The American
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The American is a 2010 suspense drama film directed by Anton Corbijn, starring George Clooney as an assassin hiding out in Italy while preparing for one final assignment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The American canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5862211 — 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: The American Context triple: [Anton Corbijn, notableWork, The American]
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A.
The Great American
The Great American is a nickname for Great American Ball Park, the Cincinnati Reds’ home baseball stadium located along the Ohio River in downtown Cincinnati.
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B.
The Americans
The Americans is a critically acclaimed FX television drama series about two Soviet KGB officers posing as a married American couple in suburban Washington, D.C. during the Cold War.
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C.
Amerikamura
Amerikamura is a trendy youth-oriented district in Osaka known for its American-influenced fashion, street culture, and vibrant nightlife.
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D.
The National
The National is an American indie rock band known for its brooding baritone vocals, intricate arrangements, and emotionally resonant songwriting.
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E.
The National
The National is CBC Television's flagship nightly national news program in Canada, featuring in-depth reporting and analysis of major domestic and international stories.
- 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: The American Target entity description: The American is a 2010 suspense drama film directed by Anton Corbijn, starring George Clooney as an assassin hiding out in Italy while preparing for one final assignment.
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A.
The Great American
The Great American is a nickname for Great American Ball Park, the Cincinnati Reds’ home baseball stadium located along the Ohio River in downtown Cincinnati.
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B.
The Americans
The Americans is a critically acclaimed FX television drama series about two Soviet KGB officers posing as a married American couple in suburban Washington, D.C. during the Cold War.
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C.
Amerikamura
Amerikamura is a trendy youth-oriented district in Osaka known for its American-influenced fashion, street culture, and vibrant nightlife.
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D.
The National
The National is an American indie rock band known for its brooding baritone vocals, intricate arrangements, and emotionally resonant songwriting.
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E.
The National
The National is CBC Television's flagship nightly national news program in Canada, featuring in-depth reporting and analysis of major domestic and international stories.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | A Very Private Gentleman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Martin Booth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boxOfficeGrossUS | approximately $35 million ⓘ |
| boxOfficeGrossWorldwide | approximately $67 million ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Martin Ruhe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfFilming |
Italy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Anton Corbijn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Focus Features NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Andrew Hulme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
suspense ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
betrayal
ⓘ
isolation ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Jack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | assassin ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | Herbert Grönemeyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | an assassin hiding in Italy preparing for one final assignment ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| posterCaption | Theatrical release poster ⓘ |
| producer |
Anne Carey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Enzo Sisti NERFINISHED ⓘ Grant Heslov NERFINISHED ⓘ Jill Green NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Smokehouse Pictures
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
This Is That Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| runningTime | 105 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Rowan Joffé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Abruzzo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Castel del Monte (Abruzzo) NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ L'Aquila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
George Clooney
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Johan Leysen NERFINISHED ⓘ Paolo Bonacelli NERFINISHED ⓘ Thekla Reuten NERFINISHED ⓘ Violante Placido NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatricalReleaseDate | 2010-09-01 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The American Description of subject: The American is a 2010 suspense drama film directed by Anton Corbijn, starring George Clooney as an assassin hiding out in Italy while preparing for one final assignment.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.