Triple

T10340196
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Bob Rafelson E243107 entity
Predicate directed P7373 FINISHED
Object The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice is a 1981 neo-noir crime drama film, based on James M. Cain’s novel, about a drifter and a married woman who plot a murder amid a torrid love affair.
E862775 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: The Postman Always Rings Twice | Statement: [Bob Rafelson, directed, The Postman Always Rings Twice]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Postman Always Rings Twice
Context triple: [Bob Rafelson, directed, The Postman Always Rings Twice]
  • A. The Postman Always Rings Twice
    The Postman Always Rings Twice is a classic 1946 American film noir crime drama, based on James M. Cain’s novel, about a drifter and a married woman who plot a murder that spirals into betrayal and tragedy.
  • B. Out of the Past
    Out of the Past is a 1947 film noir classic starring Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer, renowned for its shadowy cinematography, fatalistic tone, and intricate flashback-driven plot.
  • C. They Live by Night
    They Live by Night is a 1948 American film noir crime drama, directed by Nicholas Ray, about a young fugitive couple on the run.
  • D. To Sleep with Anger
    To Sleep with Anger is a 1990 independent drama film directed by Charles Burnett, known for its exploration of African American family life and folklore in South Central Los Angeles, featuring a critically acclaimed performance by Danny Glover.
  • E. Violent Saturday
    Violent Saturday is a 1955 American film noir crime drama directed by Richard Fleischer that centers on a small town shaken by a meticulously planned bank robbery and the intersecting lives of its residents.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: The Postman Always Rings Twice
Triple: [Bob Rafelson, directed, The Postman Always Rings Twice]
Generated description
The Postman Always Rings Twice is a 1981 neo-noir crime drama film, based on James M. Cain’s novel, about a drifter and a married woman who plot a murder amid a torrid love affair.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Postman Always Rings Twice
Target entity description: The Postman Always Rings Twice is a 1981 neo-noir crime drama film, based on James M. Cain’s novel, about a drifter and a married woman who plot a murder amid a torrid love affair.
  • A. The Postman Always Rings Twice
    The Postman Always Rings Twice is a classic 1946 American film noir crime drama, based on James M. Cain’s novel, about a drifter and a married woman who plot a murder that spirals into betrayal and tragedy.
  • B. Out of the Past
    Out of the Past is a 1947 film noir classic starring Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer, renowned for its shadowy cinematography, fatalistic tone, and intricate flashback-driven plot.
  • C. They Live by Night
    They Live by Night is a 1948 American film noir crime drama, directed by Nicholas Ray, about a young fugitive couple on the run.
  • D. To Sleep with Anger
    To Sleep with Anger is a 1990 independent drama film directed by Charles Burnett, known for its exploration of African American family life and folklore in South Central Los Angeles, featuring a critically acclaimed performance by Danny Glover.
  • E. Violent Saturday
    Violent Saturday is a 1955 American film noir crime drama directed by Richard Fleischer that centers on a small town shaken by a meticulously planned bank robbery and the intersecting lives of its residents.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69d381af787481908bc401325c760a88 completed April 6, 2026, 9:49 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d4e0a526a08190afe7091a0cf1f073 completed April 7, 2026, 10:47 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d87e5867188190913cc74bfb87a6b7 completed April 10, 2026, 4:36 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d8837e70508190b03e8983b2617eac completed April 10, 2026, 4:58 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d889cc40648190a1d80b955e676ea5 completed April 10, 2026, 5:25 a.m.
Created at: April 6, 2026, 11:54 a.m.