John Robie
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John Robie is a retired jewel thief known as "The Cat" who becomes embroiled in a new string of robberies on the French Riviera in Alfred Hitchcock's film "To Catch a Thief."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Robie canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3926252 — 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: John Robie Context triple: [To Catch a Thief, mainCharacter, John Robie]
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A.
Peter James
Peter James is an Australian cinematographer known for his work on numerous feature films and television projects.
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B.
Peter James
Peter James is a bestselling British crime and thriller novelist, best known for his Roy Grace detective series.
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C.
Raymond Gardner
Raymond Gardner was the brother of famed American actress Ava Gardner, a member of the Gardner family from rural North Carolina.
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D.
James Burrough
James Burrough was an 18th-century English architect and academic at the University of Cambridge, known for helping shape the university’s neoclassical architectural style.
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E.
Christopher Foyle
Christopher Foyle is the principled, quietly determined British detective at the heart of the World War II-era crime drama series "Foyle's War."
- 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: John Robie Target entity description: John Robie is a retired jewel thief known as "The Cat" who becomes embroiled in a new string of robberies on the French Riviera in Alfred Hitchcock's film "To Catch a Thief."
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A.
Peter James
Peter James is an Australian cinematographer known for his work on numerous feature films and television projects.
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B.
Peter James
Peter James is a bestselling British crime and thriller novelist, best known for his Roy Grace detective series.
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C.
Raymond Gardner
Raymond Gardner was the brother of famed American actress Ava Gardner, a member of the Gardner family from rural North Carolina.
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D.
James Burrough
James Burrough was an 18th-century English architect and academic at the University of Cambridge, known for helping shape the university’s neoclassical architectural style.
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E.
Christopher Foyle
Christopher Foyle is the principled, quietly determined British detective at the heart of the World War II-era crime drama series "Foyle's War."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| accusedOf | jewel thefts on the French Riviera ⓘ |
| adaptationMedium | cinema ⓘ |
| alignment | reformed criminal ⓘ |
| appearsIn | To Catch a Thief ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Frances Stevens
ⓘ
National Police of France ⓘ
surface form:
French police
Jessie Stevens ⓘ |
| basedOn | character from David Dodge novel To Catch a Thief ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
charming
ⓘ
courageous ⓘ resourceful ⓘ suave ⓘ |
| creator | Alfred Hitchcock ⓘ |
| filmGenreContext | romantic thriller ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| filmStudioContext | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| formerAffiliation | French Resistance ⓘ |
| formerCriminalAlias | The Cat ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| goal | prove he is no longer The Cat ⓘ |
| helps | police catch the real thief ⓘ |
| investigates | copycat jewel robberies ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being suspected when new robberies occur
ⓘ
legendary jewel thefts before retirement ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| nickname | The Cat ⓘ |
| notableScene |
masked ball at the villa
ⓘ
rooftop chase on the French Riviera ⓘ |
| occupation | retired jewel thief ⓘ |
| plotFunction | protagonist ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Cary Grant ⓘ |
| primaryLocation | Cannes ⓘ |
| residence | villa above the French Riviera ⓘ |
| romanticInterest | Frances Stevens ⓘ |
| seeksTo | clear his name ⓘ |
| setting | French Riviera ⓘ |
| skill |
acrobatics
ⓘ
cat burglar techniques ⓘ escape artistry ⓘ lock picking ⓘ stealth ⓘ |
| threatenedBy | arrest by French police ⓘ |
| wardrobeStyle | elegant tailored suits ⓘ |
| warService | World War II French Resistance fighter ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John Robie Description of subject: John Robie is a retired jewel thief known as "The Cat" who becomes embroiled in a new string of robberies on the French Riviera in Alfred Hitchcock's film "To Catch a Thief."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.