7th Cavalry (1956 film)
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7th Cavalry is a 1956 American Western film starring Randolph Scott as an army officer returning to a post devastated by the Battle of the Little Bighorn, where he must confront accusations of cowardice and uncover the truth about the massacre.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 7th Cavalry (1956 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7672101 — 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: 7th Cavalry (1956 film) Context triple: [Leigh Harline, workedOn, 7th Cavalry (1956 film)]
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A.
The Last Command (1955 film)
The Last Command is a 1955 American Western film dramatizing the life and final stand of Alamo commander Jim Bowie, starring Sterling Hayden.
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B.
The Cavalry
The Cavalry is the nickname of Cavalry FC, a professional Canadian soccer club competing in the Canadian Premier League.
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C.
Fort Apache
Fort Apache is a 1948 Western film directed by John Ford, renowned for its portrayal of U.S. cavalry life and frontier conflict and for helping define the classic American Western genre.
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D.
Stagecoach (1966 film)
Stagecoach (1966 film) is a color Western remake of John Ford’s 1939 classic, featuring an ensemble cast and retelling the story of diverse passengers traveling by stagecoach through dangerous territory.
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E.
The Magnificent Seven
The Magnificent Seven is a classic 1960 American Western film, inspired by Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai, that follows a group of hired gunmen defending a Mexican village from bandits.
- 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: 7th Cavalry (1956 film) Target entity description: 7th Cavalry is a 1956 American Western film starring Randolph Scott as an army officer returning to a post devastated by the Battle of the Little Bighorn, where he must confront accusations of cowardice and uncover the truth about the massacre.
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A.
The Last Command (1955 film)
The Last Command is a 1955 American Western film dramatizing the life and final stand of Alamo commander Jim Bowie, starring Sterling Hayden.
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B.
The Cavalry
The Cavalry is the nickname of Cavalry FC, a professional Canadian soccer club competing in the Canadian Premier League.
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C.
Fort Apache
Fort Apache is a 1948 Western film directed by John Ford, renowned for its portrayal of U.S. cavalry life and frontier conflict and for helping define the classic American Western genre.
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D.
Stagecoach (1966 film)
Stagecoach (1966 film) is a color Western remake of John Ford’s 1939 classic, featuring an ensemble cast and retelling the story of diverse passengers traveling by stagecoach through dangerous territory.
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E.
The Magnificent Seven
The Magnificent Seven is a classic 1960 American Western film, inspired by Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai, that follows a group of hired gunmen defending a Mexican village from bandits.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Western film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn | story by Glendon Swarthout ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Charles Lawton Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Joseph H. Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| distributorRegion | theatrical release in the United States ⓘ |
| editedBy | Richard Fantl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| filmingStyle | live-action ⓘ |
| genre | Western ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
aftermath of the Battle of the Little Bighorn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
cowardice and honor in the military ⓘ |
| historicalEventReferenced | Battle of the Little Bighorn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActor | Randolph Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActress | Barbara Hale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Captain Benson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryUnitReferenced | 7th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Mischa Bakaleinikoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | U.S. Army cavalry post ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | An army officer returns to his post after the Battle of the Little Bighorn, faces accusations of cowardice, and seeks to uncover the truth about the massacre. ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Randolph Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Harry Joe Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1950s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1956 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 75 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Charles Marquis Warren
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peter Packer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | post–Battle of the Little Bighorn ⓘ |
| starring |
Barbara Hale
NERFINISHED
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Denver Pyle NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Faylen NERFINISHED ⓘ Jay C. Flippen NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeanette Nolan NERFINISHED ⓘ Leo Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ Randolph Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | 7th Cavalry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: 7th Cavalry (1956 film) Description of subject: 7th Cavalry is a 1956 American Western film starring Randolph Scott as an army officer returning to a post devastated by the Battle of the Little Bighorn, where he must confront accusations of cowardice and uncover the truth about the massacre.
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