To Sir, with Love
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To Sir, with Love is a 1967 British drama film in which Sidney Poitier plays an idealistic teacher who confronts social and racial tensions while educating a class of troubled students in London’s East End.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| To Sir, with Love canonical | 2 |
| To Sir, with Love score | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9720203 — 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: To Sir, with Love Context triple: [Sidney Poitier, notableWork, To Sir, with Love]
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A.
Stand and Deliver
"Stand and Deliver" is a bluegrass album by the Steep Canyon Rangers showcasing their contemporary take on traditional string-band music.
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B.
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
"Goodbye, Mr. Chips" is a classic 1939 British drama film, based on James Hilton’s novella, about the life and career of a beloved schoolteacher at an English boys’ boarding school.
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C.
Room at the Top
Room at the Top is a landmark 1959 British drama film that helped launch the British New Wave movement with its gritty portrayal of class ambition and social realism.
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D.
Teaching Mrs. Tingle
Teaching Mrs. Tingle is a 1999 dark comedy-thriller film about high school students who plot against their vindictive teacher after being falsely accused of cheating.
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E.
Billy Liar
Billy Liar is a 1963 British comedy-drama film about a young fantasist escaping his mundane life through elaborate daydreams, widely regarded as a classic of the British New Wave.
- 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: To Sir, with Love Target entity description: To Sir, with Love is a 1967 British drama film in which Sidney Poitier plays an idealistic teacher who confronts social and racial tensions while educating a class of troubled students in London’s East End.
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A.
Stand and Deliver
"Stand and Deliver" is a bluegrass album by the Steep Canyon Rangers showcasing their contemporary take on traditional string-band music.
-
B.
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
"Goodbye, Mr. Chips" is a classic 1939 British drama film, based on James Hilton’s novella, about the life and career of a beloved schoolteacher at an English boys’ boarding school.
-
C.
Room at the Top
Room at the Top is a landmark 1959 British drama film that helped launch the British New Wave movement with its gritty portrayal of class ambition and social realism.
-
D.
Teaching Mrs. Tingle
Teaching Mrs. Tingle is a 1999 dark comedy-thriller film about high school students who plot against their vindictive teacher after being falsely accused of cheating.
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E.
Billy Liar
Billy Liar is a 1963 British comedy-drama film about a young fantasist escaping his mundane life through elaborate daydreams, widely regarded as a classic of the British New Wave.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British drama film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
To Sir, with Love (novel)
NERFINISHED
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novel by E. R. Braithwaite ⓘ |
| castMember |
Ann Bell
NERFINISHED
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Christian Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ Faith Brook NERFINISHED ⓘ Geoffrey Bayldon NERFINISHED ⓘ Judy Geeson NERFINISHED ⓘ Lulu NERFINISHED ⓘ Patricia Routledge NERFINISHED ⓘ Sidney Poitier NERFINISHED ⓘ Suzy Kendall NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mindbenders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Denham
NERFINISHED
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Gillian Blanchard NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Thackeray NERFINISHED ⓘ Pamela Dare NERFINISHED ⓘ Seales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematography | Paul Beeson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | James Clavell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| editor | Peter Thornton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| genre |
coming-of-age film
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drama film ⓘ |
| hasSequel | To Sir, with Love II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Mark Thackeray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Ron Grainer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | secondary school ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | An idealistic teacher confronts social and racial tensions while educating a class of troubled students in London’s East End. ⓘ |
| producer | James Clavell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1967 ⓘ |
| releaseCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| runningTime | 105 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | James Clavell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
East End of London
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| starredActorAsCharacter | Sidney Poitier as Mark Thackeray ⓘ |
| themeSong | To Sir with Love NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeSongPerformer | Lulu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 1960s ⓘ |
| topic |
education
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race relations ⓘ social class in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
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