Triple

T3585070
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject John Lithgow E75889 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object The Old Man and the Gun
The Old Man and the Gun is a 2018 crime-comedy film, inspired by a true story, about an aging bank robber whose charming, gentlemanly heists draw the attention of both law enforcement and the public.
E371110 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 Old Man and the Gun | Statement: [John Lithgow, notableWork, The Old Man and the Gun]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Old Man and the Gun
Context triple: [John Lithgow, notableWork, The Old Man and the Gun]
  • A. Logan Lucky
    Logan Lucky is a 2017 heist comedy film directed by Steven Soderbergh about a group of working-class siblings attempting to rob a NASCAR race in North Carolina.
  • B. The Irishman
    The Irishman is a 2019 epic crime film directed by Martin Scorsese that chronicles the life of mob hitman Frank Sheeran and his involvement with labor leader Jimmy Hoffa.
  • C. Den of Thieves
    Den of Thieves is a 2018 American heist action thriller film following an elite unit of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department as they pursue a crew planning an audacious bank robbery.
  • D. Baby Driver
    Baby Driver is a stylish 2017 action-crime film directed by Edgar Wright that follows a young getaway driver who choreographs his heists to a meticulously curated soundtrack.
  • E. The Man Who Wasn't There
    The Man Who Wasn't There is a 2001 neo-noir crime film by the Coen brothers, known for its stark black-and-white cinematography and understated, existential storytelling.
  • 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 Old Man and the Gun
Triple: [John Lithgow, notableWork, The Old Man and the Gun]
Generated description
The Old Man and the Gun is a 2018 crime-comedy film, inspired by a true story, about an aging bank robber whose charming, gentlemanly heists draw the attention of both law enforcement and the public.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Old Man and the Gun
Target entity description: The Old Man and the Gun is a 2018 crime-comedy film, inspired by a true story, about an aging bank robber whose charming, gentlemanly heists draw the attention of both law enforcement and the public.
  • A. Logan Lucky
    Logan Lucky is a 2017 heist comedy film directed by Steven Soderbergh about a group of working-class siblings attempting to rob a NASCAR race in North Carolina.
  • B. The Irishman
    The Irishman is a 2019 epic crime film directed by Martin Scorsese that chronicles the life of mob hitman Frank Sheeran and his involvement with labor leader Jimmy Hoffa.
  • C. Den of Thieves
    Den of Thieves is a 2018 American heist action thriller film following an elite unit of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department as they pursue a crew planning an audacious bank robbery.
  • D. Baby Driver
    Baby Driver is a stylish 2017 action-crime film directed by Edgar Wright that follows a young getaway driver who choreographs his heists to a meticulously curated soundtrack.
  • E. The Man Who Wasn't There
    The Man Who Wasn't There is a 2001 neo-noir crime film by the Coen brothers, known for its stark black-and-white cinematography and understated, existential storytelling.
  • 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_69ad85d6dc3c8190b491b79b83e25461 completed March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69adc135ee3481908ef8dc41af632710 completed March 8, 2026, 6:34 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b402fcc5f481909c66319f75a8dc85 completed March 13, 2026, 12:28 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b406d014d88190b488b9b1f70fecca completed March 13, 2026, 12:45 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b4086f6da4819084778dffa33ef116 completed March 13, 2026, 12:51 p.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:22 p.m.