Jerry Black
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Jerry Black is the aging, obsessive former police detective in the crime drama "The Pledge," whose life unravels as he pursues a promise to catch a child’s killer.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| age | aging ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Pledge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | crime drama film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Matthäi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWork | The Pledge (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
determined
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lonely ⓘ obsessive ⓘ troubled ⓘ |
| createdBy | Friedrich Dürrenmatt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directorOfWorkAppearedIn | Sean Penn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 2001 ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Pledge (2001 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerEmployer | Nevada police department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreRole | detective protagonist in neo-noir crime drama ⓘ |
| investigativeMethod | independent investigation after retirement ⓘ |
| lifeOutcome | life unravels due to his investigation ⓘ |
| mentalState | increasingly unstable ⓘ |
| motivation | fulfilling a pledge to catch a child murderer ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | explores limits of duty and obsession ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAction | promises a grieving mother to find her child’s killer ⓘ |
| occupation |
police detective
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retired police detective ⓘ |
| personalCost | sacrifices personal stability for the case ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Jack Nicholson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryConflict | pursuit of a suspected child killer ⓘ |
| promiseContext | made pledge at the child’s funeral ⓘ |
| relationshipToVictim | investigator of child’s murder GENERATED ⓘ |
| retirementStatus | recently retired at start of film ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative | protagonist ⓘ |
| screenTimeImportance | central character in The Pledge ⓘ |
| setting | Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
guilt
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moral responsibility ⓘ obsession ⓘ |
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