Triple
T5317572
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Magic Toyshop (1987 film) |
E121587
|
entity |
| Predicate | director |
P255
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
David Wheatley
David Wheatley was a British film and television director known for his adaptations of literary works, including several films based on Angela Carter’s stories.
|
E517478
|
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: David Wheatley | Statement: [The Magic Toyshop (1987 film), director, David Wheatley]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Wheatley Context triple: [The Magic Toyshop (1987 film), director, David Wheatley]
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A.
Alan Wheatley
Alan Wheatley was a British actor best known for his stage and screen work, including his portrayal of the Sheriff of Nottingham in the 1950s television series "The Adventures of Robin Hood."
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B.
David Wardle
David Wardle is an illustrator and graphic designer known for creating book cover art, including the cover of Boris Johnson’s novel "Seventy-Two Virgins."
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C.
Robert Cornthwaite
Robert Cornthwaite was an American character actor best known for his roles in 1950s science fiction films and numerous television appearances.
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D.
Stephen Langridge
Stephen Langridge is a British opera and theatre director known for leading major European opera institutions and for his innovative, often socially engaged productions.
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E.
George Witton
George Witton was an Australian soldier involved in the controversial Boer War court-martial alongside Breaker Morant, later known for his memoir protesting the convictions.
- 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: David Wheatley Triple: [The Magic Toyshop (1987 film), director, David Wheatley]
Generated description
David Wheatley was a British film and television director known for his adaptations of literary works, including several films based on Angela Carter’s stories.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Wheatley Target entity description: David Wheatley was a British film and television director known for his adaptations of literary works, including several films based on Angela Carter’s stories.
-
A.
Alan Wheatley
Alan Wheatley was a British actor best known for his stage and screen work, including his portrayal of the Sheriff of Nottingham in the 1950s television series "The Adventures of Robin Hood."
-
B.
David Wardle
David Wardle is an illustrator and graphic designer known for creating book cover art, including the cover of Boris Johnson’s novel "Seventy-Two Virgins."
-
C.
Robert Cornthwaite
Robert Cornthwaite was an American character actor best known for his roles in 1950s science fiction films and numerous television appearances.
-
D.
Stephen Langridge
Stephen Langridge is a British opera and theatre director known for leading major European opera institutions and for his innovative, often socially engaged productions.
-
E.
George Witton
George Witton was an Australian soldier involved in the controversial Boer War court-martial alongside Breaker Morant, later known for his memoir protesting the convictions.
- 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_69bd463d956c819088105c3db802c017 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 1:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd855269ac8190bb7a9248d04f1823 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 5:35 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bf332d0c608190be0c8e740fe216b7 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 12:09 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bf340a51848190b4722f456f997833 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 12:12 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bf34714e808190b06b47891ea31bbf |
completed | March 22, 2026, 12:14 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:59 p.m.