Clint Eastwood as Frank Morris
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Clint Eastwood as Frank Morris is the stoic, resourceful inmate protagonist who masterminds a daring prison break in the film "Escape from Alcatraz."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Clint Eastwood as Frank Morris canonical | 2 |
| Frank Morris (portrayed by Clint Eastwood) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T755285 — 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: Clint Eastwood as Frank Morris Context triple: [Escape from Alcatraz, portrayedBy, Clint Eastwood as Frank Morris]
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A.
Willie Sutton
Willie Sutton was a notorious 20th-century American bank robber famed for his multiple prison escapes and the apocryphal quote that he robbed banks "because that's where the money is."
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B.
Captain Byron Hadley in The Shawshank Redemption
Captain Byron Hadley is the brutal and authoritarian chief prison guard in the film *The Shawshank Redemption*, known for his violent enforcement of order and corruption within Shawshank State Penitentiary.
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C.
Bat Masterson
Bat Masterson was a famed Old West lawman, gambler, and later New York City sportswriter known for his colorful life on the American frontier.
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D.
Tom Canty
Tom Canty is the impoverished London boy who swaps identities with Prince Edward in Mark Twain’s novel "The Prince and the Pauper," highlighting themes of class and social injustice.
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E.
Gregorio Cortez
Gregorio Cortez is a fictional secret agent and father portrayed by Antonio Banderas in the family action film series "Spy Kids."
- 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: Clint Eastwood as Frank Morris Target entity description: Clint Eastwood as Frank Morris is the stoic, resourceful inmate protagonist who masterminds a daring prison break in the film "Escape from Alcatraz."
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A.
Willie Sutton
Willie Sutton was a notorious 20th-century American bank robber famed for his multiple prison escapes and the apocryphal quote that he robbed banks "because that's where the money is."
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B.
Captain Byron Hadley in The Shawshank Redemption
Captain Byron Hadley is the brutal and authoritarian chief prison guard in the film *The Shawshank Redemption*, known for his violent enforcement of order and corruption within Shawshank State Penitentiary.
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C.
Bat Masterson
Bat Masterson was a famed Old West lawman, gambler, and later New York City sportswriter known for his colorful life on the American frontier.
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D.
Tom Canty
Tom Canty is the impoverished London boy who swaps identities with Prince Edward in Mark Twain’s novel "The Prince and the Pauper," highlighting themes of class and social injustice.
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E.
Gregorio Cortez
Gregorio Cortez is a fictional secret agent and father portrayed by Antonio Banderas in the family action film series "Spy Kids."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictionalCharacter
ⓘ
filmCharacter ⓘ |
| antagonist | Warden of Alcatraz ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
film "Escape from Alcatraz"
ⓘ
surface form:
Escape from Alcatraz
|
| associatedTheme |
freedom
ⓘ
ingenuityAgainstOppression ⓘ resilience ⓘ |
| basedOn | realPerson Frank Lee Morris ⓘ |
| characterName | Frank Morris ⓘ |
| dialogueStyle | laconic ⓘ |
| escapeMethod |
climbing utility corridor
ⓘ
digging through cell wall ⓘ rafting from Alcatraz on improvised raft ⓘ |
| filmDirector | Don Siegel ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| filmStudio | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| genre |
crimeDramaFilm
ⓘ
prisonFilm ⓘ |
| hairColorOnScreen | brown ⓘ |
| incarceratedAt |
Alcatraz Island
ⓘ
surface form:
Alcatraz
|
| languageSpokenOnScreen | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | drivesEscapePlot ⓘ |
| nationalityInStory | American ⓘ |
| notableAction | masterminds prison escape ⓘ |
| notableProp |
dummy heads for beds
ⓘ
improvised digging tools ⓘ |
| notableSkill |
escapePlanning
ⓘ
improvisation ⓘ tunneling ⓘ |
| occupation | prisonInmate ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
determined
ⓘ
intelligent ⓘ resourceful ⓘ stoic ⓘ |
| plans | daring prison break from Alcatraz ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Clint Eastwood ⓘ |
| roleInPlot | protagonist ⓘ |
| setting |
Alcatraz Island
ⓘ
surface form:
Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary
|
| toneOfPerformance | understated ⓘ |
| worksWith |
Charley Butts
ⓘ
Clarence Anglin ⓘ John Anglin ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Clint Eastwood as Frank Morris Description of subject: Clint Eastwood as Frank Morris is the stoic, resourceful inmate protagonist who masterminds a daring prison break in the film "Escape from Alcatraz."
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Escape from Alcatraz
this entity surface form:
Frank Morris (portrayed by Clint Eastwood)