42 (film)
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42 is a 2013 biographical sports film that chronicles Jackie Robinson’s historic breaking of Major League Baseball’s color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 42 (2013 film) | 1 |
| 42 (film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10973970 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 42 (film) Context triple: [T. R. Knight, appearedIn, 42 (film)]
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A.
1942: A Love Story
1942: A Love Story is a 1994 Hindi romantic drama film set against the backdrop of India's freedom struggle, known for its memorable music and patriotic themes.
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Summer of '42
Summer of '42 is a 1971 coming-of-age romantic drama film about a teenage boy's poignant summer romance with an older woman on a New England island during World War II.
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C.
Les XX
Les XX was a late 19th-century Brussels-based group of avant-garde artists known for organizing annual exhibitions that promoted innovative and international modern art.
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D.
Matriz
Matriz is a civil parish on Faial Island in the Azores, Portugal, known for its historic town center and traditional Azorean architecture.
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E.
24 Hrs. to Live
"24 Hrs. to Live" is a hardcore East Coast hip hop track by Mase featuring The LOX, Black Rob, and DMX, known for its grim, introspective concept of what each rapper would do if they had only one day left to live.
- 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: 42 (film) Target entity description: 42 is a 2013 biographical sports film that chronicles Jackie Robinson’s historic breaking of Major League Baseball’s color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
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A.
1942: A Love Story
1942: A Love Story is a 1994 Hindi romantic drama film set against the backdrop of India's freedom struggle, known for its memorable music and patriotic themes.
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B.
Summer of '42
Summer of '42 is a 1971 coming-of-age romantic drama film about a teenage boy's poignant summer romance with an older woman on a New England island during World War II.
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C.
Les XX
Les XX was a late 19th-century Brussels-based group of avant-garde artists known for organizing annual exhibitions that promoted innovative and international modern art.
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D.
Matriz
Matriz is a civil parish on Faial Island in the Azores, Portugal, known for its historic town center and traditional Azorean architecture.
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E.
24 Hrs. to Live
"24 Hrs. to Live" is a hardcore East Coast hip hop track by Mase featuring The LOX, Black Rob, and DMX, known for its grim, introspective concept of what each rapper would do if they had only one day left to live.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
ⓘ
baseball film ⓘ biographical sports film ⓘ |
| about |
civil rights in the United States
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racial segregation in sports ⓘ |
| basedOn | life of Jackie Robinson ⓘ |
| boxOffice | approximately $97 million ⓘ |
| budget | approximately $40 million ⓘ |
| castMember |
Alan Tudyk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
André Holland NERFINISHED ⓘ Chadwick Boseman NERFINISHED ⓘ Christopher Meloni NERFINISHED ⓘ Harrison Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucas Black NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicole Beharie NERFINISHED ⓘ Ryan Merriman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPortrayed |
Branch Rickey
NERFINISHED
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Jackie Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Don Burgess NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
Brooklyn Dodgers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Major League Baseball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Brian Helgeland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy |
Kevin Stitt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peter McNulty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn | breaking of Major League Baseball color barrier ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical film
ⓘ
historical drama film ⓘ sports drama film ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Jackie Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MPAARating | PG-13 ⓘ |
| musicBy | Mark Isham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays | integration of Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| producer |
Dick Cook
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jason Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Tull NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Legendary Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2013-04-12 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| runtime | 128 minutes ⓘ |
| setIn |
Brooklyn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| setInPeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
| stars |
Chadwick Boseman
NERFINISHED
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Harrison Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Brian Helgeland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: 42 (film) Description of subject: 42 is a 2013 biographical sports film that chronicles Jackie Robinson’s historic breaking of Major League Baseball’s color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
42 (2013 film)