Triple
T8388151
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | James Whitmore |
E197871
|
entity |
| Predicate | role |
P268
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Brooks Hatlen in The Shawshank Redemption
Brooks Hatlen is the elderly prison librarian in The Shawshank Redemption whose tragic struggle to adapt to life outside Shawshank powerfully illustrates the dehumanizing effects of long-term incarceration.
|
E730105
|
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: Brooks Hatlen in The Shawshank Redemption | Statement: [James Whitmore, role, Brooks Hatlen in The Shawshank Redemption]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brooks Hatlen in The Shawshank Redemption Context triple: [James Whitmore, role, Brooks Hatlen in The Shawshank Redemption]
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A.
Captain Byron Hadley in The Shawshank Redemption
Captain Byron Hadley is the brutal and authoritarian chief prison guard in the film *The Shawshank Redemption*, known for his violent enforcement of order and corruption within Shawshank State Penitentiary.
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B.
Brutus "Brutal" Howell in The Green Mile
Brutus "Brutal" Howell is a compassionate and level-headed prison guard on death row in the film *The Green Mile*, known for his loyalty to Paul Edgecomb and his humane treatment of inmates.
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C.
Clint Eastwood as Frank Morris
Clint Eastwood as Frank Morris is the stoic, resourceful inmate protagonist who masterminds a daring prison break in the film "Escape from Alcatraz."
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D.
Andy Dufresne
Andy Dufresne is the intelligent, stoic banker wrongfully imprisoned for murder who becomes the central figure of hope and quiet rebellion in the film "The Shawshank Redemption."
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E.
John Tibeats in 12 Years a Slave
John Tibeats in 12 Years a Slave is a cruel and vindictive white carpenter and overseer who relentlessly torments the enslaved protagonist Solomon Northup.
- 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: Brooks Hatlen in The Shawshank Redemption Triple: [James Whitmore, role, Brooks Hatlen in The Shawshank Redemption]
Generated description
Brooks Hatlen is the elderly prison librarian in The Shawshank Redemption whose tragic struggle to adapt to life outside Shawshank powerfully illustrates the dehumanizing effects of long-term incarceration.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brooks Hatlen in The Shawshank Redemption Target entity description: Brooks Hatlen is the elderly prison librarian in The Shawshank Redemption whose tragic struggle to adapt to life outside Shawshank powerfully illustrates the dehumanizing effects of long-term incarceration.
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A.
Captain Byron Hadley in The Shawshank Redemption
Captain Byron Hadley is the brutal and authoritarian chief prison guard in the film *The Shawshank Redemption*, known for his violent enforcement of order and corruption within Shawshank State Penitentiary.
-
B.
Brutus "Brutal" Howell in The Green Mile
Brutus "Brutal" Howell is a compassionate and level-headed prison guard on death row in the film *The Green Mile*, known for his loyalty to Paul Edgecomb and his humane treatment of inmates.
-
C.
Clint Eastwood as Frank Morris
Clint Eastwood as Frank Morris is the stoic, resourceful inmate protagonist who masterminds a daring prison break in the film "Escape from Alcatraz."
-
D.
Andy Dufresne
Andy Dufresne is the intelligent, stoic banker wrongfully imprisoned for murder who becomes the central figure of hope and quiet rebellion in the film "The Shawshank Redemption."
-
E.
John Tibeats in 12 Years a Slave
John Tibeats in 12 Years a Slave is a cruel and vindictive white carpenter and overseer who relentlessly torments the enslaved protagonist Solomon Northup.
- 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_69ca82f749388190bffbea6dfb509016 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:04 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cb81090f688190a3a8d1680383c361 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 8:08 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cde83aac448190b74f65507170a8f7 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 3:53 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cdebfafe84819097f387318897dae1 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 4:09 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cded2a9c2c8190bdbeddad562ef9e8 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 4:14 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:03 p.m.