E Block (The Green Mile)
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E Block in *The Green Mile* is the death row cellblock at Cold Mountain Penitentiary where condemned inmates await execution and much of the story’s supernatural drama unfolds.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| E Block ("The Green Mile") | 1 |
| E Block (The Green Mile) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8243442 — 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: E Block (The Green Mile) Context triple: [Warden Hal Moores, appearsOn, E Block (The Green Mile)]
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Y-blokka
Y-blokka was a modernist government office building in Oslo, Norway, renowned for its distinctive Y-shaped design and integrated Pablo Picasso murals.
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S-blokka
S-blokka is a government office building in Oslo, Norway, that forms part of the Norwegian Government Quarter complex.
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Blok-L
Blok-L is a Soviet-era rocket upper stage used primarily to place payloads into highly elliptical orbits, notably for Molniya communications satellites.
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Truman Belt
Truman Belt was a person significant enough in local history that the community of Beltsville, Maryland, was named in his honor.
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E.B.
E.B. is the teenage rabbit protagonist of the live-action/animated film "Hop," who dreams of becoming a drummer instead of following his family's tradition of delivering Easter eggs.
- 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: E Block (The Green Mile) Target entity description: E Block in *The Green Mile* is the death row cellblock at Cold Mountain Penitentiary where condemned inmates await execution and much of the story’s supernatural drama unfolds.
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A.
Y-blokka
Y-blokka was a modernist government office building in Oslo, Norway, renowned for its distinctive Y-shaped design and integrated Pablo Picasso murals.
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B.
S-blokka
S-blokka is a government office building in Oslo, Norway, that forms part of the Norwegian Government Quarter complex.
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C.
Blok-L
Blok-L is a Soviet-era rocket upper stage used primarily to place payloads into highly elliptical orbits, notably for Molniya communications satellites.
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D.
Truman Belt
Truman Belt was a person significant enough in local history that the community of Beltsville, Maryland, was named in his honor.
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E.
E.B.
E.B. is the teenage rabbit protagonist of the live-action/animated film "Hop," who dreams of becoming a drummer instead of following his family's tradition of delivering Easter eggs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
ⓘ
fictional prison cellblock ⓘ |
| accessControl | tightly controlled by guards ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
E Block
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the Green Mile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Green Mile (1999 film)
NERFINISHED
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The Green Mile (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Mr. Jingles (mouse) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains | Old Sparky (electric chair) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalSetting |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | Stephen King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emotionalTone | somber and oppressive atmosphere ⓘ |
| executionMethodUsed | electric chair ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Frank Darabont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floorFeature | green linoleum floor ⓘ |
| function | death row cellblock ⓘ |
| genreContext |
horror drama
ⓘ
prison drama ⓘ |
| guard |
Brutus "Brutal" Howell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dean Stanton NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Terwilliger NERFINISHED ⓘ Percy Wetmore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| housesPrisoner |
Arlen Bitterbuck
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eduard "Del" Delacroix NERFINISHED ⓘ John Coffey NERFINISHED ⓘ William "Wild Bill" Wharton NERFINISHED ⓘ other condemned inmates ⓘ |
| locatedInFictional | Cold Mountain Penitentiary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
literature ⓘ |
| nameOrigin | nicknamed the Green Mile because of its green linoleum floor ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
primary setting of The Green Mile
ⓘ
site of major supernatural events involving John Coffey ⓘ |
| purpose | to house condemned prisoners awaiting execution ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
| spatialRelation | separate from the main prison population at Cold Mountain Penitentiary ⓘ |
| stateOfFictionalSetting |
Louisiana (film continuity)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
unspecified Southern U.S. state (novel implication) ⓘ |
| storyStructureRole | frame for Paul Edgecombe’s recollections in the novel ⓘ |
| supervisingOfficer | Paul Edgecombe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolism | the final walk prisoners take to their execution ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
capital punishment
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justice and injustice ⓘ miracles and the supernatural ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| warden | Hal Moores NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: E Block (The Green Mile) Description of subject: E Block in *The Green Mile* is the death row cellblock at Cold Mountain Penitentiary where condemned inmates await execution and much of the story’s supernatural drama unfolds.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
E Block ("The Green Mile")