The Prisoner of Shark Island
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The Prisoner of Shark Island is a 1936 historical drama film directed by John Ford that dramatizes the post–Civil War imprisonment of Dr. Samuel Mudd, who treated John Wilkes Booth after Abraham Lincoln’s assassination.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Prisoner of Shark Island canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11869006 — 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 Prisoner of Shark Island Context triple: [Jack Pennick, appearedIn, The Prisoner of Shark Island]
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A.
Shark Island
Shark Island is a small recreational island and nature reserve located in Sydney Harbour, known for its scenic views, picnic areas, and historic maritime significance.
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B.
Shark Island
Shark Island is a small rocky islet off Ko Tao in Thailand, renowned as a popular scuba diving site known for its rich marine life and clear waters.
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C.
Shark Island
Shark Island is a small rocky island off the coast of Lüderitz in Namibia, historically used as a colonial-era prison camp and now known as a local landmark and campsite.
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D.
The Great Shark Hunt
The Great Shark Hunt is a collection of Hunter S. Thompson’s gonzo journalism and essays spanning his career, showcasing his signature wild, satirical, and politically charged style.
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E.
A Captive in the Land
A Captive in the Land is a Cold War-era novel by James Aldridge that follows a British meteorologist who parachutes into the Arctic to aid a downed Soviet airman, exploring themes of survival, duty, and East–West tensions.
- 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 Prisoner of Shark Island Target entity description: The Prisoner of Shark Island is a 1936 historical drama film directed by John Ford that dramatizes the post–Civil War imprisonment of Dr. Samuel Mudd, who treated John Wilkes Booth after Abraham Lincoln’s assassination.
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A.
Shark Island
Shark Island is a small recreational island and nature reserve located in Sydney Harbour, known for its scenic views, picnic areas, and historic maritime significance.
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B.
Shark Island
Shark Island is a small rocky islet off Ko Tao in Thailand, renowned as a popular scuba diving site known for its rich marine life and clear waters.
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C.
Shark Island
Shark Island is a small rocky island off the coast of Lüderitz in Namibia, historically used as a colonial-era prison camp and now known as a local landmark and campsite.
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D.
The Great Shark Hunt
The Great Shark Hunt is a collection of Hunter S. Thompson’s gonzo journalism and essays spanning his career, showcasing his signature wild, satirical, and politically charged style.
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E.
A Captive in the Land
A Captive in the Land is a Cold War-era novel by James Aldridge that follows a British meteorologist who parachutes into the Arctic to aid a downed Soviet airman, exploring themes of survival, duty, and East–West tensions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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historical drama film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
events following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln
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imprisonment of Dr. Samuel Mudd ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Bert Glennon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | John Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Barbara McLean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| filmStudioEra | Golden Age of Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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historical drama ⓘ |
| hasDirector | John Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter | Samuel Mudd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | cinema ⓘ |
| musicBy | Louis Silvers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | trial and imprisonment of Samuel Mudd ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
Fort Jefferson prison
NERFINISHED
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John Wilkes Booth being treated by Samuel Mudd ⓘ aftermath of Lincoln assassination ⓘ |
| producer | Darryl F. Zanuck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1936 ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1930s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1936 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 96 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Nunnally Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation |
Dry Tortugas
NERFINISHED
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Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | post–American Civil War era ⓘ |
| stars |
Arthur Byron
NERFINISHED
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Claude Gillingwater NERFINISHED ⓘ Gloria Stuart NERFINISHED ⓘ John Carradine NERFINISHED ⓘ O. P. Heggie NERFINISHED ⓘ Warner Baxter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
John Wilkes Booth
NERFINISHED
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Samuel Mudd NERFINISHED ⓘ assassination of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
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