Taking Chance
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Taking Chance is a 2009 HBO drama film that follows a U.S. Marine officer escorting the body of a fallen soldier home, exploring themes of honor, sacrifice, and the human cost of war.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Taking Chance canonical | 6 |
| Taking Chance (essay) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11622062 — 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: Taking Chance Context triple: [Morgan J. Freeman, notableWork, Taking Chance]
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A.
We Stand a Chance
"We Stand a Chance" is a rock song by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers featured on their early-1980s album "Long After Dark."
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B.
Given a Chance
"Given a Chance" is a song featured on the R&B album "Tender Lover" by American singer-songwriter and producer Babyface.
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C.
Zero Chance
"Zero Chance" is a song by the American rock band Soundgarden from their 1996 album *Down on the Upside*.
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D.
Chances
Chances is a bestselling 1981 novel by Jackie Collins that follows the rise of the powerful Santangelo crime family in a glamorous, gritty world of power, sex, and revenge.
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E.
One Chance
One Chance is a 2013 British biographical comedy-drama film about opera singer Paul Potts, directed by David Frankel.
- 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: Taking Chance Target entity description: Taking Chance is a 2009 HBO drama film that follows a U.S. Marine officer escorting the body of a fallen soldier home, exploring themes of honor, sacrifice, and the human cost of war.
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A.
We Stand a Chance
"We Stand a Chance" is a rock song by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers featured on their early-1980s album "Long After Dark."
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B.
Given a Chance
"Given a Chance" is a song featured on the R&B album "Tender Lover" by American singer-songwriter and producer Babyface.
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C.
Zero Chance
"Zero Chance" is a song by the American rock band Soundgarden from their 1996 album *Down on the Upside*.
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D.
Chances
Chances is a bestselling 1981 novel by Jackie Collins that follows the rise of the powerful Santangelo crime family in a glamorous, gritty world of power, sex, and revenge.
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E.
One Chance
One Chance is a 2013 British biographical comedy-drama film about opera singer Paul Potts, directed by David Frankel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drama film
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film ⓘ television film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Michael Strobl’s experiences as a U.S. Marine officer escorting a fallen Marine
ⓘ
Taking Chance (essay) ⓘ
linked to:
Taking Chance
|
| castMember |
Blanche Baker
ⓘ
Emily Wickersham ⓘ Gordon Clapp ⓘ Kevin Bacon ⓘ Paige Turco ⓘ Tom Aldredge ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Alar Kivilo ⓘ |
| countryOfFirstBroadcast |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| director | Ross Katz ⓘ |
| distributor |
HBO Films
ⓘ
linked to:
HBO
|
| editedBy | Andy Keir ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
New Jersey
ⓘ
linked to:
New Jersey, United States
New Mexico ⓘ |
| follows | a U.S. Marine officer escorting the body of a fallen Marine home ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
war drama ⓘ |
| hasAward |
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film (Kevin Bacon, nominated)
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Made for Television Movie (nominated) ⓘ Writers Guild of America Award for Long Form – Adapted (nominated) ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Lt. Col. Michael Strobl ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| musicBy | Marcelo Zarvos ⓘ |
| network | HBO ⓘ |
| notableFor |
focus on rituals honoring fallen U.S. service members
ⓘ
somber and respectful depiction of military casualty escort duty ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetworkPremiereDate | 2009-02-21 ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Kevin Bacon ⓘ |
| producer | Ross Katz ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
HBO Films
ⓘ
linked to:
HBO
|
| releaseFormat |
DVD
ⓘ
television broadcast ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 77 ⓘ |
| setting | Iraq War era United States ⓘ |
| subject |
United States Marine Corps
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honor ⓘ human cost of war ⓘ military funerals ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| writer |
Michael Strobl
ⓘ
Ross Katz ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Taking Chance Description of subject: Taking Chance is a 2009 HBO drama film that follows a U.S. Marine officer escorting the body of a fallen soldier home, exploring themes of honor, sacrifice, and the human cost of war.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Taking Chance