Noah’s Ark
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Noah’s Ark is a 1928 American epic pre-Code film that intertwines a modern World War I love story with a lavishly staged biblical retelling of the Great Flood.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Noah's Ark | 4 |
| Noah’s Ark canonical | 3 |
| Noah’s Ark story | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Noah’s Ark Context triple: [Dolores Costello, notableWork, Noah’s Ark]
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A.
Noah’s Ark
Noah’s Ark is a classic funhouse-style amusement attraction themed around the biblical vessel, featuring moving walkways, tilting floors, and other disorienting effects.
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B.
The Flood
"The Flood" is a 2006 pop-rock album by British band Take That that marked their successful comeback after a decade-long hiatus.
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C.
The Flood
The Flood is a famous biblical scene depicting the story of Noah and the great deluge, notably rendered with dramatic intensity in Renaissance art.
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D.
The Last Flight of Noah's Ark
The Last Flight of Noah's Ark is a 1980 Disney family adventure film about a crashed pilot and his young companions who must survive on a remote Pacific island.
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E.
Kon-Tiki raft
The Kon-Tiki raft is the balsa-wood vessel used by Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl in his 1947 Pacific Ocean expedition to demonstrate the possibility of ancient transoceanic contact.
- 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: Noah’s Ark Target entity description: Noah’s Ark is a 1928 American epic pre-Code film that intertwines a modern World War I love story with a lavishly staged biblical retelling of the Great Flood.
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A.
Noah’s Ark
Noah’s Ark is a classic funhouse-style amusement attraction themed around the biblical vessel, featuring moving walkways, tilting floors, and other disorienting effects.
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B.
The Flood
"The Flood" is a 2006 pop-rock album by British band Take That that marked their successful comeback after a decade-long hiatus.
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C.
The Flood
The Flood is a famous biblical scene depicting the story of Noah and the great deluge, notably rendered with dramatic intensity in Renaissance art.
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D.
The Last Flight of Noah's Ark
The Last Flight of Noah's Ark is a 1980 Disney family adventure film about a crashed pilot and his young companions who must survive on a remote Pacific island.
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E.
Kon-Tiki raft
The Kon-Tiki raft is the balsa-wood vessel used by Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl in his 1947 Pacific Ocean expedition to demonstrate the possibility of ancient transoceanic contact.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Biblical story of Noah’s Ark ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy |
Hal Mohr
ⓘ
Tony Gaudio ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black-and-white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| depicts |
Great Flood
ⓘ
Noah ⓘ trench warfare ⓘ |
| director | Michael Curtiz ⓘ |
| distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ |
| era | late silent film era ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique |
elaborate flood effects
ⓘ
large-scale crowd scenes ⓘ |
| filmMovement |
pre-Code Hollywood
ⓘ
linked to:
Pre-Code Hollywood
|
| format | part-talkie ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
epic ⓘ romantic drama ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
divine judgment
ⓘ
faith ⓘ love during wartime ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| musicBy | Louis Silvers ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | parallel modern and biblical stories ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combination of silent and sound sequences
ⓘ
lavish depiction of the Great Flood ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Darryl F. Zanuck ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Warner Bros.
ⓘ
linked to:
Warner Bros. Pictures
|
| releaseYear | 1928 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 135 minutes (original cut) ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Darryl F. Zanuck ⓘ |
| setDuring | World War I ⓘ |
| soundTechnology |
Vitaphone sound-on-disc system
ⓘ
linked to:
Vitaphone
|
| starring |
Dolores Costello
ⓘ
George O’Brien ⓘ Guinn "Big Boy" Williams ⓘ Louise Fazenda ⓘ Noah Beery Sr. ⓘ
linked to:
Noah Beery
Paul McAllister ⓘ |
| studioSystemEra | Hollywood studio era ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted |
1910s
ⓘ
Biblical era ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Noah’s Ark Description of subject: Noah’s Ark is a 1928 American epic pre-Code film that intertwines a modern World War I love story with a lavishly staged biblical retelling of the Great Flood.
Referenced by (8)
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