The Three Lives of Thomasina (1963 film)
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The Three Lives of Thomasina is a 1963 Disney live-action fantasy film about a young Scottish girl and her cat, whose apparent death and mysterious return transform the lives and beliefs of those around them.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Three Lives of Thomasina (1963 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5141392 — 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: The Three Lives of Thomasina (1963 film) Context triple: [Vincent Winter, notableWork, The Three Lives of Thomasina (1963 film)]
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A.
Three Lives
Three Lives is a 1909 modernist short story collection by Gertrude Stein that experiments with language and narrative in portraying the inner lives of three working-class women.
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B.
The Nun's Story
The Nun's Story is a 1959 drama film following a young Belgian woman’s struggle between her religious vocation and personal convictions, widely acclaimed for Audrey Hepburn’s powerful, restrained performance.
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C.
A Taste of Honey
"A Taste of Honey" is a song popularized by the Beatles, known for its melodic, jazz-influenced style and inclusion on their debut album "Please Please Me."
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D.
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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E.
Three Times a Lady
"Three Times a Lady" is a romantic ballad written by Lionel Richie and performed by the Commodores that became one of their signature hits in the late 1970s.
- 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 Three Lives of Thomasina (1963 film) Target entity description: The Three Lives of Thomasina is a 1963 Disney live-action fantasy film about a young Scottish girl and her cat, whose apparent death and mysterious return transform the lives and beliefs of those around them.
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A.
Three Lives
Three Lives is a 1909 modernist short story collection by Gertrude Stein that experiments with language and narrative in portraying the inner lives of three working-class women.
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B.
The Nun's Story
The Nun's Story is a 1959 drama film following a young Belgian woman’s struggle between her religious vocation and personal convictions, widely acclaimed for Audrey Hepburn’s powerful, restrained performance.
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C.
A Taste of Honey
"A Taste of Honey" is a song popularized by the Beatles, known for its melodic, jazz-influenced style and inclusion on their debut album "Please Please Me."
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D.
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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E.
Three Times a Lady
"Three Times a Lady" is a romantic ballad written by Lionel Richie and performed by the Commodores that became one of their signature hits in the late 1970s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Paul Gallico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Thomasina, the Cat Who Thought She Was God NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Paul Beeson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Don Chaffey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Buena Vista Distribution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Gordon Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresElement |
Scottish village setting
ⓘ
apparent death and resurrection of a cat ⓘ veterinarian character ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
family film ⓘ fantasy film ⓘ |
| hasAgeRating | family-appropriate ⓘ |
| hasAnimalProtagonist | cat ⓘ |
| hasColorProcess | color ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Andrew MacDhui
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lori MacGregor NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary MacDhui NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomasina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Paul J. Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | relationship between a girl and her cat ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Disney live-action film canon ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Karen Dotrice
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Laurence Naismith NERFINISHED ⓘ Patrick McGoohan NERFINISHED ⓘ Susan Hampshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Hugh Attwooll NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Disney
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Walt Disney Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1963-06-04 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1963 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 97 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Robert Westerby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInCountry | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | family ⓘ |
| theme |
compassion for animals
ⓘ
faith and belief ⓘ transformation and redemption ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | early 20th century ⓘ |
| titleCharacter | Thomasina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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