The D.I. (1957 film)
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The D.I. (1957 film) is a 1957 American military drama centered on a tough Marine drill instructor, notable for starring and being shaped by actor-director Jack Webb.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The D.I. (1957 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10573635 — 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)
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Target entity: The D.I. (1957 film) Context triple: [Jack Webb, directed, The D.I. (1957 film)]
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D.O.A. (1950 film)
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B.
The Devil Is a Woman
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C.
Gilda
Gilda is a classic 1946 American film noir starring Rita Hayworth in one of her most iconic roles.
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Gilda
Gilda is the witty, free-spirited woman at the center of Noël Coward’s play "Design for Living," entangled in a complex romantic triangle.
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E.
The Late Great Johnny Ace
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- 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 D.I. (1957 film) Target entity description: The D.I. (1957 film) is a 1957 American military drama centered on a tough Marine drill instructor, notable for starring and being shaped by actor-director Jack Webb.
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A.
D.O.A. (1950 film)
D.O.A. (1950 film) is a classic American film noir thriller about a man racing to solve his own murder after being fatally poisoned.
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B.
The Devil Is a Woman
The Devil Is a Woman is a 1935 romantic drama film directed by Josef von Sternberg and starring Marlene Dietrich, noted for its lush visual style and tale of obsessive passion in turn-of-the-century Spain.
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C.
Gilda
Gilda is a classic 1946 American film noir starring Rita Hayworth in one of her most iconic roles.
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D.
Gilda
Gilda is the witty, free-spirited woman at the center of Noël Coward’s play "Design for Living," entangled in a complex romantic triangle.
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E.
The Late Great Johnny Ace
"The Late Great Johnny Ace" is a reflective Paul Simon song that meditates on the deaths of cultural icons and the passage of time.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
ⓘ
military film ⓘ |
| alternateTitle | The D.I. ⓘ |
| basedOn | play by James Lee Barrett ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Edward Colman ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| director | Jack Webb ⓘ |
| distributedBy |
Warner Bros.
ⓘ
linked to:
Warner Bros. Pictures
|
| editedBy | Robert M. Leeds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1950s American cinema ⓘ |
| filmingStyle | semi-documentary style ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
war ⓘ |
| hasSubject | Marine Corps boot camp ⓘ |
| leadRole | Marine drill instructor ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Gunnery Sergeant Jim Moore
ⓘ
linked to:
Sergeant Major Donald Cody
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| militaryBranchDepicted | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| musicBy | Walter Scharf ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Jack Webb as star and director
ⓘ
realistic depiction of Marine drill instructor ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Jack Webb ⓘ |
| producer | Jack Webb ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Mark VII Ltd. ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1957 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 90 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | James Lee Barrett ⓘ |
| setting | United States Marine Corps recruit training ⓘ |
| starring |
Don Dubbins
ⓘ
Jack Webb ⓘ Jackie Loughery ⓘ Lin McCarthy ⓘ |
| theme |
Marine Corps discipline
ⓘ
military training ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | post-Korean War era ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The D.I. (1957 film) Description of subject: The D.I. (1957 film) is a 1957 American military drama centered on a tough Marine drill instructor, notable for starring and being shaped by actor-director Jack Webb.
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