Charlie in Mean Streets
E379594
Charlie in Mean Streets is the conflicted small-time hoodlum and devout Catholic protagonist of Martin Scorsese’s 1973 crime drama, portrayed by Harvey Keitel.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Charlie in Mean Streets canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3679609 — 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: Charlie in Mean Streets Context triple: [Harvey Keitel, characterRole, Charlie in Mean Streets]
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A.
Cat Street
Cat Street is a trendy pedestrian shopping and café-lined alley in Tokyo’s Harajuku–Shibuya area, known for its fashion boutiques and youth culture.
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B.
Charlie the cook
Charlie the cook is a supporting character in the 1933 adventure film "Son of Kong," serving as the ship’s cook and providing comic relief during the expedition.
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C.
Charley Varrick
Charley Varrick is a 1973 crime thriller film directed by Don Siegel and starring Walter Matthau as a small-time bank robber who unwittingly steals mob money.
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D.
Young Chop
Young Chop is an American hip-hop record producer from Chicago best known for crafting the hard-hitting drill sound behind Chief Keef’s early hits.
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E.
Staten Island Chuck
Staten Island Chuck is the groundhog at the Staten Island Zoo known for making annual Groundhog Day weather predictions in New York City.
- 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: Charlie in Mean Streets Target entity description: Charlie in Mean Streets is the conflicted small-time hoodlum and devout Catholic protagonist of Martin Scorsese’s 1973 crime drama, portrayed by Harvey Keitel.
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A.
Cat Street
Cat Street is a trendy pedestrian shopping and café-lined alley in Tokyo’s Harajuku–Shibuya area, known for its fashion boutiques and youth culture.
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B.
Charlie the cook
Charlie the cook is a supporting character in the 1933 adventure film "Son of Kong," serving as the ship’s cook and providing comic relief during the expedition.
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C.
Charley Varrick
Charley Varrick is a 1973 crime thriller film directed by Don Siegel and starring Walter Matthau as a small-time bank robber who unwittingly steals mob money.
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D.
Young Chop
Young Chop is an American hip-hop record producer from Chicago best known for crafting the hard-hitting drill sound behind Chief Keef’s early hits.
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E.
Staten Island Chuck
Staten Island Chuck is the groundhog at the Staten Island Zoo known for making annual Groundhog Day weather predictions in New York City.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Mean Streets ⓘ |
| associatedWith | organized crime ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
conflicted
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devout ⓘ guilt-ridden ⓘ |
| createdBy | Martin Scorsese ⓘ |
| familyConnection | uncle is a local mob boss ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| genreContext | crime drama ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
loyalty
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moral conflict ⓘ redemption ⓘ sin ⓘ |
| languageContext | English-language film ⓘ |
| loyalTo | Johnny Boy ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| nationality | Italian-American ⓘ |
| notableFor | early collaboration between Harvey Keitel and Martin Scorsese ⓘ |
| occupation | small-time hoodlum ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Harvey Keitel ⓘ |
| protagonistOf | Mean Streets ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| screenTimeFocus | central character arc ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| settingNeighborhood |
Little Italy, Manhattan
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surface form:
Little Italy
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| strugglesWith |
Catholic guilt
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conflict between faith and crime ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Charlie in Mean Streets Description of subject: Charlie in Mean Streets is the conflicted small-time hoodlum and devout Catholic protagonist of Martin Scorsese’s 1973 crime drama, portrayed by Harvey Keitel.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.