The Holly and the Ivy
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The Holly and the Ivy is a 1952 British drama film, adapted from a stage play, about a rural vicar and his family reuniting at Christmas and confronting long-suppressed tensions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Holly and the Ivy canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4737928 — 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: The Holly and the Ivy Context triple: [Celia Johnson, notableWork, The Holly and the Ivy]
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A.
A Christmas Jig
"A Christmas Jig" is an instrumental holiday-themed tune featured on Yo-Yo Ma's collaborative album *Songs of Joy & Peace*, blending classical musicianship with festive folk dance rhythms.
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B.
The First Noël
"The First Noël" is a traditional English Christmas carol that recounts the story of the birth of Jesus as announced to shepherds by an angel.
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C.
The Wexford Carol
The Wexford Carol is a traditional Irish Christmas carol, dating back to at least the 12th century, known for its serene melody and narrative of the Nativity.
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D.
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
"Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" is a famous 18th-century Christian Christmas carol, widely sung during the holiday season for its celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.
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E.
Over the River
"Over the River" is a chapter or section within the novel "End of the Chapter" by John Galsworthy.
- 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: The Holly and the Ivy Target entity description: The Holly and the Ivy is a 1952 British drama film, adapted from a stage play, about a rural vicar and his family reuniting at Christmas and confronting long-suppressed tensions.
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A.
A Christmas Jig
"A Christmas Jig" is an instrumental holiday-themed tune featured on Yo-Yo Ma's collaborative album *Songs of Joy & Peace*, blending classical musicianship with festive folk dance rhythms.
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B.
The First Noël
"The First Noël" is a traditional English Christmas carol that recounts the story of the birth of Jesus as announced to shepherds by an angel.
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C.
The Wexford Carol
The Wexford Carol is a traditional Irish Christmas carol, dating back to at least the 12th century, known for its serene melody and narrative of the Nativity.
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D.
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
"Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" is a famous 18th-century Christian Christmas carol, widely sung during the holiday season for its celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.
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E.
Over the River
"Over the River" is a chapter or section within the novel "End of the Chapter" by John Galsworthy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British film
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drama film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | The Holly and the Ivy (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Holly and the Ivy (play)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
stage play by Wynyard Browne ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Ted Scaife NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfRelease | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | George More O’Ferrall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedIn | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | British Lion Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Anne V. Coates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Pinewood Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasChristmasTheme | true ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Christian faith
ⓘ
post-war British society ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Reverend Martin Gregory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | vicar ⓘ |
| musicBy | Malcolm Arnold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeConflict | long-suppressed family tensions ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | family reunion at Christmas ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| playwrightOfSource | Wynyard Browne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | T. C. Fairbairn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | London Film Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDateUK | 1952-04-21 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1952 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 83 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Anatole de Grunwald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPlace | rural England ⓘ |
| settingTime | Christmas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Celia Johnson
NERFINISHED
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Denholm Elliott NERFINISHED ⓘ Hugh Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ John Gregson NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret Halstan NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret Leighton NERFINISHED ⓘ Ralph Richardson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
family relationships
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generational conflict ⓘ religion ⓘ repressed emotions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Referenced by (5)
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