Cliffhanger
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Cliffhanger is a 1993 action thriller film starring Sylvester Stallone as a mountain climber caught in a high-altitude heist gone wrong.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cliffhanger canonical | 31 |
| Cliffhanger (1993 film) | 1 |
| Cliffhanger (film) | 1 |
| Cliffhanger universe | 1 |
| Cliffhanger: The Untold Story | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T492863 — 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: Cliffhanger Context triple: [Sylvester Stallone, notableWork, Cliffhanger]
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A.
Urgent Fury
Urgent Fury was the U.S.-led 1983 military invasion of Grenada aimed at overthrowing its Marxist government and restoring a pro-Western regime.
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B.
The Towering Inferno
The Towering Inferno is a 1974 American disaster film about a catastrophic fire in a newly opened skyscraper, featuring an ensemble cast that includes Fred Astaire, Paul Newman, and Steve McQueen.
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C.
Backdraft
Backdraft is a 1991 action-thriller film about Chicago firefighters, directed by Ron Howard and known for its intense fire sequences and exploration of arson investigations.
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D.
Panic Room
Panic Room is a 2002 thriller film directed by David Fincher about a mother and daughter trapped in a fortified room during a violent home invasion.
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E.
Jaws
Jaws is a 1975 American thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg about a great white shark that terrorizes a New England beach town.
- 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: Cliffhanger Target entity description: Cliffhanger is a 1993 action thriller film starring Sylvester Stallone as a mountain climber caught in a high-altitude heist gone wrong.
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A.
Urgent Fury
Urgent Fury was the U.S.-led 1983 military invasion of Grenada aimed at overthrowing its Marxist government and restoring a pro-Western regime.
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B.
The Towering Inferno
The Towering Inferno is a 1974 American disaster film about a catastrophic fire in a newly opened skyscraper, featuring an ensemble cast that includes Fred Astaire, Paul Newman, and Steve McQueen.
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C.
Backdraft
Backdraft is a 1991 action-thriller film about Chicago firefighters, directed by Ron Howard and known for its intense fire sequences and exploration of arson investigations.
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D.
Panic Room
Panic Room is a 2002 thriller film directed by David Fincher about a mother and daughter trapped in a fortified room during a violent home invasion.
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E.
Jaws
Jaws is a 1975 American thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg about a great white shark that terrorizes a New England beach town.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
ⓘ
action film ⓘ film ⓘ thriller film ⓘ |
| antagonistName | Eric Qualen ⓘ |
| characterRole |
Janine Turner as Jessie Deighan
ⓘ
John Lithgow as Eric Qualen ⓘ Michael Rooker ⓘ
surface form:
Michael Rooker as Hal Tucker
Sylvester Stallone as Gabe Walker ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Alex Thomson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Renny Harlin ⓘ |
| distributedBy | TriStar Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy |
Frank J. Urioste
ⓘ
John F. Link ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Dolomites
ⓘ
Alps ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Alps
|
| genre |
action
ⓘ
thriller ⓘ |
| homeMedia |
released on Blu-ray
ⓘ
released on DVD ⓘ released on VHS ⓘ |
| leadCharacterName | Gabe Walker ⓘ |
| leadCharacterOccupation | mountain climber ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | Trevor Jones ⓘ |
| notableAward |
nominated for Academy Award for Best Sound
ⓘ
nominated for Academy Award for Best Sound Effects Editing ⓘ |
| notableScene | opening rescue sequence on a high wire between two planes and a mountain peak ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A mountain climber is drawn into a high-altitude heist after a botched mid-air robbery scatters cases of cash in the mountains. ⓘ |
| producer |
Alan Marshall
ⓘ
Renny Harlin ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Carolco Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseDateUS | May 1993 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 113 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Michael France
ⓘ
Sylvester Stallone ⓘ |
| setting | Rocky Mountains ⓘ |
| starring |
Caroline Goodall
ⓘ
Janine Turner ⓘ John Lithgow ⓘ Leon Robinson ⓘ Michael Rooker ⓘ Rex Linn ⓘ Sylvester Stallone ⓘ |
| storyBy | Michael France ⓘ |
| theme |
guilt and redemption
ⓘ
survival in extreme conditions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cliffhanger Description of subject: Cliffhanger is a 1993 action thriller film starring Sylvester Stallone as a mountain climber caught in a high-altitude heist gone wrong.
Referenced by (35)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cliffhanger (film)
subject surface form:
Gabe Walker
subject surface form:
Gabe Walker
this entity surface form:
Cliffhanger universe
this entity surface form:
Cliffhanger: The Untold Story
subject surface form:
Renny Harlin
subject surface form:
Renny Harlin
this entity surface form:
Cliffhanger (1993 film)