film "The Hanoi Hilton" (1987)
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"The Hanoi Hilton" (1987) is an American war drama film depicting the experiences and brutal treatment of U.S. prisoners of war held in North Vietnam’s infamous Hỏa Lò Prison during the Vietnam War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| film "The Hanoi Hilton" (1987) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8369063 — 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)
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Target entity: film "The Hanoi Hilton" (1987) Context triple: [Hanoi Hilton, featuredInWork, film "The Hanoi Hilton" (1987)]
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film "Coogan's Bluff"
"Coogan's Bluff" is a 1968 crime thriller film starring Clint Eastwood as an Arizona deputy sheriff navigating New York City while pursuing a fugitive.
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B.
film "Khartoum" (1966)
The 1966 film "Khartoum" is a historical epic dramatizing the 1884–1885 siege of the Sudanese city, focusing on General Charles Gordon’s doomed defense against Mahdist forces.
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C.
Hanoi Hilton
The "Hanoi Hilton" is the infamous nickname given by American prisoners of war to Hỏa Lò Prison in Hanoi, Vietnam, known for its harsh conditions and use during the Vietnam War.
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D.
film "All the President’s Men"
"All the President’s Men" is a 1976 political thriller film that dramatizes Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein’s investigation into the Watergate scandal that led to President Richard Nixon’s resignation.
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E.
film "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo"
"Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" is a 1944 World War II drama film that portrays the planning, execution, and aftermath of the U.S. Doolittle Raid on Japan.
- 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: film "The Hanoi Hilton" (1987) Target entity description: "The Hanoi Hilton" (1987) is an American war drama film depicting the experiences and brutal treatment of U.S. prisoners of war held in North Vietnam’s infamous Hỏa Lò Prison during the Vietnam War.
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A.
film "Coogan's Bluff"
"Coogan's Bluff" is a 1968 crime thriller film starring Clint Eastwood as an Arizona deputy sheriff navigating New York City while pursuing a fugitive.
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B.
film "Khartoum" (1966)
The 1966 film "Khartoum" is a historical epic dramatizing the 1884–1885 siege of the Sudanese city, focusing on General Charles Gordon’s doomed defense against Mahdist forces.
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C.
Hanoi Hilton
The "Hanoi Hilton" is the infamous nickname given by American prisoners of war to Hỏa Lò Prison in Hanoi, Vietnam, known for its harsh conditions and use during the Vietnam War.
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D.
film "All the President’s Men"
"All the President’s Men" is a 1976 political thriller film that dramatizes Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein’s investigation into the Watergate scandal that led to President Richard Nixon’s resignation.
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E.
film "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo"
"Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" is a 1944 World War II drama film that portrays the planning, execution, and aftermath of the U.S. Doolittle Raid on Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | real experiences of American POWs in North Vietnam ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Douglas Milsome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
Hỏa Lò Prison
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. prisoners of war ⓘ Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ torture of prisoners of war ⓘ |
| director | Lionel Chetwynd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Michael Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLanguage | English ⓘ |
| genre |
prisoner of war film
ⓘ
war drama ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
human rights abuses
ⓘ
military ethics ⓘ patriotism ⓘ survival ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
cost of war
ⓘ
loyalty to comrades ⓘ resilience under torture ⓘ |
| hasType | feature film ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | adult ⓘ |
| medium | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Georges Delerue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | fictionalized account of historical events ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
American prisoners of war in North Vietnam
ⓘ
brutal treatment of POWs ⓘ interrogation and indoctrination of POWs ⓘ psychological effects of captivity ⓘ |
| producer | Lionel Chetwynd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1987 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 125 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Lionel Chetwynd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Hanoi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
David Soul
NERFINISHED
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Jane Alexander NERFINISHED ⓘ John Edwin Shaw NERFINISHED ⓘ Ken Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ Lawrence Pressman NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Moriarty NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Le Mat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleRefersTo | Hỏa Lò Prison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: film "The Hanoi Hilton" (1987) Description of subject: "The Hanoi Hilton" (1987) is an American war drama film depicting the experiences and brutal treatment of U.S. prisoners of war held in North Vietnam’s infamous Hỏa Lò Prison during the Vietnam War.
Referenced by (1)
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