Rattle of a Simple Man
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Rattle of a Simple Man is a 1964 British comedy-drama film about a shy football fan who spends an unexpected night with a sophisticated woman in London.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rattle of a Simple Man canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10720082 — 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: Rattle of a Simple Man Context triple: [Diane Cilento, notableWork, Rattle of a Simple Man]
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A.
Rambling Man
"Rambling Man" is a folk-inspired song by English singer-songwriter Laura Marling, featured on her critically acclaimed album *I Speak Because I Can*.
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B.
Simple Man
"Simple Man" is a classic Southern rock ballad by Lynyrd Skynyrd, known for its heartfelt lyrics about a mother's life advice and its enduring popularity on rock radio.
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C.
Steady Rollin’ Man
"Steady Rollin’ Man" is a blues song, originally by Robert Johnson, that was notably covered by Eric Clapton on his 1974 album 461 Ocean Boulevard.
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D.
The Bye Bye Man
The Bye Bye Man is a 2017 American supernatural horror film about a malevolent entity whose power grows when people speak or even think his name.
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E.
The Weary Kind
"The Weary Kind" is a country ballad written by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett for the film "Crazy Heart," widely recognized for its poignant portrayal of a washed-up musician's struggles.
- 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: Rattle of a Simple Man Target entity description: Rattle of a Simple Man is a 1964 British comedy-drama film about a shy football fan who spends an unexpected night with a sophisticated woman in London.
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A.
Rambling Man
"Rambling Man" is a folk-inspired song by English singer-songwriter Laura Marling, featured on her critically acclaimed album *I Speak Because I Can*.
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B.
Simple Man
"Simple Man" is a classic Southern rock ballad by Lynyrd Skynyrd, known for its heartfelt lyrics about a mother's life advice and its enduring popularity on rock radio.
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C.
Steady Rollin’ Man
"Steady Rollin’ Man" is a blues song, originally by Robert Johnson, that was notably covered by Eric Clapton on his 1974 album 461 Ocean Boulevard.
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D.
The Bye Bye Man
The Bye Bye Man is a 2017 American supernatural horror film about a malevolent entity whose power grows when people speak or even think his name.
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E.
The Weary Kind
"The Weary Kind" is a country ballad written by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett for the film "Crazy Heart," widely recognized for its poignant portrayal of a washed-up musician's struggles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| adaptationType | stage-to-film adaptation ⓘ |
| basedOn | Rattle of a Simple Man (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| certificate | BBFC A ⓘ |
| cinematography | Arthur Ibbetson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Muriel Box NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rank Organisation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editingBy | Jean Barker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1960s British cinema ⓘ |
| featuresSport | football ⓘ |
| filmingProcess | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
ⓘ
comedy-drama ⓘ drama film ⓘ |
| hasSettingTime | contemporary to 1960s ⓘ |
| hasTagline | He came to London for a football match and found much more ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
class differences
ⓘ
romantic relationships ⓘ shyness ⓘ |
| leadFemaleCharacterName | Cyrenne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadMaleCharacterName | Percy Winthram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | football fan ⓘ |
| musicBy | Bill McGuffie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
shy football fan
ⓘ
sophisticated woman ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| playwrightOfSourceWork | Charles Dyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Sydney Box NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Sydney Box Associates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1964-03-26 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 94 ⓘ |
| screenplayBy | Charles Dyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Charles Dyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Barbara Windsor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Diane Cilento NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry H. Corbett NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Medwin NERFINISHED ⓘ Thora Hird NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rattle of a Simple Man Description of subject: Rattle of a Simple Man is a 1964 British comedy-drama film about a shy football fan who spends an unexpected night with a sophisticated woman in London.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.