The Rocking Horse Winner (1949 film)
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The Rocking Horse Winner (1949 film) is a British drama adapted from D.H. Lawrence’s short story about a boy whose uncanny luck at picking racehorse winners is driven by his desperate desire to satisfy his mother’s insatiable need for money.
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| The Rocking Horse Winner (1949 film) canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Rocking Horse Winner (1949 film) Context triple: [The Rocking-Horse Winner, adaptedAs, The Rocking Horse Winner (1949 film)]
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Random Harvest
Random Harvest is a 1942 romantic drama film, based on James Hilton’s novel, renowned for its amnesia-driven love story and considered one of director Mervyn LeRoy’s most enduring works.
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Kind Hearts and Coronets
Kind Hearts and Coronets is a 1949 British black comedy film, produced by Ealing Studios, famed for its darkly humorous tale of an ambitious murderer and for Alec Guinness’s multiple-role performance.
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The Red Shoes
The Red Shoes is a classic fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a vain girl whose obsession with a pair of enchanted red shoes leads to a tragic and moralistic downfall.
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The Red Shoes
The Red Shoes is a landmark 1948 British ballet film renowned for its vivid Technicolor visuals and its tragic story of artistic obsession, directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.
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The Children’s Hour
The Children’s Hour is a 1934 stage play by Lillian Hellman that centers on the devastating consequences of a false accusation of lesbianism against two women who run a girls’ boarding school.
- 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: The Rocking Horse Winner (1949 film) Target entity description: The Rocking Horse Winner (1949 film) is a British drama adapted from D.H. Lawrence’s short story about a boy whose uncanny luck at picking racehorse winners is driven by his desperate desire to satisfy his mother’s insatiable need for money.
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A.
Random Harvest
Random Harvest is a 1942 romantic drama film, based on James Hilton’s novel, renowned for its amnesia-driven love story and considered one of director Mervyn LeRoy’s most enduring works.
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B.
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Kind Hearts and Coronets is a 1949 British black comedy film, produced by Ealing Studios, famed for its darkly humorous tale of an ambitious murderer and for Alec Guinness’s multiple-role performance.
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C.
The Red Shoes
The Red Shoes is a classic fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a vain girl whose obsession with a pair of enchanted red shoes leads to a tragic and moralistic downfall.
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D.
The Red Shoes
The Red Shoes is a landmark 1948 British ballet film renowned for its vivid Technicolor visuals and its tragic story of artistic obsession, directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.
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E.
The Children’s Hour
The Children’s Hour is a 1934 stage play by Lillian Hellman that centers on the devastating consequences of a false accusation of lesbianism against two women who run a girls’ boarding school.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British film
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drama film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | The Rocking-Horse Winner (short story) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | D. H. Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Rocking-Horse Winner
NERFINISHED
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short story ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| castMember |
Arthur Hambling
NERFINISHED
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Charles Goldner NERFINISHED ⓘ Cyril Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Hugh Sinclair NERFINISHED ⓘ John Howard Davies NERFINISHED ⓘ John Mills NERFINISHED ⓘ Ronald Squire NERFINISHED ⓘ Susan Beaumont NERFINISHED ⓘ Valerie Hobson NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Fitzgerald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Desmond Dickinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Anthony Pelissier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Eagle-Lion Films
NERFINISHED
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General Film Distributors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Helga Cranston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | theatrical film ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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fantasy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActor | John Howard Davies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Paul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Benjamin Frankel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | a boy’s obsessive drive to win money for his mother through betting on horse races ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A young boy discovers he can predict racehorse winners while riding his rocking horse and uses this ability to win money for his financially troubled mother. ⓘ |
| portrays |
gambling
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parent-child relationships ⓘ social class in Britain ⓘ |
| producer | John Mills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Two Cities Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDateUK | 1949-06-16 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1949 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 95 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Anthony Pelissier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | England ⓘ |
| sourceWorkPublicationYear | 1926 ⓘ |
| theme |
family relationships
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greed ⓘ materialism ⓘ psychological tension ⓘ |
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Subject: The Rocking Horse Winner (1949 film) Description of subject: The Rocking Horse Winner (1949 film) is a British drama adapted from D.H. Lawrence’s short story about a boy whose uncanny luck at picking racehorse winners is driven by his desperate desire to satisfy his mother’s insatiable need for money.
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