The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
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The Lives of a Bengal Lancer is a 1935 adventure film set in British colonial India, following three cavalry officers on the Northwest Frontier and noted for its blend of action, camaraderie, and imperial drama.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Lives of a Bengal Lancer canonical | 5 |
| "The Lives of a Bengal Lancer" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8654786 — 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: The Lives of a Bengal Lancer Context triple: [Franchot Tone, notableWork, The Lives of a Bengal Lancer]
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A.
Ghare-Baire
Ghare-Baire is a 1916 Bengali novel by Rabindranath Tagore that explores nationalism, gender, and personal freedom against the backdrop of the Swadeshi movement in colonial India.
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B.
Memoirs of an Infantry Officer
Memoirs of an Infantry Officer is Siegfried Sassoon’s semi-autobiographical World War I novel that vividly portrays the psychological and moral impact of trench warfare on a young British officer.
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C.
the Bayard of India
The Bayard of India was the chivalric nickname given to British general Sir James Outram, celebrated for his courage, integrity, and gallant conduct during British rule in India.
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D.
Kohima Epitaph
The Kohima Epitaph is a famous Second World War memorial inscription honoring fallen soldiers, best known for its closing line, “When you go home, tell them of us and say, for your tomorrow, we gave our today.”
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E.
The Lieutenant
The Lieutenant is a 1960s American television drama series created by Gene Roddenberry that follows the professional and personal challenges of a young U.S. Marine Corps officer.
- 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: The Lives of a Bengal Lancer Target entity description: The Lives of a Bengal Lancer is a 1935 adventure film set in British colonial India, following three cavalry officers on the Northwest Frontier and noted for its blend of action, camaraderie, and imperial drama.
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A.
Ghare-Baire
Ghare-Baire is a 1916 Bengali novel by Rabindranath Tagore that explores nationalism, gender, and personal freedom against the backdrop of the Swadeshi movement in colonial India.
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B.
Memoirs of an Infantry Officer
Memoirs of an Infantry Officer is Siegfried Sassoon’s semi-autobiographical World War I novel that vividly portrays the psychological and moral impact of trench warfare on a young British officer.
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C.
the Bayard of India
The Bayard of India was the chivalric nickname given to British general Sir James Outram, celebrated for his courage, integrity, and gallant conduct during British rule in India.
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D.
Kohima Epitaph
The Kohima Epitaph is a famous Second World War memorial inscription honoring fallen soldiers, best known for its closing line, “When you go home, tell them of us and say, for your tomorrow, we gave our today.”
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E.
The Lieutenant
The Lieutenant is a 1960s American television drama series created by Gene Roddenberry that follows the professional and personal challenges of a young U.S. Marine Corps officer.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| academyAwardCategoryNominated |
Best Adapted Screenplay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Best Assistant Director ⓘ Best Director ⓘ Best Film Editing ⓘ Best Picture NERFINISHED ⓘ Best Sound Recording ⓘ |
| academyAwardCategoryWon | Best Assistant Director NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Francis Yeats-Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Academy Award for Best Assistant Director NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1930 book) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Charles Lang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Henry Hathaway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Ellsworth Hoagland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Hollywood Golden Age
ⓘ
surface form:
Golden Age of Hollywood
|
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure
ⓘ
war film ⓘ |
| hasIMDbId | tt0026529 ⓘ |
| musicBy | Hugo Friedhofer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | three British cavalry officers ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of action and camaraderie
ⓘ
depiction of British imperialism ⓘ portrayal of colonial frontier warfare ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| oscarNominations | 7 ⓘ |
| producer | Louis D. Lighton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDateUS | 1935-01-11 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| runningTime | 109 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Achmed Abdullah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grover Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ John L. Balderston NERFINISHED ⓘ Waldemar Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
British India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northwest Frontier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Akim Tamiroff
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
C. Aubrey Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Franchot Tone NERFINISHED ⓘ Gary Cooper NERFINISHED ⓘ Guy Standing NERFINISHED ⓘ Kathleen Burke NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Cromwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: The Lives of a Bengal Lancer Description of subject: The Lives of a Bengal Lancer is a 1935 adventure film set in British colonial India, following three cavalry officers on the Northwest Frontier and noted for its blend of action, camaraderie, and imperial drama.
Referenced by (6)
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this entity surface form:
"The Lives of a Bengal Lancer"