Richard Boyle in Salvador
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Richard Boyle in "Salvador" is a hard-living, cynical American photojournalist who becomes embroiled in the political turmoil and violence of the Salvadoran Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
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| Richard Boyle in Salvador canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2169754 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richard Boyle in Salvador Context triple: [James Woods, portrayedCharacter, Richard Boyle in Salvador]
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Apprentice Boys of Derry
The Apprentice Boys of Derry is a Protestant fraternal society based in Derry, Northern Ireland, known for commemorating the 1689 Siege of Derry through annual parades and events.
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Bagenal Harvey
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Arthur Conolly
Arthur Conolly was a 19th-century British intelligence officer and explorer in Central Asia, best known for coining the term "Great Game" to describe the strategic rivalry between the British and Russian Empires.
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Elizabeth Council
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Richard More
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- 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: Richard Boyle in Salvador Target entity description: Richard Boyle in "Salvador" is a hard-living, cynical American photojournalist who becomes embroiled in the political turmoil and violence of the Salvadoran Civil War.
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A.
Apprentice Boys of Derry
The Apprentice Boys of Derry is a Protestant fraternal society based in Derry, Northern Ireland, known for commemorating the 1689 Siege of Derry through annual parades and events.
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B.
Bagenal Harvey
Bagenal Harvey was an Irish barrister and United Irishman who became a prominent commander of rebel forces during the 1798 uprising against British rule.
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C.
Arthur Conolly
Arthur Conolly was a 19th-century British intelligence officer and explorer in Central Asia, best known for coining the term "Great Game" to describe the strategic rivalry between the British and Russian Empires.
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D.
Elizabeth Council
Elizabeth Council is an actress known for her role in the 1960 film "I Passed for White," a drama about racial passing and identity.
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E.
Richard More
Richard More was a Mayflower passenger and early Plymouth Colony settler whose grave lies in the historic Old Burying Point Cemetery in Salem, Massachusetts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| alignment | anti-establishment ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Salvador ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
photojournalism
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political turmoil in El Salvador ⓘ |
| basedOn | Richard Boyle ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
cynical
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hard-living ⓘ |
| conflict | Salvadoran Civil War ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Oliver Stone
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Richard Boyle ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Salvador (1986 film) ⓘ |
| genreContext | political drama ⓘ |
| involvedIn | Salvadoran Civil War ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
audience surrogate
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witness to political violence ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
morally ambiguous
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risk-taking ⓘ |
| occupation | photojournalist ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | James Woods ⓘ |
| relationshipWith | Dr. Rock ⓘ |
| setting | El Salvador ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
U.S. foreign policy in Central America
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journalistic ethics ⓘ war reporting ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1980s ⓘ |
| travelsTo | El Salvador ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Richard Boyle in Salvador Description of subject: Richard Boyle in "Salvador" is a hard-living, cynical American photojournalist who becomes embroiled in the political turmoil and violence of the Salvadoran Civil War.
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