John Tarrant
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John Tarrant is the central intelligence officer protagonist of the 1974 British spy thriller film "The Black Windmill," who becomes embroiled in a kidnapping and espionage plot.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Tarrant canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6067626 — 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 Tarrant Context triple: [The Black Windmill, mainCharacter, John Tarrant]
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A.
Dan Talbot
Dan Talbot was an influential American film distributor and exhibitor known for championing foreign and independent cinema in the United States.
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B.
Martin Boddey
Martin Boddey was a British character actor known for his frequent supporting roles in mid-20th-century films and television, often portraying authority figures such as policemen and officials.
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C.
Ian J. Turpin
Ian J. Turpin is a Scottish-born businessman and financial executive best known as the husband of Luci Baines Johnson, daughter of former U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson.
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D.
Stephen Langridge
Stephen Langridge is a British opera and theatre director known for leading major European opera institutions and for his innovative, often socially engaged productions.
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E.
Dean Tolson
Dean Tolson is a former American professional basketball player best known for his college career at the University of Arkansas and his time as a forward in the NBA during the 1970s.
- 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 Tarrant Target entity description: John Tarrant is the central intelligence officer protagonist of the 1974 British spy thriller film "The Black Windmill," who becomes embroiled in a kidnapping and espionage plot.
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A.
Dan Talbot
Dan Talbot was an influential American film distributor and exhibitor known for championing foreign and independent cinema in the United States.
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B.
Martin Boddey
Martin Boddey was a British character actor known for his frequent supporting roles in mid-20th-century films and television, often portraying authority figures such as policemen and officials.
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C.
Ian J. Turpin
Ian J. Turpin is a Scottish-born businessman and financial executive best known as the husband of Luci Baines Johnson, daughter of former U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson.
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D.
Stephen Langridge
Stephen Langridge is a British opera and theatre director known for leading major European opera institutions and for his innovative, often socially engaged productions.
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E.
Dean Tolson
Dean Tolson is a former American professional basketball player best known for his college career at the University of Arkansas and his time as a forward in the NBA during the 1970s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| affiliation | British intelligence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Black Windmill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation | black windmill hideout ⓘ |
| characterCreatedFor | The Black Windmill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfService | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfWorkOrigin | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | spy thriller film ⓘ |
| hasFamilyRelation | father of kidnapped child ⓘ |
| inception | 1974 ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
espionage plot
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kidnapping case ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
central character in kidnapping investigation
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wrongly suspected intelligence officer ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| occupation |
intelligence officer
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spy ⓘ |
| partOf | British spy cinema of the 1970s ⓘ |
| portrayedInUniverseAs | experienced operative ⓘ |
| primaryConflict |
clearing his own name
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rescuing his kidnapped son ⓘ |
| workLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John Tarrant Description of subject: John Tarrant is the central intelligence officer protagonist of the 1974 British spy thriller film "The Black Windmill," who becomes embroiled in a kidnapping and espionage plot.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.