Passport to Pimlico
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Passport to Pimlico is a 1949 British Ealing Studios comedy film in which a London neighborhood discovers an old document that technically makes it part of Burgundy, leading to a wave of humorous bureaucratic and political chaos.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Passport to Pimlico canonical | 11 |
| Passport to Pimlico (film) | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5778645 — 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: Passport to Pimlico Context triple: [Michael Balcon, notableWork, Passport to Pimlico]
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A.
Fuente de la Fama y la Carrera de Caballos
Fuente de la Fama y la Carrera de Caballos is an ornate Baroque fountain in San Ildefonso, Spain, notable for its allegorical sculptures and dynamic equestrian figures.
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B.
The Race
The Race is a narrow, fast-moving tidal strait at the eastern end of Long Island Sound, known for its strong currents and challenging navigation conditions.
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C.
The Race
The Race is the historic annual rowing regatta between Harvard and Yale Universities, renowned as the oldest intercollegiate sporting event in the United States.
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D.
En Gallop
"En Gallop" is a song by American singer-songwriter Joanna Newsom, featured on her debut album "The Milk-Eyed Mender."
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E.
At the Races
"At the Races" is a painting by Edgar Degas that depicts the lively atmosphere of a horse-racing scene, reflecting his interest in modern urban leisure and dynamic movement.
- 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: Passport to Pimlico Target entity description: Passport to Pimlico is a 1949 British Ealing Studios comedy film in which a London neighborhood discovers an old document that technically makes it part of Burgundy, leading to a wave of humorous bureaucratic and political chaos.
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A.
Fuente de la Fama y la Carrera de Caballos
Fuente de la Fama y la Carrera de Caballos is an ornate Baroque fountain in San Ildefonso, Spain, notable for its allegorical sculptures and dynamic equestrian figures.
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B.
The Race
The Race is a narrow, fast-moving tidal strait at the eastern end of Long Island Sound, known for its strong currents and challenging navigation conditions.
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C.
The Race
The Race is the historic annual rowing regatta between Harvard and Yale Universities, renowned as the oldest intercollegiate sporting event in the United States.
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D.
En Gallop
"En Gallop" is a song by American singer-songwriter Joanna Newsom, featured on her debut album "The Milk-Eyed Mender."
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E.
At the Races
"At the Races" is a painting by Edgar Degas that depicts the lively atmosphere of a horse-racing scene, reflecting his interest in modern urban leisure and dynamic movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ealing comedy
ⓘ
film ⓘ |
| awardNominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Motion Picture Story
ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Lionel Banes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Henry Cornelius ⓘ |
| distributor |
Ealing Studios
ⓘ
General Film Distributors ⓘ Universal-International (United States) ⓘ
linked to:
Universal-International
|
| editedBy | Michael Truman ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Lambeth ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
ⓘ
satirical film ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Arthur Pemberton
ⓘ
Duke of Burgundy ⓘ Gladys Pemberton ⓘ Professor Hatton-Jones ⓘ |
| hasFilmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| musicBy | Georges Auric ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
bureaucracy
ⓘ
national identity ⓘ rationing and postwar austerity ⓘ |
| notableFor | satirising postwar British bureaucracy and government controls ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ealing comedies cycle
ⓘ
linked to:
Ealing comedies
|
| plotSummary | Residents of a London district discover an ancient charter proving they are legally part of the Duchy of Burgundy, leading them to declare independence and triggering bureaucratic and political complications. ⓘ |
| producer |
Michael Balcon
ⓘ
linked to:
Sir Michael Balcon
|
| productionCompany | Ealing Studios ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1949-04-28 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1949 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 84 ⓘ |
| screenplayBasedOn | original story by T. E. B. Clarke ⓘ |
| screenwriter | T. E. B. Clarke ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
Pimlico ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Basil Radford
ⓘ
Hermione Baddeley ⓘ Jane Hylton ⓘ John Slater ⓘ Margaret Rutherford ⓘ Naunton Wayne ⓘ Paul Dupuis ⓘ Raymond Huntley ⓘ Stanley Holloway ⓘ Sydney Tafler ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | post-World War II Britain ⓘ |
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Subject: Passport to Pimlico Description of subject: Passport to Pimlico is a 1949 British Ealing Studios comedy film in which a London neighborhood discovers an old document that technically makes it part of Burgundy, leading to a wave of humorous bureaucratic and political chaos.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Sir Michael Balcon
linked to: Passport to Pimlico
linked to: Passport to Pimlico
linked to: Passport to Pimlico
linked to: Passport to Pimlico