Triple
T9802157
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John Woo |
E237863
|
entity |
| Predicate | directed |
P7373
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Once a Thief
Once a Thief is a 1991 Hong Kong action-comedy film blending heist capers with stylized gunplay and humor.
|
E827007
|
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: Once a Thief | Statement: [John Woo, directed, Once a Thief]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Once a Thief Context triple: [John Woo, directed, Once a Thief]
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A.
Once a Thief
Once a Thief is a 1965 American crime drama film directed by Ralph Nelson, centered on an ex-convict struggling to go straight while being pulled back into the criminal underworld.
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B.
The Good Thief
The Good Thief is a 2002 crime drama film directed by Neil Jordan that follows an aging gambler and thief attempting one last elaborate heist on the French Riviera.
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C.
The King of the Thieves
The King of the Thieves is a crime novel by British author John Gardner that follows the intricate schemes and underworld dealings of professional criminals.
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D.
It Takes a Thief
It Takes a Thief is a late-1960s American television series about a suave professional thief who is recruited by the U.S. government for secret missions, starring Robert Wagner in the lead role.
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E.
Thieves’ Carnival
Thieves’ Carnival is a science fiction work by American author Karen Haber, known for its imaginative world-building and genre-blending 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: Once a Thief Triple: [John Woo, directed, Once a Thief]
Generated description
Once a Thief is a 1991 Hong Kong action-comedy film blending heist capers with stylized gunplay and humor.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Once a Thief Target entity description: Once a Thief is a 1991 Hong Kong action-comedy film blending heist capers with stylized gunplay and humor.
-
A.
Once a Thief
Once a Thief is a 1965 American crime drama film directed by Ralph Nelson, centered on an ex-convict struggling to go straight while being pulled back into the criminal underworld.
-
B.
The Good Thief
The Good Thief is a 2002 crime drama film directed by Neil Jordan that follows an aging gambler and thief attempting one last elaborate heist on the French Riviera.
-
C.
The King of the Thieves
The King of the Thieves is a crime novel by British author John Gardner that follows the intricate schemes and underworld dealings of professional criminals.
-
D.
It Takes a Thief
It Takes a Thief is a late-1960s American television series about a suave professional thief who is recruited by the U.S. government for secret missions, starring Robert Wagner in the lead role.
-
E.
Thieves’ Carnival
Thieves’ Carnival is a science fiction work by American author Karen Haber, known for its imaginative world-building and genre-blending 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_69ca84dd4608819097ff4ed00feca280 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:12 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cda62b41048190bcef70a7591830c6 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 11:11 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d1e410df4081909e1b03f46e9ca42a |
completed | April 5, 2026, 4:24 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d1e83618508190be55acb9f2c2ad12 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 4:42 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d1e87f8d5c81909d280e19c9b58ad7 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 4:43 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:29 p.m.