multiple conflicts in the mid-20th century.
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C.
Making War
"Making War" is a book by former U.S. Navy Secretary John F. Lehman that analyzes American military strategy and defense policy, particularly in the context of naval power and Cold War-era security challenges.
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D.
Rumors of War
Rumors of War is a monumental equestrian sculpture by artist Kehinde Wiley that reimagines traditional Confederate monuments by placing a contemporary Black figure in a heroic pose.
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E.
Casualties of War
Casualties of War is a 1989 war drama film directed by Brian De Palma that portrays a harrowing true story of moral conflict and atrocity during the Vietnam War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Day Without End
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
novel by Van Van Praag ⓘ |
| castMember |
James Edwards
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nehemiah Persoff NERFINISHED ⓘ Vic Morrow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematography | Ernest Haller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black-and-white photography ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
moral ambiguity in war
ⓘ
psychological strain of combat ⓘ |
| director | Anthony Mann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | United Artists ⓘ |
| editedBy | Richard C. Meyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| filmingProcess | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
war film ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
Korea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
battlefield ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Men in War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locationOfPremiere | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject | small U.S. Army unit ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Elmer Bernstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | small-unit infantry combat ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
breakdown of military discipline
ⓘ
combat fatigue ⓘ tension between officers and enlisted men ⓘ |
| producer | Bryan Foy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Security Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1957 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | August 1957 ⓘ |
| runtime | 99 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Ben Maddow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philip Yordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Korean War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Aldo Ray
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert Keith NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Ryan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 1957 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Men in War Description of subject: Men in War is a 1957 American war film, directed by Anthony Mann, that portrays the psychological strain and moral ambiguity faced by a small U.S. Army unit during the Korean War.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.