Shoulder Arms
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Shoulder Arms is a 1918 silent comedy film written, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin, in which he satirizes military life and World War I.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shoulder Arms canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6846109 — 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: Shoulder Arms Context triple: [The Chaplin Revue, hasPart, Shoulder Arms]
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A.
The Spearhead
The Spearhead is the nickname of the U.S. 5th Marine Division, a World War II Marine Corps unit renowned for its pivotal role in the Battle of Iwo Jima.
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B.
Armored Corps
The Armored Corps is a key combat branch of the Israel Defense Forces specializing in tank warfare and armored ground operations.
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C.
Amongst Our Weapons
Amongst Our Weapons is an urban fantasy novel in Ben Aaronovitch’s Rivers of London series, following magical police investigations in contemporary London.
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D.
Veille d’armes
Veille d’armes is a French stage play best known today as the work that earned actress Annabella significant critical acclaim and awards.
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E.
Fussilat
Fussilat is the 41st chapter of the Qur’an, known for its detailed exposition of divine revelation, signs in creation, and the consequences of accepting or rejecting the message.
- 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: Shoulder Arms Target entity description: Shoulder Arms is a 1918 silent comedy film written, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin, in which he satirizes military life and World War I.
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A.
The Spearhead
The Spearhead is the nickname of the U.S. 5th Marine Division, a World War II Marine Corps unit renowned for its pivotal role in the Battle of Iwo Jima.
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B.
Armored Corps
The Armored Corps is a key combat branch of the Israel Defense Forces specializing in tank warfare and armored ground operations.
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C.
Amongst Our Weapons
Amongst Our Weapons is an urban fantasy novel in Ben Aaronovitch’s Rivers of London series, following magical police investigations in contemporary London.
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D.
Veille d’armes
Veille d’armes is a French stage play best known today as the work that earned actress Annabella significant critical acclaim and awards.
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E.
Fussilat
Fussilat is the 41st chapter of the Qur’an, known for its detailed exposition of divine revelation, signs in creation, and the consequences of accepting or rejecting the message.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | silent comedy film ⓘ |
| composer | (various, for later reissue scores) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| director | Charlie Chaplin ⓘ |
| distributor | First National Exhibitors’ Circuit ⓘ |
| era | silent film era ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Doughboy (played by Charlie Chaplin) ⓘ |
| filmFormat |
black-and-white
ⓘ
silent ⓘ |
| followedBy | Sunnyside ⓘ |
| follows |
A Dog’s Life
ⓘ
linked to:
A Dog's Life
|
| hasBlackAndWhiteVersion | yes ⓘ |
| hasFilmPoster | Shoulder Arms theatrical poster ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
comedy film
ⓘ
war film ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext | produced during World War I ⓘ |
| hasIntertitlesLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeDevice | dream sequence ending ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
German-occupied territory
ⓘ
World War I Western Front ⓘ
linked to:
Western Front 1914–1918
trenches ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
anti-war satire
ⓘ
heroism and fantasy ⓘ military parody ⓘ |
| includedIn | Charlie Chaplin film retrospectives ⓘ |
| isChaplinMutualOrFirstNationalPeriod | First National period ⓘ |
| leadActorRole | Charlie Chaplin as an inept but heroic soldier ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | soldier ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Chaplin’s first full war comedy
ⓘ
early cinematic satire of World War I ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent film ⓘ |
| partOfFilmographyOf | Charlie Chaplin ⓘ |
| portrays |
capture of the Kaiser
ⓘ
spy mission behind enemy lines ⓘ trench warfare ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Charles Chaplin Productions ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1918-10-20 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1918 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 36 ⓘ |
| satirizes |
World War I
ⓘ
military life ⓘ |
| starring | Charlie Chaplin ⓘ |
| writer | Charlie Chaplin ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shoulder Arms Description of subject: Shoulder Arms is a 1918 silent comedy film written, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin, in which he satirizes military life and World War I.
Referenced by (5)
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