Michael Caine as John Tarrant
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Michael Caine as John Tarrant is the central character in the 1974 British thriller "The Black Windmill," portraying a seasoned MI6 agent whose son is kidnapped, forcing him into a tense battle against both terrorists and his own superiors.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Michael Caine as John Tarrant canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6067635 — 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)
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Target entity: Michael Caine as John Tarrant Context triple: [The Black Windmill, leadActorRole, Michael Caine as John Tarrant]
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Mr. Tappitt
Mr. Tappitt is a fictional character in Anthony Trollope’s novel "Rachel Ray," serving as one of the townspeople involved in the social and romantic intrigues of the story.
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B.
Hank Kingsley
Hank Kingsley is the insecure, attention-seeking sidekick and announcer on the fictional talk show within the television series "The Larry Sanders Show."
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C.
Sir Arnold Musto
Sir Arnold Musto was a British civil engineer best known for his major role in designing large-scale irrigation and hydraulic works in colonial India, including the Sukkur Barrage.
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D.
Sir John Trevor
Sir John Trevor was a prominent 17th-century English politician and royal official who held several high offices under the Stuart monarchy.
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E.
Anthony Hopkins as Stevens
Anthony Hopkins as Stevens is the restrained, duty-obsessed English butler whose emotional repression and unwavering loyalty define the poignant core of the film "The Remains of the Day."
- 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: Michael Caine as John Tarrant Target entity description: Michael Caine as John Tarrant is the central character in the 1974 British thriller "The Black Windmill," portraying a seasoned MI6 agent whose son is kidnapped, forcing him into a tense battle against both terrorists and his own superiors.
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A.
Mr. Tappitt
Mr. Tappitt is a fictional character in Anthony Trollope’s novel "Rachel Ray," serving as one of the townspeople involved in the social and romantic intrigues of the story.
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B.
Hank Kingsley
Hank Kingsley is the insecure, attention-seeking sidekick and announcer on the fictional talk show within the television series "The Larry Sanders Show."
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C.
Sir Arnold Musto
Sir Arnold Musto was a British civil engineer best known for his major role in designing large-scale irrigation and hydraulic works in colonial India, including the Sukkur Barrage.
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D.
Sir John Trevor
Sir John Trevor was a prominent 17th-century English politician and royal official who held several high offices under the Stuart monarchy.
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E.
Anthony Hopkins as Stevens
Anthony Hopkins as Stevens is the restrained, duty-obsessed English butler whose emotional repression and unwavering loyalty define the poignant core of the film "The Remains of the Day."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictionalCharacterRole
ⓘ
filmCharacter ⓘ |
| affiliationInFiction | MI6 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Black Windmill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | The Black Windmill (1974 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedInUniverse | BritishIntelligenceCommunity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterName | John Tarrant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterNationalityInFiction | British ⓘ |
| conflictType |
manVsInstitution
ⓘ
manVsTerrorists ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| facesAntagonists |
hisOwnSuperiors
ⓘ
terrorists ⓘ |
| filmNationality | BritishFilm ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| genre | thrillerFilm ⓘ |
| hasFamilyRelationInPlot | fatherOfKidnappedSon ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| mainConflict | sonKidnapped ⓘ |
| medium | featureFilm ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
betrayal
ⓘ
espionage ⓘ kidnapping ⓘ loyalty ⓘ parentalDevotion ⓘ |
| narrativeTone | tense ⓘ |
| occupationInFiction | MI6 agent ⓘ |
| portrayalEra | 1970sCinema ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Michael Caine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative |
centralCharacter
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ |
| spyFictionSubgenre | ColdWarEraSpyThriller ⓘ |
| workType | film ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Michael Caine as John Tarrant Description of subject: Michael Caine as John Tarrant is the central character in the 1974 British thriller "The Black Windmill," portraying a seasoned MI6 agent whose son is kidnapped, forcing him into a tense battle against both terrorists and his own superiors.
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