Ceiling Zero
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Ceiling Zero is a 1936 aviation drama film, directed by Howard Hawks and based on a play by former naval aviator Frank Wead, that focuses on the high-risk lives and camaraderie of airline pilots.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ceiling Zero canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10243035 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ceiling Zero Context triple: [Frank Wead, notableWork, Ceiling Zero]
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A.
Too Low for Zero
Too Low for Zero is a 1983 Elton John studio album that marked a commercial and critical resurgence, featuring several of his best-known 1980s hits.
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B.
No Ceilings
No Ceilings is a highly acclaimed 2009 mixtape by Lil Wayne, celebrated for its inventive freestyles over popular beats and its influence on modern mixtape culture.
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C.
Another Level
Another Level is a 1996 R&B album by Blackstreet that features their hit single "No Diggity" and helped cement the group's mainstream success.
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D.
Year Zero
Year Zero is a concept album by Nine Inch Nails that presents a dystopian vision of a near-future theocratic United States through an industrial rock soundscape and accompanying alternate reality game.
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E.
Year Zero
Year Zero is the term used by Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge regime for its radical attempt to reset society by erasing history, culture, and existing social structures to build a new agrarian communist state.
- 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: Ceiling Zero Target entity description: Ceiling Zero is a 1936 aviation drama film, directed by Howard Hawks and based on a play by former naval aviator Frank Wead, that focuses on the high-risk lives and camaraderie of airline pilots.
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A.
Too Low for Zero
Too Low for Zero is a 1983 Elton John studio album that marked a commercial and critical resurgence, featuring several of his best-known 1980s hits.
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B.
No Ceilings
No Ceilings is a highly acclaimed 2009 mixtape by Lil Wayne, celebrated for its inventive freestyles over popular beats and its influence on modern mixtape culture.
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C.
Another Level
Another Level is a 1996 R&B album by Blackstreet that features their hit single "No Diggity" and helped cement the group's mainstream success.
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D.
Year Zero
Year Zero is a concept album by Nine Inch Nails that presents a dystopian vision of a near-future theocratic United States through an industrial rock soundscape and accompanying alternate reality game.
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E.
Year Zero
Year Zero is the term used by Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge regime for its radical attempt to reset society by erasing history, culture, and existing social structures to build a new agrarian communist state.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aviation film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn | play "Ceiling Zero" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Frank Wead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | L. William O'Connell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Howard Hawks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Warner Bros. Pictures
ⓘ
surface form:
Warner Bros.
|
| editedBy | George Amy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
aviation film
ⓘ
drama ⓘ |
| hasOriginalWorkAuthorOccupation | naval aviator ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
aviation safety
ⓘ
friendship ⓘ heroism ⓘ professional ethics ⓘ responsibility ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
airline pilots
ⓘ
aviation ⓘ camaraderie ⓘ high-risk occupations ⓘ |
| medium | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Bernhard Kaun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
portrayal of airline pilot camaraderie
ⓘ
realistic depiction of early commercial aviation ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalWorkAuthor | Frank Wead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Howard Hawks filmography
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Cagney filmography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Warner Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionStudioEra | Golden Age of Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1936 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1936 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 95 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Frank Wead
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seton I. Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Barton MacLane
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Isabel Jewell NERFINISHED ⓘ James Cagney NERFINISHED ⓘ June Travis NERFINISHED ⓘ Pat O'Brien NERFINISHED ⓘ Stuart Erwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocationOfDirector | Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ceiling Zero Description of subject: Ceiling Zero is a 1936 aviation drama film, directed by Howard Hawks and based on a play by former naval aviator Frank Wead, that focuses on the high-risk lives and camaraderie of airline pilots.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.