The Flight of the Phoenix (novel)
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The Flight of the Phoenix (novel) is a 1964 adventure novel by Elleston Trevor about survivors of a plane crash in the Sahara Desert who attempt to rebuild their wrecked aircraft to escape.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Flight of the Phoenix | 5 |
| The Flight of the Phoenix (novel) canonical | 4 |
| The Flight of the Phoenix (1964 film) | 2 |
| The Flight of the Phoenix franchise | 1 |
| novel The Flight of the Phoenix | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8810593 — 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 Flight of the Phoenix (novel) Context triple: [The Flight of the Phoenix (1965 film), basedOn, The Flight of the Phoenix (novel)]
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A.
The Flight of the Phoenix
The Flight of the Phoenix is a 1965 survival drama film about a group of plane crash survivors who attempt to rebuild their wrecked aircraft to escape the desert.
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B.
Flight of the Phoenix (2004 film)
Flight of the Phoenix (2004 film) is an action-adventure survival movie about plane crash survivors who attempt to rebuild their wrecked aircraft in the Mongolian desert.
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C.
Up from the Skies
"Up from the Skies" is a psychedelic rock song by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, noted for its jazzy groove, wah-wah guitar, and socially conscious lyrics.
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D.
Orphans of the Sky
Orphans of the Sky is a classic science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein about a generation ship whose inhabitants have forgotten their origins and believe their vessel is the entire universe.
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E.
The Odyssey of Flight 33
"The Odyssey of Flight 33" is a notable episode of the classic science-fiction anthology series The Twilight Zone, in which a commercial airliner mysteriously travels through time.
- 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 Flight of the Phoenix (novel) Target entity description: The Flight of the Phoenix (novel) is a 1964 adventure novel by Elleston Trevor about survivors of a plane crash in the Sahara Desert who attempt to rebuild their wrecked aircraft to escape.
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A.
The Flight of the Phoenix
The Flight of the Phoenix is a 1965 survival drama film about a group of plane crash survivors who attempt to rebuild their wrecked aircraft to escape the desert.
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B.
Flight of the Phoenix (2004 film)
Flight of the Phoenix (2004 film) is an action-adventure survival movie about plane crash survivors who attempt to rebuild their wrecked aircraft in the Mongolian desert.
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C.
Up from the Skies
"Up from the Skies" is a psychedelic rock song by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, noted for its jazzy groove, wah-wah guitar, and socially conscious lyrics.
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D.
Orphans of the Sky
Orphans of the Sky is a classic science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein about a generation ship whose inhabitants have forgotten their origins and believe their vessel is the entire universe.
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E.
The Odyssey of Flight 33
"The Odyssey of Flight 33" is a notable episode of the classic science-fiction anthology series The Twilight Zone, in which a commercial airliner mysteriously travels through time.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Flight of the Phoenix
ⓘ
linked to:
The Flight of the Phoenix
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| author | Elleston Trevor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre | adventure fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Flight of the Phoenix (2004 film)
ⓘ
The Flight of the Phoenix (1965 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Flight of the Phoenix
|
| hasCategory |
British adventure novels
ⓘ
novels about aviation accidents or incidents ⓘ novels set in deserts ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
conflict among survivors
ⓘ
cooperation under stress ⓘ human ingenuity ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| mainPlotElement |
plane crash
ⓘ
rebuilding a wrecked aircraft ⓘ survival ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| publicationYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| setting | Sahara Desert ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Flight of the Phoenix (novel) Description of subject: The Flight of the Phoenix (novel) is a 1964 adventure novel by Elleston Trevor about survivors of a plane crash in the Sahara Desert who attempt to rebuild their wrecked aircraft to escape.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
The Flight of the Phoenix
linked to: The Flight of the Phoenix (novel)
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linked to: The Flight of the Phoenix (novel)
linked to: The Flight of the Phoenix (novel)
linked to: The Flight of the Phoenix (novel)
linked to: The Flight of the Phoenix (novel)
linked to: The Flight of the Phoenix (novel)
linked to: The Flight of the Phoenix (novel)
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