The Mercenaries
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The Mercenaries is a 1968 British adventure film (also known as Dark of the Sun) about a group of soldiers of fortune on a perilous mission in the Congo.
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| The Mercenaries canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Mercenaries Context triple: [Jack Cardiff, directed, The Mercenaries]
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A.
The Mercenary
The Mercenary is a 1968 Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Corbucci, known for its blend of political themes, stylized violence, and Franco Nero’s iconic gunslinger performance.
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B.
Soldiers of Fortune
Soldiers of Fortune is an 1897 adventure novel by American writer Richard Harding Davis, centered on political intrigue and revolution in a fictional Latin American country.
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Soldiers of Fortune
Soldiers of Fortune is a 2012 action-adventure film about wealthy thrill-seekers who pay to participate in a real military mission, starring actors including Dominic Monaghan.
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D.
Soldier of Fortune
Soldier of Fortune is a first-person shooter video game known for its realistic, graphic depiction of modern combat and mercenary warfare.
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E.
Guardia de Asalto
The Guardia de Asalto was a Spanish Republican-era urban police and paramilitary force known for its role in maintaining public order and later fighting on the Republican side during the Spanish Civil War.
- 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 Mercenaries Target entity description: The Mercenaries is a 1968 British adventure film (also known as Dark of the Sun) about a group of soldiers of fortune on a perilous mission in the Congo.
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A.
The Mercenary
The Mercenary is a 1968 Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Corbucci, known for its blend of political themes, stylized violence, and Franco Nero’s iconic gunslinger performance.
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B.
Soldiers of Fortune
Soldiers of Fortune is an 1897 adventure novel by American writer Richard Harding Davis, centered on political intrigue and revolution in a fictional Latin American country.
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C.
Soldiers of Fortune
Soldiers of Fortune is a 2012 action-adventure film about wealthy thrill-seekers who pay to participate in a real military mission, starring actors including Dominic Monaghan.
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D.
Soldier of Fortune
Soldier of Fortune is a first-person shooter video game known for its realistic, graphic depiction of modern combat and mercenary warfare.
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E.
Guardia de Asalto
The Guardia de Asalto was a Spanish Republican-era urban police and paramilitary force known for its role in maintaining public order and later fighting on the Republican side during the Spanish Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Dark of the Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Wilbur Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Dark of the Sun
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
novel by Wilbur Smith ⓘ |
| castMember |
André Morell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bloke Modisane NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenneth More NERFINISHED ⓘ Olivier Despax NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Carsten NERFINISHED ⓘ Rod Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ Yvette Mimieux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Edward Scaife NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Metrocolor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Jacques Loussier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Jack Cardiff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editor | Ernest Walter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Jamaica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| follows | group of mercenaries on a mission in the Congo ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure film
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war film ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Bruce Curry
NERFINISHED
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Claire NERFINISHED ⓘ Henlein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPoster | theatrical release poster ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| motionPictureRating | M (original US rating) ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | soldiers of fortune ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Dark of the Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | 1960s British cinema ⓘ |
| producer | George Englund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1968 ⓘ |
| releaseCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1968-01-24 ⓘ |
| runtime | 100 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Adrian Spies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ranald MacDougall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInCountry | Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Congo Crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Mercenaries Description of subject: The Mercenaries is a 1968 British adventure film (also known as Dark of the Sun) about a group of soldiers of fortune on a perilous mission in the Congo.
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