Frank Pentangeli
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Frank Pentangeli is a fictional caporegime in the Corleone crime family in The Godfather Part II, whose testimony becomes central to the film’s plot.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Frank Pentangeli canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13346947 — 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: Frank Pentangeli Context triple: [Michael V. Gazzo, portrayed, Frank Pentangeli]
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A.
Albert Falco
Albert Falco was a renowned French diver, underwater cameraman, and longtime chief diver for Jacques Cousteau’s expeditions.
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B.
Luca Brasi
Luca Brasi is a feared and fiercely loyal enforcer for the Corleone crime family in Mario Puzo’s novel and its film adaptation, The Godfather.
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C.
Marco Marchetti
Marco Marchetti is a notable individual who shares the Italian surname Marchetti and is recognized as a distinguished bearer of that name.
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D.
Daniel Franzese
Daniel Franzese is an American actor and comedian best known for his breakout role as Damian in the teen comedy film "Mean Girls."
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E.
Michael Scofield
Michael Scofield is the brilliant structural engineer and central protagonist of the TV series "Prison Break," known for orchestrating elaborate prison escapes to save his brother and others.
- 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: Frank Pentangeli Target entity description: Frank Pentangeli is a fictional caporegime in the Corleone crime family in The Godfather Part II, whose testimony becomes central to the film’s plot.
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A.
Albert Falco
Albert Falco was a renowned French diver, underwater cameraman, and longtime chief diver for Jacques Cousteau’s expeditions.
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B.
Luca Brasi
Luca Brasi is a feared and fiercely loyal enforcer for the Corleone crime family in Mario Puzo’s novel and its film adaptation, The Godfather.
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C.
Marco Marchetti
Marco Marchetti is a notable individual who shares the Italian surname Marchetti and is recognized as a distinguished bearer of that name.
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D.
Daniel Franzese
Daniel Franzese is an American actor and comedian best known for his breakout role as Damian in the teen comedy film "Mean Girls."
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E.
Michael Scofield
Michael Scofield is the brilliant structural engineer and central protagonist of the TV series "Prison Break," known for orchestrating elaborate prison escapes to save his brother and others.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
caporegime
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Godfather Part II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Godfather film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInMedium | film ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hyman Roth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peter Clemenza NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosato brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Hagen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Frankie Yale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| believes | Michael Corleone ordered his murder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Hyman Roth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rosato brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Francis Ford Coppola
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mario Puzo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathArrangedBy | Michael Corleone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diesBy | suicide ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Italian ⓘ |
| familyRelation | old friend of the Corleone family ⓘ |
| filmDebutYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Godfather Part II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film character
ⓘ
mafia fiction character ⓘ |
| hasBrother | Vic Pentangeli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | historical practice of Roman-style suicide ⓘ |
| languageOfDialogue | English ⓘ |
| laterRecantsTestimony | true ⓘ |
| loyalTo |
Michael Corleone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vito Corleone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loyaltyTestedBy | Senate hearings ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | slits wrists in bathtub ⓘ |
| meets | Tom Hagen in custody ⓘ |
| memberOf | Corleone crime family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Italian-American ⓘ |
| notIn | The Godfather novel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | caporegime ⓘ |
| persuadedBy | Tom Hagen to commit suicide ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Michael V. Gazzo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pressuredBy | FBI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residesIn | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInPlot | central witness in Senate hearings on organized crime ⓘ |
| setInUniverse | The Godfather universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeeds | Peter Clemenza as caporegime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetOf | assassination attempt by Rosato brothers ⓘ |
| testifiesBefore | United States Senate committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testimony | implicates Michael Corleone in organized crime ⓘ |
| threatenedBy | Hyman Roth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Frank Pentangeli Description of subject: Frank Pentangeli is a fictional caporegime in the Corleone crime family in The Godfather Part II, whose testimony becomes central to the film’s plot.
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