The Express
E1031660
The Express is a sports drama film that tells the inspiring true story of Ernie Davis, the first African American to win the Heisman Trophy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Express canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13258410 — 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 Express Context triple: [Omar Miller, notableWork, The Express]
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A.
L’Express
L’Express is a major French weekly news magazine known for its political and intellectual commentary.
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B.
Expressen
Expressen is a major Swedish daily tabloid newspaper known for its national coverage, opinion pieces, and investigative journalism.
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C.
Daily Express
The Daily Express is a long-running British national tabloid newspaper known for its conservative stance, sensationalist headlines, and significant influence on UK popular and political discourse.
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D.
Sunday Express
Sunday Express is a British national Sunday newspaper known for its conservative-leaning coverage of news, politics, and entertainment.
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E.
Nova Express
Nova Express is an experimental science fiction novel by William S. Burroughs that continues his cut-up style exploration of control, addiction, and societal manipulation.
- 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 Express Target entity description: The Express is a sports drama film that tells the inspiring true story of Ernie Davis, the first African American to win the Heisman Trophy.
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A.
L’Express
L’Express is a major French weekly news magazine known for its political and intellectual commentary.
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B.
Expressen
Expressen is a major Swedish daily tabloid newspaper known for its national coverage, opinion pieces, and investigative journalism.
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C.
Daily Express
The Daily Express is a long-running British national tabloid newspaper known for its conservative stance, sensationalist headlines, and significant influence on UK popular and political discourse.
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D.
Sunday Express
Sunday Express is a British national Sunday newspaper known for its conservative-leaning coverage of news, politics, and entertainment.
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E.
Nova Express
Nova Express is an experimental science fiction novel by William S. Burroughs that continues his cut-up style exploration of control, addiction, and societal manipulation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biographical film
ⓘ
film ⓘ sports drama film ⓘ |
| about | first African American Heisman Trophy winner ⓘ |
| alternateTitle | The Express: The Ernie Davis Story ⓘ |
| award | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Motion Picture nomination ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Ernie Davis: The Elmira Express, the Story of a Heisman Trophy Winner
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linked to:
The Express: The Ernie Davis Story
|
| basedOnAuthor | Robert C. Gallagher ⓘ |
| character |
Ben Schwartzwalder
ⓘ
Ernie Davis ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Kramer Morgenthau ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| depicts | Ernie Davis winning the Heisman Trophy ⓘ |
| director | Gary Fleder ⓘ |
| distributor | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | William Steinkamp ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Chicago, Illinois
ⓘ
linked to:
Chicago
Syracuse, New York ⓘ
linked to:
Syracuse
|
| follows | college football career of Ernie Davis ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical drama
ⓘ
sports drama ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
overcoming adversity
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perseverance ⓘ racial equality ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Ernie Davis ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | PG ⓘ |
| musicBy | Mark Isham ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | Syracuse University ⓘ |
| portrays |
civil rights era in the United States
ⓘ
racial discrimination in American college football ⓘ |
| producer |
Gary Fleder
ⓘ
John Davis ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Davis Entertainment ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2008-10-10 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 130 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Charles Leavitt ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
1950s
ⓘ
1960s ⓘ |
| stars |
Charles S. Dutton
ⓘ
Clancy Brown ⓘ Dennis Quaid ⓘ Omar Benson Miller ⓘ
linked to:
Omar Miller
Rob Brown ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Express Description of subject: The Express is a sports drama film that tells the inspiring true story of Ernie Davis, the first African American to win the Heisman Trophy.
Referenced by (8)
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