Oxford Blues
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Oxford Blues is a 1984 romantic sports drama film starring Rob Lowe as an American who enrolls at Oxford University to join its prestigious rowing team.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Oxford Blues canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7781910 — 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: Oxford Blues Context triple: [Elliott Kastner, produced, Oxford Blues]
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A.
Blues and Royals
The Blues and Royals is a prestigious British Army cavalry regiment of the Household Division, known for both ceremonial duties and armoured reconnaissance roles.
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B.
Holy Club
The Holy Club was an 18th-century Oxford University religious society, associated with John Wesley and early Methodism, known for its strict piety and disciplined devotional practices.
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C.
Pembroke Debaters
Pembroke Debaters is a debating team or club, likely associated with an educational institution, known for including Frank Nighbor as one of its members.
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D.
The Garryowen
The Garryowen is a traditional Irish quickstep tune widely used as a spirited military march by various cavalry and armoured regiments.
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E.
Cambridge Apostles
The Cambridge Apostles was an elite, secretive intellectual society at the University of Cambridge whose members included prominent philosophers, writers, and politicians such as Bertrand Russell.
- 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: Oxford Blues Target entity description: Oxford Blues is a 1984 romantic sports drama film starring Rob Lowe as an American who enrolls at Oxford University to join its prestigious rowing team.
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A.
Blues and Royals
The Blues and Royals is a prestigious British Army cavalry regiment of the Household Division, known for both ceremonial duties and armoured reconnaissance roles.
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B.
Holy Club
The Holy Club was an 18th-century Oxford University religious society, associated with John Wesley and early Methodism, known for its strict piety and disciplined devotional practices.
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C.
Pembroke Debaters
Pembroke Debaters is a debating team or club, likely associated with an educational institution, known for including Frank Nighbor as one of its members.
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D.
The Garryowen
The Garryowen is a traditional Irish quickstep tune widely used as a spirited military march by various cavalry and armoured regiments.
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E.
Cambridge Apostles
The Cambridge Apostles was an elite, secretive intellectual society at the University of Cambridge whose members included prominent philosophers, writers, and politicians such as Bertrand Russell.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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romantic sports drama film ⓘ |
| basedOn | A Yank at Oxford (loosely inspired) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedBy | Nick Di Angelo – Rob Lowe ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | John Stanier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Robert Boris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Anthony Gibbs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresOrganization | Oxford University Boat Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
London, England
NERFINISHED
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Oxford, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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romance film ⓘ sports drama film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
ambition
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class differences ⓘ romantic pursuit ⓘ teamwork ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Nick Di Angelo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Jonathan Sheffer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early film appearance of Cary Elwes
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early film role of Rob Lowe ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | An American gambler enrolls at Oxford University to join its prestigious rowing team and pursue a British aristocrat he admires. ⓘ |
| producer |
Cassian Elwes
NERFINISHED
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Elliott Kastner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Kings Road Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| runningTime | 97 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Robert Boris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Oxford University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sportFeatured | rowing ⓘ |
| starring |
Alan Howard
NERFINISHED
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Ally Sheedy NERFINISHED ⓘ Amanda Pays NERFINISHED ⓘ Anthony Calf NERFINISHED ⓘ Cary Elwes NERFINISHED ⓘ Gail Strickland NERFINISHED ⓘ Julian Firth NERFINISHED ⓘ Julian Sands NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Gough NERFINISHED ⓘ Rob Lowe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Oxford Blues Description of subject: Oxford Blues is a 1984 romantic sports drama film starring Rob Lowe as an American who enrolls at Oxford University to join its prestigious rowing team.
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