PT 109
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PT 109 is a 1963 biographical war film dramatizing John F. Kennedy’s World War II service as a PT boat commander in the Pacific.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| PT 109 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: PT 109 Context triple: [Cliff Robertson, notableWork, PT 109]
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A.
Dover Patrol
The Dover Patrol was a Royal Navy command during World War I responsible for securing the English Channel, protecting cross-Channel traffic, and countering German naval and submarine threats.
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B.
Air raid on Bari
The Air raid on Bari was a devastating World War II German air attack on the Italian port city of Bari in December 1943, notable for causing massive ship losses and a deadly release of mustard gas.
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C.
Operation Ten-Go
Operation Ten-Go was the final major Japanese naval sortie of World War II, a desperate 1945 mission centered on the battleship Yamato’s one-way attack toward Okinawa.
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D.
Midway
Midway is a suburban village in South Derbyshire, England, situated between Swadlincote and Burton upon Trent.
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E.
Midway
Midway is a small town located in Bullock County in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of Alabama.
- 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: PT 109 Target entity description: PT 109 is a 1963 biographical war film dramatizing John F. Kennedy’s World War II service as a PT boat commander in the Pacific.
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A.
Dover Patrol
The Dover Patrol was a Royal Navy command during World War I responsible for securing the English Channel, protecting cross-Channel traffic, and countering German naval and submarine threats.
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B.
Air raid on Bari
The Air raid on Bari was a devastating World War II German air attack on the Italian port city of Bari in December 1943, notable for causing massive ship losses and a deadly release of mustard gas.
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C.
Operation Ten-Go
Operation Ten-Go was the final major Japanese naval sortie of World War II, a desperate 1945 mission centered on the battleship Yamato’s one-way attack toward Okinawa.
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D.
Midway
Midway is a suburban village in South Derbyshire, England, situated between Swadlincote and Burton upon Trent.
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E.
Midway
Midway is a small town located in Bullock County in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of Alabama.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biographical war film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn | PT 109: John F. Kennedy in World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Robert J. Donovan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnRealPerson | John F. Kennedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Robert Surtees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Leslie H. Martinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Warner Bros. Pictures
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surface form:
Warner Bros.
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| distributorRegion | North America ⓘ |
| editedBy | Alan Crosland Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingProcess | Panavision NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical film
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war film ⓘ |
| hasFilmPosterArtist | Bill Gold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodDepicted | 1943 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | Approved ⓘ |
| musicBy | David Buttolph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | Leadership and heroism of John F. Kennedy in World War II ⓘ |
| notableFor | First commercial theatrical film about a sitting U.S. president released during his term ⓘ |
| portraysBranch | United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portraysConflict | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portraysEvent |
Rescue of PT-109 survivors
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Service of John F. Kennedy as a PT boat commander ⓘ Sinking of PT-109 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portraysLocation | Solomon Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portraysRank | Lieutenant John F. Kennedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portraysUnit | Motor torpedo boat PT-109 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Bryan Foy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Warner Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1963-06-19 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1963 ⓘ |
| role | Cliff Robertson as John F. Kennedy ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 123 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
David Shaw
NERFINISHED
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Richard L. Breen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Pacific Theater of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starred |
Cliff Robertson
NERFINISHED
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Grant Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ James Gregory NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Culp NERFINISHED ⓘ Ty Hardin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject | John F. Kennedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | PT 109 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: PT 109 Description of subject: PT 109 is a 1963 biographical war film dramatizing John F. Kennedy’s World War II service as a PT boat commander in the Pacific.
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