Midway
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Midway is a 1976 World War II war film depicting the pivotal Battle of Midway in the Pacific Theater.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Midway canonical | 3 |
| Midway (2019 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11857972 — 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: Midway Context triple: [Edward Albert, notableWork, Midway]
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Midway
Midway was a prominent American video game developer and publisher best known for creating influential arcade titles such as the Mortal Kombat series and NBA Jam.
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B.
Midway
Midway is a suburban village in South Derbyshire, England, situated between Swadlincote and Burton upon Trent.
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C.
Midway
Midway is a small town located in Bullock County in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of Alabama.
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D.
Midway
Midway is a small unincorporated community located in Chaves County in southeastern New Mexico, United States.
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E.
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor is a 2001 American war drama film that dramatizes the Japanese attack on the U.S. naval base in Hawaii during World War II, blending historical events with a fictional love story.
- 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: Midway Target entity description: Midway is a 1976 World War II war film depicting the pivotal Battle of Midway in the Pacific Theater.
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A.
Midway
Midway is a small unincorporated community located in Chaves County in southeastern New Mexico, United States.
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B.
Midway
Midway is a suburban village in South Derbyshire, England, situated between Swadlincote and Burton upon Trent.
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C.
Midway
Midway is a small town located in Bullock County in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of Alabama.
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D.
Midway
Midway was a prominent American video game developer and publisher best known for creating influential arcade titles such as the Mortal Kombat series and NBA Jam.
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E.
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor is a 2001 American war drama film that dramatizes the Japanese attack on the U.S. naval base in Hawaii during World War II, blending historical events with a fictional love story.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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World War II film ⓘ film ⓘ war film ⓘ |
| basedOn | historical events of the Battle of Midway ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Harry Stradling Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
Battle of Midway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Theater of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Jack Smight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| distributorRegion | North America ⓘ |
| editedBy | Robert Swink NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz
NERFINISHED
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Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher NERFINISHED ⓘ Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto NERFINISHED ⓘ Admiral Raymond A. Spruance NERFINISHED ⓘ Admiral William F. Halsey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formatUsed | Sensurround NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
historical drama film
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war film ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | theatrical film ⓘ |
| musicBy | John Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
intelligence and codebreaking
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naval aviation operations ⓘ |
| portraysSide |
Imperial Japanese Navy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Walter Mirisch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | The Mirisch Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1976-06-18 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 132 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Donald S. Sanford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setDuring |
Battle of Midway
NERFINISHED
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World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Charlton Heston
NERFINISHED
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Cliff Robertson NERFINISHED ⓘ Glenn Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ Hal Holbrook NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Fonda NERFINISHED ⓘ James Coburn NERFINISHED ⓘ James Shigeta NERFINISHED ⓘ Pat Morita NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Mitchum NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ Toshirō Mifune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | Pacific Theater of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Midway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesFootageType | archival combat footage ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Midway Description of subject: Midway is a 1976 World War II war film depicting the pivotal Battle of Midway in the Pacific Theater.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Midway (2019 film)