The Great Santini
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The Great Santini is a 1979 drama film, based on Pat Conroy’s novel, that follows a domineering Marine fighter pilot and his strained relationship with his family in the American South.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Great Santini canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8802817 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Great Santini Context triple: [Robert Duvall, notableWork, The Great Santini]
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A.
War and Remembrance
War and Remembrance is a historical miniseries (and novel) that continues the World War II saga begun in The Winds of War, depicting the global conflict and the Holocaust through the experiences of an American family.
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B.
A Sense of Honor
A Sense of Honor is a military novel by Jim Webb that explores the moral and psychological challenges faced by midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy.
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C.
The Unvanquished
The Unvanquished is a historical novel by Howard Fast that dramatizes George Washington’s leadership and the struggles of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
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D.
The Unvanquished
The Unvanquished is a novel by William Faulkner that follows a Southern family's experiences during and after the American Civil War, exploring themes of honor, change, and the legacy of the Old South.
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E.
Men of Honor
Men of Honor is a 2000 biographical drama film about the struggles and achievements of Carl Brashear, the U.S. Navy’s first Black master diver.
- 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: The Great Santini Target entity description: The Great Santini is a 1979 drama film, based on Pat Conroy’s novel, that follows a domineering Marine fighter pilot and his strained relationship with his family in the American South.
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A.
War and Remembrance
War and Remembrance is a historical miniseries (and novel) that continues the World War II saga begun in The Winds of War, depicting the global conflict and the Holocaust through the experiences of an American family.
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B.
A Sense of Honor
A Sense of Honor is a military novel by Jim Webb that explores the moral and psychological challenges faced by midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy.
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C.
The Unvanquished
The Unvanquished is a historical novel by Howard Fast that dramatizes George Washington’s leadership and the struggles of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
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D.
The Unvanquished
The Unvanquished is a novel by William Faulkner that follows a Southern family's experiences during and after the American Civil War, exploring themes of honor, change, and the legacy of the Old South.
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E.
Men of Honor
Men of Honor is a 2000 biographical drama film about the struggles and achievements of Carl Brashear, the U.S. Navy’s first Black master diver.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Pat Conroy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Great Santini (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Ralph Woolsey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Lewis John Carlino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Orion Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Houseley Stevenson Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows |
a domineering Marine fighter pilot
ⓘ
his strained relationship with his family ⓘ |
| genre | drama film ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Ben Meechum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lillian Meechum NERFINISHED ⓘ Lt. Col. Wilbur "Bull" Meechum NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Anne Meechum NERFINISHED ⓘ Toomer Smalls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNominee |
Michael O'Keefe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert Duvall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOriginalWork | The Great Santini (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
authoritarian parenting
ⓘ
coming of age ⓘ masculinity ⓘ military culture ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
abusive parenting
ⓘ
family relationships ⓘ military family life ⓘ |
| musicBy | Elmer Bernstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Actor
ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor ⓘ |
| novelPublicationYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| portrays | United States Marine Corps officer ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Orion Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1979 ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | theatrical film ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 115 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Lewis John Carlino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInTimePeriod | early 1960s ⓘ |
| settingLocation | American South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Blythe Danner
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lisa Jane Persky NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael O'Keefe NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Duvall NERFINISHED ⓘ Stan Shaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Great Santini Description of subject: The Great Santini is a 1979 drama film, based on Pat Conroy’s novel, that follows a domineering Marine fighter pilot and his strained relationship with his family in the American South.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.