Anna and the King of Siam
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"Anna and the King of Siam" is a 1946 historical drama film about an English schoolteacher who travels to Siam to tutor the king’s many children, adapted from Margaret Landon’s novel and known as a precursor to "The King and I."
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T529170 — 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: Anna and the King of Siam Context triple: [Arthur C. Miller, notableWork, Anna and the King of Siam]
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The Golden Stairs
The Golden Stairs is a celebrated 1880 oil painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones, depicting a procession of ethereal young women descending a spiral staircase in a dreamlike, symbolist style.
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B.
The King
The King is a conman and one of the two unscrupulous drifters who travel with Huck and Jim, posing as royalty to swindle people in Mark Twain’s "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."
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C.
Her Majesty
Her Majesty is the formal royal style used to address or refer to a reigning queen such as Anne, Queen of Great Britain.
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D.
Tiger of Malaya
Tiger of Malaya is the famous wartime nickname of Japanese general Tomoyuki Yamashita, noted for his rapid conquest of British Malaya and Singapore during World War II.
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E.
The Girl with the Curls
The Girl with the Curls is the famous nickname of silent film star Mary Pickford, who was renowned for her youthful roles and distinctive ringlet hairstyle.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Anna and the King of Siam Target entity description: "Anna and the King of Siam" is a 1946 historical drama film about an English schoolteacher who travels to Siam to tutor the king’s many children, adapted from Margaret Landon’s novel and known as a precursor to "The King and I."
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A.
The Golden Stairs
The Golden Stairs is a celebrated 1880 oil painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones, depicting a procession of ethereal young women descending a spiral staircase in a dreamlike, symbolist style.
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B.
The King
The King is a conman and one of the two unscrupulous drifters who travel with Huck and Jim, posing as royalty to swindle people in Mark Twain’s "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."
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C.
Her Majesty
Her Majesty is the formal royal style used to address or refer to a reigning queen such as Anne, Queen of Great Britain.
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D.
Tiger of Malaya
Tiger of Malaya is the famous wartime nickname of Japanese general Tomoyuki Yamashita, noted for his rapid conquest of British Malaya and Singapore during World War II.
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E.
The Girl with the Curls
The Girl with the Curls is the famous nickname of silent film star Mary Pickford, who was renowned for her youthful roles and distinctive ringlet hairstyle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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historical drama film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf |
Anna and the King of Siam
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Anna and the King of Siam (novel)
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| authorOfSourceWork | Margaret Landon ⓘ |
| award |
Academy Award for Best Art Direction
ⓘ
surface form:
Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black-and-White
Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
surface form:
Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
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| basedOn |
Anna and the King of Siam
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Anna and the King of Siam (novel)
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| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy |
Arthur C. Miller
ⓘ
Ray Rennahan ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | John Cromwell ⓘ |
| distributor | 20th Century Fox ⓘ |
| editedBy | Louis Loeffler ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Prince Chulalongkorn ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
historical drama ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
clash of traditions
ⓘ
cultural exchange ⓘ education ⓘ |
| inspired |
The King and I
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surface form:
The King and I (musical)
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| mainCharacter |
Anna Leonowens
ⓘ
King Mongkut of Siam ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Bernard Herrmann ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | English schoolteacher tutoring the king’s children ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
19th-century Siamese monarchy
ⓘ
Anna and the King of Siam self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Anna Leonowens in Siam
Grand Palace ⓘ
surface form:
royal court of King Mongkut
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| predecessorOf |
The King and I
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surface form:
The King and I (1956 film)
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| producer | Louis D. Lighton ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
20th Century Fox
ⓘ
surface form:
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
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| publicationDate | 1946 ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | theatrical film ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1946 ⓘ |
| runtime | 128 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Sally Benson
ⓘ
Talbot Jennings ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Thailand
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surface form:
Siam
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| settingTime | 19th century ⓘ |
| starring |
Gale Sondergaard
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Irene Dunne ⓘ Lee J. Cobb ⓘ Linda Darnell ⓘ Rex Harrison ⓘ |
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Subject: Anna and the King of Siam Description of subject: "Anna and the King of Siam" is a 1946 historical drama film about an English schoolteacher who travels to Siam to tutor the king’s many children, adapted from Margaret Landon’s novel and known as a precursor to "The King and I."
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Anna and the King of Siam (novel)
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Anna and the King of Siam (novel)
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Anna Leonowens in Siam
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novel "Anna and the King of Siam"
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Getting to Know You
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Anna and the King
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Anna and the King
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Anna and the King of Siam (1946 film)
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Anna and the King
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Anna and the King
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Anna and the King
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1946 film Anna and the King of Siam
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Anna and the King
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Hello, Young Lovers
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Anna and the King of Siam (1944 novel)
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Memoirs of Anna Leonowens
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Memoirs of Anna Leonowens
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Memoirs of Anna Leonowens
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Anna and the King of Siam (1946 film)
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Anna and the King