The Scalphunters
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The Scalphunters is a 1968 American Western film directed by Sydney Pollack, starring Burt Lancaster and Telly Savalas in a story that blends action, adventure, and social commentary on race and class.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Scalphunters canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10791818 — 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 Scalphunters Context triple: [Telly Savalas, notableWork, The Scalphunters]
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A.
Scalphunters
Scalphunters is a division of the professional wrestling promotion Circus, likely focused on a distinct roster or thematic style within the organization.
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B.
The Plunderers
The Plunderers is a 1960 American Western film featuring Lyle Bettger in a prominent role, centered on a town terrorized by a group of violent young men and the reluctant hero who stands up to them.
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C.
Shrunken Heads
Shrunken Heads is a 1994 campy horror-comedy film directed by Richard Elfman, known for its quirky blend of dark humor, supernatural revenge, and comic-book-style storytelling.
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D.
The Pillage
The Pillage is the 1998 debut solo studio album by Wu-Tang Clan affiliate Cappadonna, known for its gritty East Coast hip-hop sound and strong ties to the Wu-Tang collective.
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E.
Night Hunters
Night Hunters is a nocturnal animal exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden featuring predators adapted to life in the dark.
- 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 Scalphunters Target entity description: The Scalphunters is a 1968 American Western film directed by Sydney Pollack, starring Burt Lancaster and Telly Savalas in a story that blends action, adventure, and social commentary on race and class.
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A.
Scalphunters
Scalphunters is a division of the professional wrestling promotion Circus, likely focused on a distinct roster or thematic style within the organization.
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B.
The Plunderers
The Plunderers is a 1960 American Western film featuring Lyle Bettger in a prominent role, centered on a town terrorized by a group of violent young men and the reluctant hero who stands up to them.
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C.
Shrunken Heads
Shrunken Heads is a 1994 campy horror-comedy film directed by Richard Elfman, known for its quirky blend of dark humor, supernatural revenge, and comic-book-style storytelling.
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D.
The Pillage
The Pillage is the 1998 debut solo studio album by Wu-Tang Clan affiliate Cappadonna, known for its gritty East Coast hip-hop sound and strong ties to the Wu-Tang collective.
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E.
Night Hunters
Night Hunters is a nocturnal animal exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden featuring predators adapted to life in the dark.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Western film
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film ⓘ |
| artDirectionBy | J. McMillan Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedInPartOn | frontier-era conflicts ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedBy |
Shelley Winters
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Telly Savalas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematography | Richard Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| costumeDesignBy | Donald Brooks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Sydney Pollack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedInFormat | theatrical release ⓘ |
| distributor | United Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Fredric Steinkamp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | New Hollywood era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Jim Howie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | color ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Western
ⓘ
adventure film ⓘ |
| hasPosterArt | theatrical release poster ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
class conflict
ⓘ
race relations ⓘ slavery ⓘ |
| includesGroup | Kiowa tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadCharacter |
Joe Bass
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joseph Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | M ⓘ |
| musicBy | Elmer Bernstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | conflict between a fur trapper and scalphunters ⓘ |
| notableFor | blend of action and social commentary ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Burt Lancaster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ossie Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Hal B. Wallis ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Hal Wallis Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1968-03-06 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 102 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | William W. Norton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 19th-century American West ⓘ |
| soundtrackComposer | Elmer Bernstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Burt Lancaster
NERFINISHED
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Dabney Coleman NERFINISHED ⓘ Ossie Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Shelley Winters NERFINISHED ⓘ Telly Savalas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Scalphunters Description of subject: The Scalphunters is a 1968 American Western film directed by Sydney Pollack, starring Burt Lancaster and Telly Savalas in a story that blends action, adventure, and social commentary on race and class.
Referenced by (4)
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