A Majority of One (1961 film)
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A Majority of One (1961 film) is a 1961 romantic comedy-drama directed by Mervyn LeRoy, starring Rosalind Russell and Alec Guinness, about a Jewish widow and a Japanese businessman who overcome cultural barriers to form an unlikely relationship.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Majority of One (1961 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8329403 — 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: A Majority of One (1961 film) Context triple: [A Majority of One, hasAdaptation, A Majority of One (1961 film)]
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Eight Men Out
Eight Men Out is a 1988 sports drama film that chronicles the 1919 Black Sox scandal, in which Chicago White Sox players conspired to fix the World Series.
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B.
I, the Jury (1953 film)
I, the Jury (1953 film) is a 1953 American crime film noir based on Mickey Spillane’s debut Mike Hammer detective novel, following the hard-boiled private eye as he hunts his best friend’s killer.
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film Three Coins in the Fountain
"Three Coins in the Fountain" is a 1954 romantic drama film set in Rome, following three American women whose wishes for love intertwine around the legendary Trevi Fountain.
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D.
Blackboard Jungle
Blackboard Jungle is a 1955 American drama film about an inner-city teacher confronting juvenile delinquency in a tough high school, noted for its early use of rock and roll music and its influence on youth culture.
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E.
Some Came Running
Some Came Running is a 1958 American drama film, based on James Jones's novel, starring Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Shirley MacLaine in a story of a war veteran's troubled return to small-town life.
- 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: A Majority of One (1961 film) Target entity description: A Majority of One (1961 film) is a 1961 romantic comedy-drama directed by Mervyn LeRoy, starring Rosalind Russell and Alec Guinness, about a Jewish widow and a Japanese businessman who overcome cultural barriers to form an unlikely relationship.
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A.
Eight Men Out
Eight Men Out is a 1988 sports drama film that chronicles the 1919 Black Sox scandal, in which Chicago White Sox players conspired to fix the World Series.
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B.
I, the Jury (1953 film)
I, the Jury (1953 film) is a 1953 American crime film noir based on Mickey Spillane’s debut Mike Hammer detective novel, following the hard-boiled private eye as he hunts his best friend’s killer.
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C.
film Three Coins in the Fountain
"Three Coins in the Fountain" is a 1954 romantic drama film set in Rome, following three American women whose wishes for love intertwine around the legendary Trevi Fountain.
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D.
Blackboard Jungle
Blackboard Jungle is a 1955 American drama film about an inner-city teacher confronting juvenile delinquency in a tough high school, noted for its early use of rock and roll music and its influence on youth culture.
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E.
Some Came Running
Some Came Running is a 1958 American drama film, based on James Jones's novel, starring Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Shirley MacLaine in a story of a war veteran's troubled return to small-town life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| aspectRatio | 2.35:1 ⓘ |
| basedOn | A Majority of One (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnMedium | stage play ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Leonard Spigelgass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterOccupation |
Japanese businessman
ⓘ
Jewish widow ⓘ |
| cinematography | Harry Stradling Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Mervyn LeRoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedIn | theatrical release ⓘ |
| distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ |
| editor | William H. Ziegler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingProcess | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| format | color ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
romantic comedy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Alec Guinness
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rosalind Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Bertha Jacoby
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Koichi Asano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Max Steiner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | relationship between a Jewish widow and a Japanese businessman ⓘ |
| producer | Mervyn LeRoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Warner Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionStudio | Warner Bros. Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1961 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 149 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Leonard Spigelgass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
Brooklyn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Alec Guinness
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Madlyn Rhue NERFINISHED ⓘ Mae Questel NERFINISHED ⓘ Marc Marno NERFINISHED ⓘ Raymond Massey NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosalind Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
cultural understanding
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intercultural romance ⓘ prejudice ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | post-World War II era ⓘ |
| title | A Majority of One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Majority of One (1961 film) Description of subject: A Majority of One (1961 film) is a 1961 romantic comedy-drama directed by Mervyn LeRoy, starring Rosalind Russell and Alec Guinness, about a Jewish widow and a Japanese businessman who overcome cultural barriers to form an unlikely relationship.
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