The Long Ships
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The Long Ships is a 1964 British-Yugoslav adventure film about Viking exploits, noted for its seafaring action and starring Richard Widmark and Sidney Poitier.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Long Ships canonical | 4 |
| Longships | 1 |
| The Longships | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10131466 — 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 Long Ships Context triple: [Jack Cardiff, directed, The Long Ships]
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A.
Longships
Longships is a small group of rocky islets off Land’s End in Cornwall, England, best known for the Longships Lighthouse that warns ships of the hazardous waters there.
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B.
The Viking Saga
The Viking Saga is a film featuring Russian actress Svetlana Khodchenkova in a prominent role within a historical adventure narrative about Vikings.
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C.
Vikingskipet
Vikingskipet is an indoor speed skating arena in Hamar, Norway, renowned for hosting major international competitions including events at the 1994 Winter Olympics.
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D.
Saga of Magnus Erlingsson
The Saga of Magnus Erlingsson is a medieval Norse kings' saga recounting the life and reign of the Norwegian king Magnus V Erlingsson.
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E.
Saga of Harald Fairhair
Saga of Harald Fairhair is a section of Snorri Sturluson's Heimskringla that recounts the legendary life and unification of Norway under its first king, Harald Fairhair.
- 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 Long Ships Target entity description: The Long Ships is a 1964 British-Yugoslav adventure film about Viking exploits, noted for its seafaring action and starring Richard Widmark and Sidney Poitier.
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A.
Longships
Longships is a small group of rocky islets off Land’s End in Cornwall, England, best known for the Longships Lighthouse that warns ships of the hazardous waters there.
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B.
The Viking Saga
The Viking Saga is a film featuring Russian actress Svetlana Khodchenkova in a prominent role within a historical adventure narrative about Vikings.
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C.
Vikingskipet
Vikingskipet is an indoor speed skating arena in Hamar, Norway, renowned for hosting major international competitions including events at the 1994 Winter Olympics.
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D.
Saga of Magnus Erlingsson
The Saga of Magnus Erlingsson is a medieval Norse kings' saga recounting the life and reign of the Norwegian king Magnus V Erlingsson.
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E.
Saga of Harald Fairhair
Saga of Harald Fairhair is a section of Snorri Sturluson's Heimskringla that recounts the legendary life and unification of Norway under its first king, Harald Fairhair.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Yugoslav film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Long Ships ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Frans G. Bengtsson ⓘ |
| character |
Aly Mansuh
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Rolfe ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Christopher Challis ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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Yugoslavia ⓘ |
| director | Jack Cardiff ⓘ |
| distributedIn | theatrical release ⓘ |
| distributor | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Geoffrey Foot ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Yugoslavia ⓘ |
| format | color ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure film
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historical film ⓘ seafaring film ⓘ |
| hasWikipediaPage | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Long_Ships_(film) ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Vikings ⓘ |
| musicBy | Dusan Radic ⓘ |
| notableFor | seafaring action sequences ⓘ |
| portrays | conflict between Vikings and Moors ⓘ |
| producer | Irving Allen ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Irving Allen Productions ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 126 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Berkely Mather
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Beverley Cross ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Viking Age ⓘ |
| starring |
Edward Judd
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Lionel Jeffries ⓘ Oskar Homolka ⓘ Richard Widmark ⓘ Rosanna Schiaffino ⓘ Russ Tamblyn ⓘ Sidney Poitier ⓘ |
| title | The Long Ships ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Long Ships Description of subject: The Long Ships is a 1964 British-Yugoslav adventure film about Viking exploits, noted for its seafaring action and starring Richard Widmark and Sidney Poitier.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Long Ships