Goodnight Mister Tom
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Goodnight Mister Tom is a British television film adaptation of Michelle Magorian’s novel about an abused evacuee boy and the reclusive widower who shelters him during World War II.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Goodnight Mister Tom canonical | 4 |
| Goodnight Mister Tom (novel) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2843760 — 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: Goodnight Mister Tom Context triple: [Turville, Buckinghamshire, usedAsFilmingLocationFor, Goodnight Mister Tom]
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A.
Tuck Everlasting
Tuck Everlasting is a 2002 fantasy drama film, based on Natalie Babbitt’s novel, about a young girl who discovers a family that has gained immortality from drinking from a magical spring.
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B.
A Little Princess
A Little Princess is a 1995 fantasy drama film directed by Alfonso Cuarón, adapted from Frances Hodgson Burnett’s novel, and acclaimed for its lush, imaginative visual style.
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C.
Malory Towers
Malory Towers is a classic British children's book series set in a girls' boarding school, written by Enid Blyton and known for its stories of friendship, school life, and personal growth.
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D.
Matilda
Matilda is a virtuous and tragic noblewoman in Horace Walpole’s pioneering Gothic novel "The Castle of Otranto."
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E.
Matilda
Matilda was the regnal name of Edith of Scotland, who became Queen consort of England as the wife of King Henry I.
- 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: Goodnight Mister Tom Target entity description: Goodnight Mister Tom is a British television film adaptation of Michelle Magorian’s novel about an abused evacuee boy and the reclusive widower who shelters him during World War II.
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A.
Tuck Everlasting
Tuck Everlasting is a 2002 fantasy drama film, based on Natalie Babbitt’s novel, about a young girl who discovers a family that has gained immortality from drinking from a magical spring.
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B.
A Little Princess
A Little Princess is a 1995 fantasy drama film directed by Alfonso Cuarón, adapted from Frances Hodgson Burnett’s novel, and acclaimed for its lush, imaginative visual style.
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C.
Malory Towers
Malory Towers is a classic British children's book series set in a girls' boarding school, written by Enid Blyton and known for its stories of friendship, school life, and personal growth.
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D.
Matilda
Matilda was the regnal name of Edith of Scotland, who became Queen consort of England as the wife of King Henry I.
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E.
Matilda
Matilda is a virtuous and tragic noblewoman in Horace Walpole’s pioneering Gothic novel "The Castle of Otranto."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British film
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television film ⓘ |
| authorOfOriginalWork | Michelle Magorian ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Goodnight Mister Tom
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Goodnight Mister Tom (novel)
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| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| distributor | ITV ⓘ |
| genre |
television drama
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war drama film ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Mrs Beech
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Tom Oakley ⓘ William Beech ⓘ Zach ⓘ |
| locationOfFilming | England ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
World War II
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child abuse ⓘ child evacuation in World War II ⓘ friendship ⓘ healing from trauma ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ITV ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A reclusive widower in an English village shelters an abused evacuee boy during World War II, and they form a transformative bond. ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Carlton Television ⓘ |
| setting | England ⓘ |
| settingTimePeriod | World War II ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Goodnight Mister Tom Description of subject: Goodnight Mister Tom is a British television film adaptation of Michelle Magorian’s novel about an abused evacuee boy and the reclusive widower who shelters him during World War II.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Goodnight Mister Tom (novel)