film "The Blue Lamp"
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"The Blue Lamp" is a 1950 British crime drama film, noted for its portrayal of London police work and for introducing the character PC George Dixon, who later became the focus of the long-running TV series "Dixon of Dock Green."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Blue Lamp | 3 |
| film "The Blue Lamp" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5317694 — 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: film "The Blue Lamp" Context triple: [Dixon of Dock Green, precededBy, film "The Blue Lamp"]
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A.
1952 film Limelight
The 1952 film "Limelight" is a comedy-drama written, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin, focusing on an aging clown who mentors a young ballerina in London.
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B.
film "Brazil"
The film "Brazil" is a 1985 dystopian black comedy directed by Terry Gilliam, known for its surreal visual style and satirical portrayal of a bureaucratic, totalitarian society.
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C.
film "Gully"
"Gully" is a gritty American drama film that follows three troubled teenage friends navigating violence, trauma, and rebellion in a harsh Los Angeles environment.
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D.
film "Up in Smoke"
"Up in Smoke" is a 1978 stoner comedy film starring Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong that helped popularize cannabis-themed humor in mainstream cinema.
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E.
film "Operation Crossbow"
"Operation Crossbow" is a 1965 British World War II thriller film that dramatizes Allied efforts to uncover and sabotage Nazi Germany’s secret V-weapon programs.
- 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: film "The Blue Lamp" Target entity description: "The Blue Lamp" is a 1950 British crime drama film, noted for its portrayal of London police work and for introducing the character PC George Dixon, who later became the focus of the long-running TV series "Dixon of Dock Green."
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A.
1952 film Limelight
The 1952 film "Limelight" is a comedy-drama written, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin, focusing on an aging clown who mentors a young ballerina in London.
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B.
film "Brazil"
The film "Brazil" is a 1985 dystopian black comedy directed by Terry Gilliam, known for its surreal visual style and satirical portrayal of a bureaucratic, totalitarian society.
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C.
film "Gully"
"Gully" is a gritty American drama film that follows three troubled teenage friends navigating violence, trauma, and rebellion in a harsh Los Angeles environment.
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D.
film "Up in Smoke"
"Up in Smoke" is a 1978 stoner comedy film starring Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong that helped popularize cannabis-themed humor in mainstream cinema.
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E.
film "Operation Crossbow"
"Operation Crossbow" is a 1965 British World War II thriller film that dramatizes Allied efforts to uncover and sabotage Nazi Germany’s secret V-weapon programs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| award | BAFTA nomination for Best British Film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| character |
Diana Lewis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
PC Andy Mitchell NERFINISHED ⓘ PC George Dixon NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Riley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Gordon Dines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Basil Dearden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
General Film Distributors
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rank Organisation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Charles Hasse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresTheme |
juvenile delinquency
ⓘ
law and order ⓘ police procedural ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ |
| hasColorProcess | black and white ⓘ |
| hasTVSpinOff | Dixon of Dock Green NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Dixon of Dock Green NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducesCharacter | PC George Dixon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| metacriticCategory | classic British crime film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Ernest Irving NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | portrayal of London police work ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
London Metropolitan Police
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
post-war London ⓘ |
| producer | Michael Balcon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Ealing Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1950-01-20 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1950 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 84 ⓘ |
| screenplayBy | T. E. B. Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| screenwriter | T. E. B. Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Bernard Lee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bruce Seton NERFINISHED ⓘ Dirk Bogarde NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Warner NERFINISHED ⓘ Jimmy Hanley NERFINISHED ⓘ Peggy Evans NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Flemyng NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | The Blue Lamp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: film "The Blue Lamp" Description of subject: "The Blue Lamp" is a 1950 British crime drama film, noted for its portrayal of London police work and for introducing the character PC George Dixon, who later became the focus of the long-running TV series "Dixon of Dock Green."
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Michael Balcon
this entity surface form:
The Blue Lamp
this entity surface form:
The Blue Lamp
this entity surface form:
The Blue Lamp