Triple
T21198297
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Irvin Kershner |
E522383
|
entity |
| Predicate | directed |
P7373
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FINISHED |
| Object | The Flim-Flam Man |
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NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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 Flim-Flam Man | Statement: [Irvin Kershner, directed, The Flim-Flam Man]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Flim-Flam Man Context triple: [Irvin Kershner, directed, The Flim-Flam Man]
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A.
The Flim-Flam Man
chosen
The Flim-Flam Man is a 1967 American comedy film about a charming Southern con artist who mentors a young drifter in the art of swindling.
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B.
Flim-Flam!
Flim-Flam! is a skeptical book by James Randi that critically examines and debunks claims of the paranormal, pseudoscience, and various forms of fraud.
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C.
Ace in the Hole
Ace in the Hole is a 1951 film noir drama directed by Billy Wilder that critiques media sensationalism through the story of a cynical reporter exploiting a disaster for personal gain.
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D.
Ace in the Hole
"Ace in the Hole" is a mosaic superhero science fiction novel in the Wild Cards shared-universe series, focusing on political intrigue and superpowered individuals during a tumultuous U.S. presidential convention.
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E.
The Hucksters
The Hucksters is a 1947 satirical drama film about postwar American advertising, starring Clark Gable and featuring Sydney Greenstreet in a memorable supporting role.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (2 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_69e0b51061388190aa03f19700d3ef04 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:08 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e7333d6dec8190bbc66a71b31ea559 |
completed | April 21, 2026, 8:20 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 3:16 p.m.