The Killer Elite
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The Killer Elite is a 1975 American action thriller film directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring James Caan and Robert Duvall, centered on espionage, betrayal, and professional assassins.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Killer Elite canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9329175 — 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 Killer Elite Context triple: [Philip H. Lathrop, notableWork, The Killer Elite]
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A.
Killer Elite
Killer Elite is a 2011 action thriller film starring Jason Statham, Clive Owen, and Robert De Niro, centered on a retired assassin forced back into a deadly international mission.
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B.
Killer Force
Killer Force is a 1976 action-thriller film about a security chief investigating a suspected diamond heist at a South African mine.
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C.
License to Kill
"License to Kill" is a 1989 James Bond film best known for its darker tone and for featuring the title song performed by soul singer Gladys Knight.
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D.
The Killer
The Killer is the famous nickname of rock and roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis, known for his wild piano performances and energetic stage presence.
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E.
Shoot to Kill
Shoot to Kill is a 1988 American thriller film about an FBI agent and a mountain guide tracking a murderous criminal through the wilderness.
- 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 Killer Elite Target entity description: The Killer Elite is a 1975 American action thriller film directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring James Caan and Robert Duvall, centered on espionage, betrayal, and professional assassins.
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A.
Killer Elite
Killer Elite is a 2011 action thriller film starring Jason Statham, Clive Owen, and Robert De Niro, centered on a retired assassin forced back into a deadly international mission.
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B.
Killer Force
Killer Force is a 1976 action-thriller film about a security chief investigating a suspected diamond heist at a South African mine.
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C.
License to Kill
"License to Kill" is a 1989 James Bond film best known for its darker tone and for featuring the title song performed by soul singer Gladys Knight.
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D.
The Killer
The Killer is the famous nickname of rock and roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis, known for his wild piano performances and energetic stage presence.
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E.
Shoot to Kill
Shoot to Kill is a 1988 American thriller film about an FBI agent and a mountain guide tracking a murderous criminal through the wilderness.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
action thriller film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Monkey in the Middle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
novel by Robert Rostand ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Philip H. Lathrop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Color ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Sam Peckinpah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | United Artists ⓘ |
| editedBy |
Garth Craven
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michael Luciano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | use of martial arts sequences ⓘ |
| genre |
action film
ⓘ
thriller film ⓘ |
| hasAntagonist | George Hansen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | Mike Locken NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSetting | San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActorForCharacter |
James Caan as Mike Locken
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert Duvall as George Hansen ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
betrayal
ⓘ
espionage ⓘ professional assassins ⓘ |
| musicBy | Jerry Fielding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaboration between Sam Peckinpah and James Caan
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depiction of private intelligence contractors ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Martin Baum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | United Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | December 1975 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 122 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Marc Norman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stirling Silliphant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | contemporary 1970s ⓘ |
| soundMix | Mono NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Arthur Hill
NERFINISHED
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Bo Hopkins NERFINISHED ⓘ Burt Young NERFINISHED ⓘ Gig Young NERFINISHED ⓘ James Caan NERFINISHED ⓘ Mako NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Duvall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Killer Elite Description of subject: The Killer Elite is a 1975 American action thriller film directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring James Caan and Robert Duvall, centered on espionage, betrayal, and professional assassins.
Referenced by (3)
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