Backlash
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Backlash is a 1956 American Western film known for its tense blend of mystery and frontier drama, directed by John Sturges and starring Richard Widmark and Donna Reed.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Backlash canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11379407 — 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: Backlash Context triple: [John Sturges, directed, Backlash]
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Backlash
Backlash is a WildStorm comic book character, a covert operative with enhanced agility and psionic abilities who has been a key member of teams like StormWatch and WildC.A.T.s.
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B.
Smack
Smack (Simplified Mandatory Access Control Kernel) is a Linux kernel security module that implements a simple mandatory access control system to confine processes and protect data.
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C.
Bound for Glory
Bound for Glory is Woody Guthrie’s semi-autobiographical memoir that chronicles his hardscrabble youth, travels, and development into an influential American folk singer and social activist.
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D.
Bound for Glory
Bound for Glory is a 1976 biographical drama film about folk singer Woody Guthrie, renowned for its innovative cinematography and depiction of the Dust Bowl era.
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E.
Bound for Glory
Bound for Glory is Impact Wrestling’s premier annual professional wrestling pay-per-view event, often regarded as the promotion’s flagship show.
- 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: Backlash Target entity description: Backlash is a 1956 American Western film known for its tense blend of mystery and frontier drama, directed by John Sturges and starring Richard Widmark and Donna Reed.
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A.
Backlash
Backlash is a WildStorm comic book character, a covert operative with enhanced agility and psionic abilities who has been a key member of teams like StormWatch and WildC.A.T.s.
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B.
Smack
Smack (Simplified Mandatory Access Control Kernel) is a Linux kernel security module that implements a simple mandatory access control system to confine processes and protect data.
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C.
Bound for Glory
Bound for Glory is Woody Guthrie’s semi-autobiographical memoir that chronicles his hardscrabble youth, travels, and development into an influential American folk singer and social activist.
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D.
Bound for Glory
Bound for Glory is a 1976 biographical drama film about folk singer Woody Guthrie, renowned for its innovative cinematography and depiction of the Dust Bowl era.
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E.
Bound for Glory
Bound for Glory is Impact Wrestling’s premier annual professional wrestling pay-per-view event, often regarded as the promotion’s flagship show.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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Western film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Backlash by Frank Gruber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Irving Glassberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | John Sturges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Universal Pictures
ⓘ
Universal-International NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Frank Gross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Arizona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| genre |
Western
ⓘ
mystery film ⓘ |
| hasFormat | theatrical film ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Jim Slater
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karyl Orton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Herman Stein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | search for the truth about a father’s death ⓘ |
| notableFor | blend of Western and mystery elements ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Jim Slater – Richard Widmark
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karyl Orton – Donna Reed ⓘ |
| producer | Aaron Rosenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Universal-International Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | March 1956 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1956 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 84 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Borden Chase NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
American West
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Barton MacLane
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Donna Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ Edward C. Platt NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ John McIntire NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Widmark NERFINISHED ⓘ William Campbell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
greed
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revenge ⓘ trust and betrayal ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | post-Civil War American West ⓘ |
| title | Backlash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfWork | 1956 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Backlash Description of subject: Backlash is a 1956 American Western film known for its tense blend of mystery and frontier drama, directed by John Sturges and starring Richard Widmark and Donna Reed.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.