film "The World’s Greatest Athlete" (1973)
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"The World’s Greatest Athlete" is a 1973 Disney sports comedy film about a jungle-raised athletic prodigy recruited to compete in American college sports.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| film "The World’s Greatest Athlete" (1973) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6028024 — 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)
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Target entity: film "The World’s Greatest Athlete" (1973) Context triple: [Nancy Walker, notableWork, film "The World’s Greatest Athlete" (1973)]
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A.
World's Greatest Athlete
"World's Greatest Athlete" is an honorific nickname traditionally given to elite decathletes, notably applied to American track and field star Ashton Eaton for his dominance in the event.
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B.
film 'The Bob Mathias Story' (1954)
The 1954 film "The Bob Mathias Story" is a biographical sports drama in which Olympic decathlon champion Bob Mathias portrays himself, dramatizing his life and athletic achievements.
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C.
film "Prefontaine"
"Prefontaine" is a biographical sports drama film that chronicles the life and tragic early death of American distance running legend Steve Prefontaine.
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D.
film "The Pride of the Yankees"
"The Pride of the Yankees" is a classic 1942 biographical sports drama film that portrays the life and career of legendary New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig, culminating in his battle with ALS.
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E.
Sports Illustrated Films
Sports Illustrated Films is a media division that produces sports-focused documentary and original film content associated with the Sports Illustrated brand.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: film "The World’s Greatest Athlete" (1973) Target entity description: "The World’s Greatest Athlete" is a 1973 Disney sports comedy film about a jungle-raised athletic prodigy recruited to compete in American college sports.
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A.
World's Greatest Athlete
"World's Greatest Athlete" is an honorific nickname traditionally given to elite decathletes, notably applied to American track and field star Ashton Eaton for his dominance in the event.
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B.
film 'The Bob Mathias Story' (1954)
The 1954 film "The Bob Mathias Story" is a biographical sports drama in which Olympic decathlon champion Bob Mathias portrays himself, dramatizing his life and athletic achievements.
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C.
film "Prefontaine"
"Prefontaine" is a biographical sports drama film that chronicles the life and tragic early death of American distance running legend Steve Prefontaine.
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D.
film "The Pride of the Yankees"
"The Pride of the Yankees" is a classic 1942 biographical sports drama film that portrays the life and career of legendary New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig, culminating in his battle with ALS.
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E.
Sports Illustrated Films
Sports Illustrated Films is a media division that produces sports-focused documentary and original film content associated with the Sports Illustrated brand.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| characterOrigin | Nanu is a jungle-raised athletic prodigy ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Frank V. Phillips NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Robert Scheerer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Buena Vista Distribution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Robert Stafford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| genre |
family film
ⓘ
sports comedy ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Dayle Haddon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jan-Michael Vincent NERFINISHED ⓘ John Amos NERFINISHED ⓘ Roscoe Lee Browne NERFINISHED ⓘ Tim Conway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Coach Sam Archer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gazenga NERFINISHED ⓘ Jane NERFINISHED ⓘ Milton NERFINISHED ⓘ Nanu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | G ⓘ |
| musicBy | Marvin Hamlisch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Disney live-action comedy films of the 1970s ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A jungle-raised athletic prodigy is recruited to compete in American college sports ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Coach Sam Archer – John Amos
ⓘ
Gazenga – Roscoe Lee Browne NERFINISHED ⓘ Jane – Dayle Haddon NERFINISHED ⓘ Milton – Tim Conway NERFINISHED ⓘ Nanu – Jan-Michael Vincent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Bill Walsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Walt Disney Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1973-02-14 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 93 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Dee Caruso
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gerald Gardner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | American college campus ⓘ |
| sportsDepicted |
American football
ⓘ
track and field ⓘ various college sports ⓘ |
| storyBy |
Dee Caruso
NERFINISHED
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Gerald Gardner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | The World’s Greatest Athlete NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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