The Fourth Protocol
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The Fourth Protocol is a 1987 British Cold War spy thriller film, based on Frederick Forsyth’s novel, about a Soviet plot to detonate a nuclear device in the UK.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Fourth Protocol canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Fourth Protocol Context triple: [Joanna Cassidy, notableWork, The Fourth Protocol]
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A.
Rio Protocol
The Rio Protocol is a 1942 peace and border agreement between Peru and Ecuador that sought to definitively settle their long-standing territorial disputes in the Amazon region.
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B.
Protocol No. 11
Protocol No. 11 is a major reform protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights that restructured the enforcement system by creating a permanent European Court of Human Rights and streamlining individual access to it.
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C.
Paris Protocol
The Paris Protocol is an economic agreement that regulates the financial and trade relations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority as part of the broader Oslo peace framework.
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D.
Minsk Protocol
The Minsk Protocol is a 2014 ceasefire agreement aimed at halting fighting in eastern Ukraine between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed separatists.
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E.
Protocol No. 7
Protocol No. 7 is an additional protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights that introduces further procedural safeguards and rights, including protections in criminal proceedings and rules on expulsion of foreign nationals.
- 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: The Fourth Protocol Target entity description: The Fourth Protocol is a 1987 British Cold War spy thriller film, based on Frederick Forsyth’s novel, about a Soviet plot to detonate a nuclear device in the UK.
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A.
Rio Protocol
The Rio Protocol is a 1942 peace and border agreement between Peru and Ecuador that sought to definitively settle their long-standing territorial disputes in the Amazon region.
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B.
Protocol No. 11
Protocol No. 11 is a major reform protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights that restructured the enforcement system by creating a permanent European Court of Human Rights and streamlining individual access to it.
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C.
Paris Protocol
The Paris Protocol is an economic agreement that regulates the financial and trade relations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority as part of the broader Oslo peace framework.
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D.
Minsk Protocol
The Minsk Protocol is a 2014 ceasefire agreement aimed at halting fighting in eastern Ukraine between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed separatists.
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E.
Protocol No. 7
Protocol No. 7 is an additional protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights that introduces further procedural safeguards and rights, including protections in criminal proceedings and rules on expulsion of foreign nationals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cold War film
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film ⓘ spy thriller film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Frederick Forsyth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Fourth Protocol (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
John Preston
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Major Valeri Petrofsky NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Nigel Irvine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Phil Méheux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Lalo Schifrin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | John Mackenzie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Rank Film Distributors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Graham Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eraDepicted | 1980s ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Finland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
spy film
ⓘ
thriller film ⓘ |
| hasSourceMaterial | The Fourth Protocol (1984 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
East–West espionage
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intelligence operations ⓘ nuclear terrorism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Michael Caine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pierce Brosnan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| notableFor | depiction of a clandestine Soviet nuclear operation on British soil. ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A Soviet plot aims to detonate a nuclear device in the United Kingdom to undermine NATO. ⓘ |
| portrays | British intelligence officer John Preston investigating a Soviet nuclear plot in the UK. ⓘ |
| producer |
Frederick Forsyth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Marble Arch Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDateUK | 1987-02-06 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| runningTime | 119 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Frederick Forsyth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George Axelrod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setDuring | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceMaterialGenre | spy novel ⓘ |
| stars |
Ian Richardson
NERFINISHED
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Joanna Cassidy NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Caine NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Gough NERFINISHED ⓘ Ned Beatty NERFINISHED ⓘ Pierce Brosnan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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