Triple
T1158701
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Night of the Generals |
E24443
|
entity |
| Predicate | starring |
P1507
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Donald Pleasence
Donald Pleasence was an English character actor renowned for his intense performances in film and television, including iconic roles in the "Halloween" series and "The Great Escape."
|
E144534
|
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: Donald Pleasence | Statement: [The Night of the Generals, starring, Donald Pleasence]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Donald Pleasence Context triple: [The Night of the Generals, starring, Donald Pleasence]
-
A.
Peter D. Graves
Peter D. Graves is a film producer best known for his work on major Hollywood action and science fiction movies, including Terminator Salvation.
-
B.
Yaphet Kotto
Yaphet Kotto was an American actor best known for his powerful performances in films like Alien and Midnight Run and the TV series Homicide: Life on the Street.
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C.
Christopher Walken
Christopher Walken is an American actor known for his distinctive voice, eccentric screen presence, and memorable roles in films such as "The Deer Hunter," "Pulp Fiction," and "Catch Me If You Can."
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D.
Rip Torn
Rip Torn was an American actor known for his intense, often darkly comic performances in film, television, and theater, including roles in projects like "The Larry Sanders Show" and "Men in Black."
-
E.
Sterling Hayden
Sterling Hayden was an American actor and World War II hero known for his rugged film roles and his clandestine service as a Marine and OSS operative.
- 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: Donald Pleasence Triple: [The Night of the Generals, starring, Donald Pleasence]
Generated description
Donald Pleasence was an English character actor renowned for his intense performances in film and television, including iconic roles in the "Halloween" series and "The Great Escape."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Donald Pleasence Target entity description: Donald Pleasence was an English character actor renowned for his intense performances in film and television, including iconic roles in the "Halloween" series and "The Great Escape."
-
A.
Peter D. Graves
Peter D. Graves is a film producer best known for his work on major Hollywood action and science fiction movies, including Terminator Salvation.
-
B.
Yaphet Kotto
Yaphet Kotto was an American actor best known for his powerful performances in films like Alien and Midnight Run and the TV series Homicide: Life on the Street.
-
C.
Christopher Walken
Christopher Walken is an American actor known for his distinctive voice, eccentric screen presence, and memorable roles in films such as "The Deer Hunter," "Pulp Fiction," and "Catch Me If You Can."
-
D.
Rip Torn
Rip Torn was an American actor known for his intense, often darkly comic performances in film, television, and theater, including roles in projects like "The Larry Sanders Show" and "Men in Black."
-
E.
Sterling Hayden
Sterling Hayden was an American actor and World War II hero known for his rugged film roles and his clandestine service as a Marine and OSS operative.
- 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_69a494060e148190abb42f971242c197 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:31 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4bcad47a08190895769611798f67f |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:24 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac99730c408190a705ca67a6724778 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 9:32 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac9a13e9548190ae1fbfeba3326cd5 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 9:35 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac9a96d4f081908e608a3f247bbfb2 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 9:37 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:45 p.m.