Harry Dean Stanton as Saul / Paul
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Harry Dean Stanton as Saul/Paul is the veteran American character actor’s portrayal of the apostle Paul in Martin Scorsese’s 1988 religious drama film "The Last Temptation of Christ."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Harry Dean Stanton as Saul / Paul canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9397096 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Harry Dean Stanton as Saul / Paul Context triple: [The Last Temptation of Christ, role, Harry Dean Stanton as Saul / Paul]
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Lee Marvin as Vince Stone
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Bruce Dern as Asa Watts
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Harry Dean Stanton as Saul / Paul Target entity description: Harry Dean Stanton as Saul/Paul is the veteran American character actor’s portrayal of the apostle Paul in Martin Scorsese’s 1988 religious drama film "The Last Temptation of Christ."
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A.
Lee Marvin as Vince Stone
Lee Marvin as Vince Stone refers to Marvin’s memorable portrayal of a sadistic, hot-headed mob enforcer in the classic 1953 film noir "The Big Heat."
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B.
Bruce Dern as Asa Watts
Bruce Dern as Asa Watts is the actor’s memorable portrayal of the ruthless cattle thief and primary antagonist in the 1972 Western film "The Cowboys."
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C.
Brian Dennehy as Django
Brian Dennehy as Django refers to the character Django, the tough but caring father of Remy, voiced by actor Brian Dennehy in the animated film "Ratatouille."
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D.
Gene Hackman as Little Bill Daggett
Gene Hackman as Little Bill Daggett is a ruthless, authoritarian sheriff whose chilling performance in the Western film "Unforgiven" earned Hackman widespread acclaim and an Academy Award.
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E.
Jon Voight as Luke Martin
Jon Voight as Luke Martin is the portrayal of a paralyzed Vietnam War veteran in the 1978 film "Coming Home," a role that earned Voight widespread acclaim and an Academy Award.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film character portrayal
ⓘ
role ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Last Temptation of Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInFilm | The Last Temptation of Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDirector | Martin Scorsese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Last Temptation of Christ (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Paul the Apostle
NERFINISHED
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Saul of Tarsus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterOccupation | apostle ⓘ |
| characterOrigin | Tarsus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterReligion | Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfFilm | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
apostle of Jesus
ⓘ
conversion of Saul to Paul ⓘ |
| directorOfFilm | Martin Scorsese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | live-action ⓘ |
| filmGenre |
drama film
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religious drama ⓘ |
| filmMusicBy | Peter Gabriel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| languageOfFilm | English ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | theological and ideological antagonist to Jesus in parts of the film ⓘ |
| novelAuthor | Nikos Kazantzakis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCastWith |
Barbara Hershey as Mary Magdalene
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harvey Keitel as Judas Iscariot ⓘ Willem Dafoe as Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayalEra | late 20th century cinema ⓘ |
| portrayalMedium | feature film ⓘ |
| portrayalType | supporting role ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Harry Dean Stanton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | American cinema ⓘ |
| productionCompanyOfFilm | Universal Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christianity ⓘ |
| screenplayBy | Paul Schrader NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | critical discussion of biblical adaptation in film ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Harry Dean Stanton as Saul / Paul Description of subject: Harry Dean Stanton as Saul/Paul is the veteran American character actor’s portrayal of the apostle Paul in Martin Scorsese’s 1988 religious drama film "The Last Temptation of Christ."
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