Resurrecting the Champ
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Resurrecting the Champ is a 2007 sports drama film about a struggling journalist who discovers a homeless man claiming to be a once-famous boxer.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Resurrecting the Champ canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13043755 — 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)
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Target entity: Resurrecting the Champ Context triple: [Howard Baldwin, notableWork, Resurrecting the Champ]
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A.
Alias the Champ
Alias the Champ is a 1949 American crime drama film centered on professional wrestling and featuring wrestler-actor Tor Johnson in a prominent role.
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B.
The Champ
The Champ is a 1931 American drama film directed by King Vidor, renowned for its poignant story of a washed-up boxer and his devoted young son.
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C.
The Peoples Champ
The Peoples Champ is a 2005 studio album by Houston rapper Paul Wall that helped popularize Southern hip hop and cemented his mainstream success.
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D.
Choice of Champions
Choice of Champions is a nickname for Clermont, a city in central Florida known for its athletic training facilities and production of elite sports competitors.
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E.
The Champion
"The Champion" is a 1915 silent comedy film starring Charlie Chaplin as an underdog boxer who humorously battles his way through the prizefighting world.
- 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: Resurrecting the Champ Target entity description: Resurrecting the Champ is a 2007 sports drama film about a struggling journalist who discovers a homeless man claiming to be a once-famous boxer.
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A.
Alias the Champ
Alias the Champ is a 1949 American crime drama film centered on professional wrestling and featuring wrestler-actor Tor Johnson in a prominent role.
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B.
The Champ
The Champ is a 1931 American drama film directed by King Vidor, renowned for its poignant story of a washed-up boxer and his devoted young son.
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C.
The Peoples Champ
The Peoples Champ is a 2005 studio album by Houston rapper Paul Wall that helped popularize Southern hip hop and cemented his mainstream success.
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D.
Choice of Champions
Choice of Champions is a nickname for Clermont, a city in central Florida known for its athletic training facilities and production of elite sports competitors.
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E.
The Champion
"The Champion" is a 1915 silent comedy film starring Charlie Chaplin as an underdog boxer who humorously battles his way through the prizefighting world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
ⓘ
sports drama film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Resurrecting the Champ (Los Angeles Times Magazine article) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | J. R. Moehringer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Champ
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Erik Kernan Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Adam Kane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Larry Groupé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Rod Lurie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Yari Film Group Releasing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Sarah Boyd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Calgary, Alberta, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
sports drama film ⓘ |
| hasBoxingScenes | true ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
father–son relationships
ⓘ
journalism ethics ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| mainSubject | boxing ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | PG-13 ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
homeless former boxer
ⓘ
struggling journalist ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer |
Arnold W. Messer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bob Yari NERFINISHED ⓘ Brad Fischer NERFINISHED ⓘ Mike Medavoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Phoenix Pictures
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yari Film Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2007 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| runtime | 112 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Allison Burnett
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michael Bortman NERFINISHED ⓘ Rod Lurie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Denver, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| star |
Alan Alda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Josh Hartnett NERFINISHED ⓘ Kathryn Morris NERFINISHED ⓘ Rachel Nichols NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel L. Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ Teri Hatcher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Resurrecting the Champ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Resurrecting the Champ Description of subject: Resurrecting the Champ is a 2007 sports drama film about a struggling journalist who discovers a homeless man claiming to be a once-famous boxer.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.