Gods and Generals
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Gods and Generals is a 2003 American historical war film depicting key early battles and figures of the American Civil War, serving as a prequel to the film Gettysburg.
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| Gods and Generals canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gods and Generals Context triple: [John Frizzell, notableWork, Gods and Generals]
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A.
The Killer Angels
The Killer Angels is Michael Shaara’s Pulitzer Prize–winning historical novel about the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War.
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B.
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.
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C.
Field of Honor
Field of Honor is a commemorative area within the Flight 93 National Memorial dedicated to honoring the passengers and crew who resisted the hijackers on September 11, 2001.
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D.
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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E.
Der General
Der General is the nickname of Ottmar Hitzfeld, the highly successful German football manager renowned for his tactical discipline and leadership.
- 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: Gods and Generals Target entity description: Gods and Generals is a 2003 American historical war film depicting key early battles and figures of the American Civil War, serving as a prequel to the film Gettysburg.
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A.
The Killer Angels
The Killer Angels is Michael Shaara’s Pulitzer Prize–winning historical novel about the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War.
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B.
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.
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C.
Field of Honor
Field of Honor is a commemorative area within the Flight 93 National Memorial dedicated to honoring the passengers and crew who resisted the hijackers on September 11, 2001.
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D.
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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E.
Der General
Der General is the nickname of Ottmar Hitzfeld, the highly successful German football manager renowned for his tactical discipline and leadership.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Gods and Generals (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Jeff Shaara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Kees Van Oostrum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depictsConflict | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictsEvent |
Battle of Chancellorsville
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Fredericksburg NERFINISHED ⓘ First Battle of Bull Run NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Ronald F. Maxwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Bill Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Maryland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOnCharacter |
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert E. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ Winfield Scott Hancock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Gettysburg (novel adaptation sequence) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
historical drama
ⓘ
war drama ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Gettysburg (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy |
John Frizzell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Randy Edelman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTheme |
Confederate perspective on the American Civil War
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military leadership and strategy ⓘ religious faith of Civil War figures ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Jeff Shaara Civil War trilogy (film adaptations) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portraysFigure |
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
NERFINISHED
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Robert E. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prequelTo | Gettysburg (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Ted Turner Pictures
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Turner Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ratingMPAA | PG-13 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | February 21, 2003 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| runtime |
approximately 219 minutes (theatrical cut)
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approximately 231 minutes (extended cut) ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Ronald F. Maxwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1861–1863 ⓘ |
| stars |
Jeff Daniels
NERFINISHED
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Kevin Conway NERFINISHED ⓘ Mira Sorvino NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Duvall NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Lang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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