The Golden Rendezvous
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The Golden Rendezvous is a 1962 seafaring thriller novel by Alistair MacLean involving hijacking, nuclear threats, and high-stakes intrigue aboard a cargo ship.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Golden Rendezvous canonical | 2 |
| Golden Rendezvous (film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10808537 — 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 Golden Rendezvous Context triple: [Alistair MacLean, notableWork, The Golden Rendezvous]
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A.
The Vein of Gold
The Vein of Gold is a creativity and self-discovery guidebook by Julia Cameron that expands on the ideas of The Artist’s Way through spiritual and practical exercises for artists and non-artists alike.
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B.
End of the Trail
End of the Trail is a famous early 20th-century bronze sculpture depicting a weary Native American warrior slumped on his exhausted horse, symbolizing the suffering and displacement of Indigenous peoples in the United States.
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C.
Cradle of Gold
Cradle of Gold is a legendary ancient gold-mining site believed by some to be linked to the biblical King Solomon’s mines in the region of Mahd adh Dhahab in Saudi Arabia.
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D.
Mountain of Gold
Mountain of Gold is the English meaning of "Montaña de Oro," the name of a scenic California state park known for its golden wildflowers and coastal landscapes.
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E.
The Shiralee
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- 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 Golden Rendezvous Target entity description: The Golden Rendezvous is a 1962 seafaring thriller novel by Alistair MacLean involving hijacking, nuclear threats, and high-stakes intrigue aboard a cargo ship.
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A.
The Vein of Gold
The Vein of Gold is a creativity and self-discovery guidebook by Julia Cameron that expands on the ideas of The Artist’s Way through spiritual and practical exercises for artists and non-artists alike.
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B.
End of the Trail
End of the Trail is a famous early 20th-century bronze sculpture depicting a weary Native American warrior slumped on his exhausted horse, symbolizing the suffering and displacement of Indigenous peoples in the United States.
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C.
Cradle of Gold
Cradle of Gold is a legendary ancient gold-mining site believed by some to be linked to the biblical King Solomon’s mines in the region of Mahd adh Dhahab in Saudi Arabia.
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D.
Mountain of Gold
Mountain of Gold is the English meaning of "Montaña de Oro," the name of a scenic California state park known for its golden wildflowers and coastal landscapes.
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E.
The Shiralee
The Shiralee is an Australian drama, originally a novel and later adapted into a film and television miniseries, about a swagman traveling the outback with his young daughter.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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novel ⓘ seafaring novel ⓘ |
| author | Alistair MacLean ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Golden Rendezvous ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
courage under pressure
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hijacking ⓘ nuclear threat ⓘ political intrigue ⓘ terrorism ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
South Africa
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure fiction
ⓘ
nautical fiction ⓘ thriller ⓘ thriller film ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Golden Rendezvous (film)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Golden Rendezvous
|
| hasMotif |
deception
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espionage ⓘ hostage situation ⓘ sabotage ⓘ shipboard confinement ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
fast-paced action
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suspenseful plotting ⓘ technical detail of seafaring ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Alistair MacLean bibliography ⓘ |
| protagonist | John Carter ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | chief officer ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| publisher | Collins ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| setting |
Caribbean Sea
ⓘ
cargo ship ⓘ |
| starring |
Ann Turkel
ⓘ
Gordon Jackson ⓘ Richard Harris ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | Cold War ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Golden Rendezvous Description of subject: The Golden Rendezvous is a 1962 seafaring thriller novel by Alistair MacLean involving hijacking, nuclear threats, and high-stakes intrigue aboard a cargo ship.
Referenced by (3)
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