Ride in the Whirlwind
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Ride in the Whirlwind is a 1966 low-budget, revisionist Western film directed by Monte Hellman and co-written by and starring Jack Nicholson, noted for its minimalist style and bleak, existential tone.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ride in the Whirlwind canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6714926 — 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: Ride in the Whirlwind Context triple: [Monte Hellman, notableWork, Ride in the Whirlwind]
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A.
Whirlwinds
Whirlwinds is a water slide attraction located within the Splash Works water park.
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B.
In the Wind
"In the Wind" is a 1963 folk album by Peter, Paul and Mary that helped popularize the American folk revival with songs like "Blowin' in the Wind."
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C.
The Wind and Beyond
The Wind and Beyond is a seminal work on aerodynamics and aerospace engineering authored by pioneering physicist and engineer Theodore von Kármán.
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D.
Wild Ride
"Wild Ride" is a song featured on the album "This Time."
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E.
Hasten Down the Wind
Hasten Down the Wind is a 1976 studio album by American singer Linda Ronstadt that showcases her blend of rock, country, and pop and earned her a Grammy Award.
- 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: Ride in the Whirlwind Target entity description: Ride in the Whirlwind is a 1966 low-budget, revisionist Western film directed by Monte Hellman and co-written by and starring Jack Nicholson, noted for its minimalist style and bleak, existential tone.
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A.
Whirlwinds
Whirlwinds is a water slide attraction located within the Splash Works water park.
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B.
In the Wind
"In the Wind" is a 1963 folk album by Peter, Paul and Mary that helped popularize the American folk revival with songs like "Blowin' in the Wind."
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C.
The Wind and Beyond
The Wind and Beyond is a seminal work on aerodynamics and aerospace engineering authored by pioneering physicist and engineer Theodore von Kármán.
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D.
Wild Ride
"Wild Ride" is a song featured on the album "This Time."
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E.
Hasten Down the Wind
Hasten Down the Wind is a 1976 studio album by American singer Linda Ronstadt that showcases her blend of rock, country, and pop and earned her a Grammy Award.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Western film
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film ⓘ revisionist Western film ⓘ |
| budget | low-budget ⓘ |
| cinematography | Gregory Sandor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coProducedWith | The Shooting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coWriter | Jack Nicholson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Monte Hellman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Jack H. Harris Enterprises NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor |
Jack Ogilvie
NERFINISHED
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Monte Hellman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Western
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revisionist Western ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
B. J. Merholz
NERFINISHED
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Brandon Carroll NERFINISHED ⓘ Cameron Mitchell NERFINISHED ⓘ George Mitchell NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Dean Stanton NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Nicholson NERFINISHED ⓘ Katherine Squire NERFINISHED ⓘ Millie Perkins NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Cannon NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Filer NERFINISHED ⓘ William A. Keller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Robert Drasnin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bleak tone
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existential themes ⓘ minimalist style ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Monte Hellman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 82 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Jack Nicholson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | American West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
B. J. Merholz
NERFINISHED
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Brandon Carroll NERFINISHED ⓘ Cameron Mitchell NERFINISHED ⓘ George Mitchell NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Dean Stanton NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Nicholson NERFINISHED ⓘ Katherine Squire NERFINISHED ⓘ Millie Perkins NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Cannon NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Filer NERFINISHED ⓘ William A. Keller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ride in the Whirlwind Description of subject: Ride in the Whirlwind is a 1966 low-budget, revisionist Western film directed by Monte Hellman and co-written by and starring Jack Nicholson, noted for its minimalist style and bleak, existential tone.
Referenced by (2)
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