Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

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British-American film fantasy film film adaptation

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is the first film in the Harry Potter series, introducing the young wizard Harry and his early adventures at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

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Label	Occurrences
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone canonical	50
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)	32
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone	13
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone	9
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001 film)	3
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001 film)	2
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (2001 film)	1
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (film)	1
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (novel)	1
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone film adaptation	1
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (film)	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T711055 — 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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Target entity: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Context triple: [John Cleese, appearedIn, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]

A. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is the fifth film in the Harry Potter fantasy series, following Harry’s struggle against the return of Voldemort and the oppressive regime at Hogwarts led by Dolores Umbridge.
B. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the fourth fantasy novel in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series, in which Harry competes in the dangerous Triwizard Tournament while Voldemort regains power.
C. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is the third fantasy novel in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series, in which Harry learns more about his parents’ past while confronting the mysterious escaped convict Sirius Black.
D. Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts
Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts is an immersive 3D dark ride and roller coaster hybrid themed around the Gringotts bank break-in from the Harry Potter films.
E. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 is the penultimate film in the Harry Potter series, following Harry, Ron, and Hermione as they leave Hogwarts to hunt Voldemort’s Horcruxes in a darker, more mature chapter of the saga.
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: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Target entity description: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is the first film in the Harry Potter series, introducing the young wizard Harry and his early adventures at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

A. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is the fifth film in the Harry Potter fantasy series, following Harry’s struggle against the return of Voldemort and the oppressive regime at Hogwarts led by Dolores Umbridge.
B. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the fourth fantasy novel in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series, in which Harry competes in the dangerous Triwizard Tournament while Voldemort regains power.
C. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is the third fantasy novel in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series, in which Harry learns more about his parents’ past while confronting the mysterious escaped convict Sirius Black.
D. Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts
Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts is an immersive 3D dark ride and roller coaster hybrid themed around the Gringotts bank break-in from the Harry Potter films.
E. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 is the penultimate film in the Harry Potter series, following Harry, Ron, and Hermione as they leave Hogwarts to hunt Voldemort’s Horcruxes in a darker, more mature chapter of the saga.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British-American film ⓘ fantasy film ⓘ film adaptation ⓘ
alternateTitle	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone ⓘ linked to: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (novel)
alternateTitleRegion	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
authorOfSourceWork	J. K. Rowling ⓘ
basedOn	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (novel) ⓘ
cinematographyBy	John Seale ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
director	Chris Columbus ⓘ
distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ
editedBy	Richard Francis-Bruce ⓘ
filmingLocation	Alnwick Castle ⓘ Gloucester Cathedral ⓘ Leavesden Studios ⓘ
genre	adventure ⓘ fantasy ⓘ
hasSequel	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film) ⓘ linked to: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002 film)
language	English ⓘ
mainCharacter	Albus Dumbledore ⓘ Draco Malfoy ⓘ Harry Potter ⓘ Hermione Granger ⓘ Lord Voldemort ⓘ Ron Weasley ⓘ Rubeus Hagrid ⓘ Severus Snape ⓘ
mpaaRating	PG ⓘ
musicBy	John Williams ⓘ
narrativeFocus	Harry Potter's first year at Hogwarts ⓘ
partOf	Harry Potter film series ⓘ
plotElement	discovery of Harry Potter's wizard identity ⓘ protection of the Philosopher's Stone ⓘ
producer	David Heyman ⓘ
productionCompany	Heyday Films ⓘ
releaseDate	2001-11-16 ⓘ
releaseYear	2001 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes	152 ⓘ
screenwriter	Steve Kloves ⓘ
setting	Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry ⓘ London ⓘ linked to: London, England Privet Drive ⓘ
stars	Alan Rickman ⓘ Daniel Radcliffe ⓘ Emma Watson ⓘ Maggie Smith ⓘ Richard Harris ⓘ Robbie Coltrane ⓘ Rupert Grint ⓘ Tom Felton ⓘ

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