The Yellow Balloon
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The Yellow Balloon is a 1953 British thriller film set in post-war London, known for its tense story about a boy drawn into blackmail after a tragic accident.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Yellow Balloon canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9347420 — 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 Yellow Balloon Context triple: [Moira Lister, notableWork, The Yellow Balloon]
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A.
The White Balloon
The White Balloon is a critically acclaimed 1995 Iranian film directed by Jafar Panahi, celebrated for its simple yet poignant story about a young girl’s quest to buy a goldfish on New Year’s Eve.
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B.
The Man with the Yellow Hat
The Man with the Yellow Hat is the kind, patient caretaker and friend of Curious George in the classic children's book and television series.
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C.
The Blue Bird
The Blue Bird is a 1908 symbolist play by Belgian writer Maurice Maeterlinck, famed for its allegorical quest for happiness and its influential productions in early 20th-century theatre.
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D.
The Moon Is a Balloon
The Moon Is a Balloon is the bestselling, witty and anecdotal autobiography of British actor David Niven, celebrated for its charming and humorous recollections of his life and Hollywood career.
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E.
The Little Friend
The Little Friend is a 2002 novel by Donna Tartt that follows a young girl in Mississippi who becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth behind her brother’s long-unsolved murder.
- 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 Yellow Balloon Target entity description: The Yellow Balloon is a 1953 British thriller film set in post-war London, known for its tense story about a boy drawn into blackmail after a tragic accident.
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A.
The White Balloon
The White Balloon is a critically acclaimed 1995 Iranian film directed by Jafar Panahi, celebrated for its simple yet poignant story about a young girl’s quest to buy a goldfish on New Year’s Eve.
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B.
The Man with the Yellow Hat
The Man with the Yellow Hat is the kind, patient caretaker and friend of Curious George in the classic children's book and television series.
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C.
The Blue Bird
The Blue Bird is a 1908 symbolist play by Belgian writer Maurice Maeterlinck, famed for its allegorical quest for happiness and its influential productions in early 20th-century theatre.
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D.
The Moon Is a Balloon
The Moon Is a Balloon is the bestselling, witty and anecdotal autobiography of British actor David Niven, celebrated for its charming and humorous recollections of his life and Hollywood career.
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E.
The Little Friend
The Little Friend is a 2002 novel by Donna Tartt that follows a young girl in Mississippi who becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth behind her brother’s long-unsolved murder.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Gilbert Taylor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfRelease | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | J. Lee Thompson ⓘ |
| distributor | Associated British-Pathé ⓘ |
| editedBy | Richard Best ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
ⓘ
thriller film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Laurie Johnson ⓘ |
| notableFor | tense depiction of a child drawn into crime and blackmail in post-war London ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A young boy becomes involved in blackmail after a tragic accident in post-war London. ⓘ |
| producer |
J. Arthur Rank
ⓘ
John Gossage ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Associated British Picture Corporation ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 93 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | J. Lee Thompson ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
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| settingTime | post-war period ⓘ |
| starring |
Andrew Ray
ⓘ
Hy Hazell ⓘ Kathleen Ryan ⓘ Kenneth More ⓘ Sidney James ⓘ William Sylvester ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Yellow Balloon Description of subject: The Yellow Balloon is a 1953 British thriller film set in post-war London, known for its tense story about a boy drawn into blackmail after a tragic accident.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.