Hard Times
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Hard Times is a 1975 American period boxing drama film directed by Walter Hill and starring Charles Bronson as a bare-knuckle fighter in Depression-era New Orleans.
All labels observed (1)
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| Hard Times canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8441868 — 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: Hard Times Context triple: [Walter Hill, notableWork, Hard Times]
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A.
Hard Times
Hard Times is a social and industrial novel by Charles Dickens that critiques utilitarianism and the dehumanizing effects of Victorian-era factory life in the fictional Coketown.
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B.
Hard Times
"Hard Times" is a 2017 new wave–inspired pop-rock single by American band Paramore, known for its bright, upbeat sound paired with lyrics about emotional struggle and resilience.
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C.
Little Dorrit
Little Dorrit is a novel by Charles Dickens that critiques Victorian society and the debtors' prison system through the life of its impoverished heroine, Amy Dorrit.
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D.
The Schoolmaster
The Schoolmaster is a sketch or story within Washington Irving's collection "Bracebridge Hall," portraying a modest, dedicated village teacher with gentle humor and sentiment.
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E.
Hard Times Come Again No More
"Hard Times Come Again No More" is a 19th-century American parlor song by Stephen Foster that has become a widely recorded folk standard lamenting hardship and pleading for better times.
- 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: Hard Times Target entity description: Hard Times is a 1975 American period boxing drama film directed by Walter Hill and starring Charles Bronson as a bare-knuckle fighter in Depression-era New Orleans.
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A.
Hard Times
Hard Times is a social and industrial novel by Charles Dickens that critiques utilitarianism and the dehumanizing effects of Victorian-era factory life in the fictional Coketown.
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B.
Hard Times
"Hard Times" is a 2017 new wave–inspired pop-rock single by American band Paramore, known for its bright, upbeat sound paired with lyrics about emotional struggle and resilience.
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C.
Little Dorrit
Little Dorrit is a novel by Charles Dickens that critiques Victorian society and the debtors' prison system through the life of its impoverished heroine, Amy Dorrit.
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D.
The Schoolmaster
The Schoolmaster is a sketch or story within Washington Irving's collection "Bracebridge Hall," portraying a modest, dedicated village teacher with gentle humor and sentiment.
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E.
Hard Times Come Again No More
"Hard Times Come Again No More" is a 19th-century American parlor song by Stephen Foster that has become a widely recorded folk standard lamenting hardship and pleading for better times.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
boxing film
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film ⓘ |
| characterRole |
Chaney
NERFINISHED
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Lucy Simpson NERFINISHED ⓘ Poe NERFINISHED ⓘ Speed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Philip H. Lathrop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| director | Walter Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Roger Spottiswoode NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresSport | bare-knuckle boxing ⓘ |
| filmFormat | color ⓘ |
| genre |
boxing film
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drama film ⓘ period film ⓘ sports film ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Charles Bronson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Coburn NERFINISHED ⓘ Jill Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Strother Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenreElement |
action
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crime ⓘ |
| hasOriginalTitle | Hard Times NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Great Depression
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
bare-knuckle boxing ⓘ |
| musicBy | Barry De Vorzon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Walter Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
economic hardship
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underground fighting ⓘ |
| producer | Lawrence Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1975 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| runtime | 93 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Walter Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation | New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Great Depression NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Charles Bronson
NERFINISHED
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James Coburn NERFINISHED ⓘ Jill Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Strother Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeSetting | 1930s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hard Times Description of subject: Hard Times is a 1975 American period boxing drama film directed by Walter Hill and starring Charles Bronson as a bare-knuckle fighter in Depression-era New Orleans.
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