Triple

T8513472
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Bob Gunton E201512 entity
Predicate portrayed P1668 FINISHED
Object strict prison warden Samuel Norton in The Shawshank Redemption
Strict prison warden Samuel Norton in The Shawshank Redemption is the corrupt, Bible-quoting head of Shawshank State Penitentiary whose hypocrisy and abuse of power make him the film’s primary antagonist.
E738690 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: strict prison warden Samuel Norton in The Shawshank Redemption | Statement: [Bob Gunton, portrayed, strict prison warden Samuel Norton in The Shawshank Redemption]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: strict prison warden Samuel Norton in The Shawshank Redemption
Context triple: [Bob Gunton, portrayed, strict prison warden Samuel Norton in The Shawshank Redemption]
  • 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. 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.
  • C. 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."
  • D. 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.
  • E. 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."
  • 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: strict prison warden Samuel Norton in The Shawshank Redemption
Triple: [Bob Gunton, portrayed, strict prison warden Samuel Norton in The Shawshank Redemption]
Generated description
Strict prison warden Samuel Norton in The Shawshank Redemption is the corrupt, Bible-quoting head of Shawshank State Penitentiary whose hypocrisy and abuse of power make him the film’s primary antagonist.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: strict prison warden Samuel Norton in The Shawshank Redemption
Target entity description: Strict prison warden Samuel Norton in The Shawshank Redemption is the corrupt, Bible-quoting head of Shawshank State Penitentiary whose hypocrisy and abuse of power make him the film’s primary antagonist.
  • 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. 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.
  • C. 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."
  • D. 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.
  • E. 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."
  • 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_69ca8320e5748190ac2c585a0bba8193 completed March 30, 2026, 2:05 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cbe60cdfcc819081a9be1229378ba0 completed March 31, 2026, 3:19 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ce4e4e64f481908ddf99570fe59332 completed April 2, 2026, 11:09 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ce4ffac8a08190bc2131c0d260ca39 completed April 2, 2026, 11:16 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ce5117c7508190b74821d029d226c6 completed April 2, 2026, 11:20 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:15 p.m.