Triple
T1714966
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Shawshank Redemption |
E37269
|
entity |
| Predicate | starredActor |
P5563
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Sadler
William Sadler is an American character actor known for his versatile roles in film and television, including memorable performances in dramas, comedies, and genre films.
|
E194689
|
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: William Sadler | Statement: [The Shawshank Redemption, starredActor, William Sadler]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Sadler Context triple: [The Shawshank Redemption, starredActor, William Sadler]
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A.
Will Oldham
Will Oldham is an American singer-songwriter and actor best known for his influential, lo-fi indie folk music released under the moniker Bonnie "Prince" Billy.
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B.
Philip Baker Hall
Philip Baker Hall was an American character actor renowned for his intense, understated performances in films like "Magnolia," "Boogie Nights," and "Hard Eight," as well as memorable television roles including his iconic turn as library cop Lt. Bookman on "Seinfeld."
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C.
Jo Johnson
Jo Johnson is a British Conservative politician and former Member of Parliament who has held ministerial roles, particularly in higher education and transport, and is the younger brother of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
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D.
Ron Cain
Ron Cain is a businessman best known for owning the Portland Pirates professional ice hockey team.
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E.
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.
- 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: William Sadler Triple: [The Shawshank Redemption, starredActor, William Sadler]
Generated description
William Sadler is an American character actor known for his versatile roles in film and television, including memorable performances in dramas, comedies, and genre films.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Sadler Target entity description: William Sadler is an American character actor known for his versatile roles in film and television, including memorable performances in dramas, comedies, and genre films.
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A.
Will Oldham
Will Oldham is an American singer-songwriter and actor best known for his influential, lo-fi indie folk music released under the moniker Bonnie "Prince" Billy.
-
B.
Philip Baker Hall
Philip Baker Hall was an American character actor renowned for his intense, understated performances in films like "Magnolia," "Boogie Nights," and "Hard Eight," as well as memorable television roles including his iconic turn as library cop Lt. Bookman on "Seinfeld."
-
C.
Jo Johnson
Jo Johnson is a British Conservative politician and former Member of Parliament who has held ministerial roles, particularly in higher education and transport, and is the younger brother of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
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D.
Ron Cain
Ron Cain is a businessman best known for owning the Portland Pirates professional ice hockey team.
-
E.
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.
- 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_69a8861912dc8190931af43b4b9158a7 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aa633349248190822e560fde817fc7 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 5:16 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad8ae3ea048190b25beeb4bd7306ce |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:42 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad979b7f2c819094c907bed705db3b |
completed | March 8, 2026, 3:36 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad9831a87c819089fc3b590ab7ecb2 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 3:39 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:30 p.m.