The Plank
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The Plank is a 1967 British slapstick comedy short film, largely without dialogue, written and directed by Eric Sykes and famed for its visual gags involving a pair of workmen transporting a wooden plank.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Plank canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15595696 — 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 Plank Context triple: [Kenny Lynch, appearedInFilm, The Plank]
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A.
In Plaster
"In Plaster" is a poem by Sylvia Plath that explores themes of identity, duality, and self-alienation through the metaphor of a woman encased in a plaster cast.
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B.
Le Pallet
Le Pallet is a small commune in western France best known as the birthplace of the medieval philosopher and theologian Peter Abelard.
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C.
The Peg
The Peg is a colloquial nickname for Winnipeg, the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Manitoba.
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D.
The Wedge
The Wedge is a famous surf spot in Newport Beach, California, known for its powerful, shore-breaking waves that attract experienced bodyboarders and surfers.
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E.
La Pila
La Pila is a small village on Elba Island in Tuscany, Italy, forming one of the hamlets of the municipality of Campo nell’Elba.
- 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 Plank Target entity description: The Plank is a 1967 British slapstick comedy short film, largely without dialogue, written and directed by Eric Sykes and famed for its visual gags involving a pair of workmen transporting a wooden plank.
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A.
In Plaster
"In Plaster" is a poem by Sylvia Plath that explores themes of identity, duality, and self-alienation through the metaphor of a woman encased in a plaster cast.
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B.
Le Pallet
Le Pallet is a small commune in western France best known as the birthplace of the medieval philosopher and theologian Peter Abelard.
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C.
The Peg
The Peg is a colloquial nickname for Winnipeg, the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Manitoba.
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D.
The Wedge
The Wedge is a famous surf spot in Newport Beach, California, known for its powerful, shore-breaking waves that attract experienced bodyboarders and surfers.
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E.
La Pila
La Pila is a small village on Elba Island in Tuscany, Italy, forming one of the hamlets of the municipality of Campo nell’Elba.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.