The Man Who Could Work Miracles
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The Man Who Could Work Miracles is a 1936 British fantasy-comedy film, based on an H.G. Wells story, about an ordinary man suddenly granted godlike powers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Man Who Could Work Miracles canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5778690 — 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 Man Who Could Work Miracles Context triple: [Michael Balcon, notableWork, The Man Who Could Work Miracles]
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A.
The Miracle Man
The Miracle Man was the famous nickname of baseball manager George Stallings, best known for leading the 1914 Boston Braves from last place to a stunning World Series championship.
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B.
The Miracle Woman
The Miracle Woman is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by Frank Capra and starring Barbara Stanwyck, adapted from the play "Bless You, Sister."
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C.
Die Lebenswunder
Die Lebenswunder is a follow-up work by German biologist and philosopher Ernst Haeckel that further explores biological and evolutionary themes in a popular-scientific, philosophical style similar to his earlier book Die Welträthsel.
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D.
Divine Physician
The Divine Physician is a healing deity title associated with Eshmun, the Phoenician god revered for his powers of restoration and medicine.
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E.
The Miracle
The Miracle is a theatrical production best known for featuring the celebrated English actress and socialite Lady Diana Cooper in a prominent role.
- 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 Man Who Could Work Miracles Target entity description: The Man Who Could Work Miracles is a 1936 British fantasy-comedy film, based on an H.G. Wells story, about an ordinary man suddenly granted godlike powers.
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A.
The Miracle Man
The Miracle Man was the famous nickname of baseball manager George Stallings, best known for leading the 1914 Boston Braves from last place to a stunning World Series championship.
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B.
The Miracle Woman
The Miracle Woman is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by Frank Capra and starring Barbara Stanwyck, adapted from the play "Bless You, Sister."
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C.
Die Lebenswunder
Die Lebenswunder is a follow-up work by German biologist and philosopher Ernst Haeckel that further explores biological and evolutionary themes in a popular-scientific, philosophical style similar to his earlier book Die Welträthsel.
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D.
Divine Physician
The Divine Physician is a healing deity title associated with Eshmun, the Phoenician god revered for his powers of restoration and medicine.
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E.
The Miracle
The Miracle is a theatrical production best known for featuring the celebrated English actress and socialite Lady Diana Cooper in a prominent role.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Man Who Could Work Miracles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | H. G. Wells NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| character | George McWhirter Fotheringay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Georges Périnal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Mischa Spoliansky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Lothar Mendes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | United Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Charles Crichton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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fantasy ⓘ |
| hasHgwellsInvolvement |
screenwriter
ⓘ
story author ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | ordinary man granted godlike powers ⓘ |
| notableFor |
adaptation of H. G. Wells short story
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satirical treatment of omnipotence ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfFilmEra | 1930s British cinema ⓘ |
| producer | Alexander Korda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | London Film Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1936 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 82 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
H. G. Wells
NERFINISHED
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John Balderston NERFINISHED ⓘ Lajos Bíró NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | contemporary England ⓘ |
| starring |
Edward Chapman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ernest Thesiger NERFINISHED ⓘ Joan Gardner NERFINISHED ⓘ Ralph Richardson NERFINISHED ⓘ Roland Young NERFINISHED ⓘ Sophie Stewart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Man Who Could Work Miracles Description of subject: The Man Who Could Work Miracles is a 1936 British fantasy-comedy film, based on an H.G. Wells story, about an ordinary man suddenly granted godlike powers.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Michael Balcon