Lone Man
E1006306
Lone Man is the enigmatic, taciturn hitman protagonist of Jim Jarmusch’s minimalist crime film "The Limits of Control."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lone Man canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12859397 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lone Man Context triple: [The Limits of Control, mainCharacter, Lone Man]
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A.
The Loner
"The Loner" is a track from the 1958 Western TV series "The Wild Frontier," reflecting the show's rugged frontier themes.
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B.
A Man Alone
A Man Alone is a 1955 American Western film starring Ray Milland as a mysterious gunslinger entangled in corruption and violence in a small frontier town.
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C.
Solitary Man
"Solitary Man" is a 1966 pop-rock song by Neil Diamond that became one of his signature early hits and has since been widely covered by other artists.
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D.
Solitary Man
Solitary Man is a 2009 American comedy-drama film starring Michael Douglas as a once-successful car dealer facing the consequences of his self-destructive behavior.
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E.
Lonely Man
"Lonely Man" is a song featured on the album "Years Gone By."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lone Man Target entity description: Lone Man is the enigmatic, taciturn hitman protagonist of Jim Jarmusch’s minimalist crime film "The Limits of Control."
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A.
The Loner
"The Loner" is a track from the 1958 Western TV series "The Wild Frontier," reflecting the show's rugged frontier themes.
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B.
A Man Alone
A Man Alone is a 1955 American Western film starring Ray Milland as a mysterious gunslinger entangled in corruption and violence in a small frontier town.
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C.
Solitary Man
Solitary Man is a 2009 American comedy-drama film starring Michael Douglas as a once-successful car dealer facing the consequences of his self-destructive behavior.
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D.
Solitary Man
"Solitary Man" is a 1966 pop-rock song by Neil Diamond that became one of his signature early hits and has since been widely covered by other artists.
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E.
Lonely Man
"Lonely Man" is a song featured on the album "Years Gone By."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ hitman ⓘ |
| alignment | morally ambiguous ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Limits of Control ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Tai Chi
ⓘ
espresso ⓘ matchboxes with coded messages ⓘ |
| cinematicUniverse | The Limits of Control universe ⓘ |
| communicatesPrimarilyBy |
minimal dialogue
ⓘ
silence ⓘ |
| costumeStyle | well-tailored suits ⓘ |
| createdBy | Jim Jarmusch ⓘ |
| dialogueStyle | short, cryptic responses ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| followsRule |
no cell phones
ⓘ
no drugs ⓘ no guns ⓘ |
| genreContext |
crime film
ⓘ
neo-noir ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | assassin ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
enigmatic
ⓘ
methodical ⓘ observant ⓘ taciturn ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | anchor for the film’s minimalist structure ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | unknown ⓘ |
| notableAction | assassinates the American businessman character ⓘ |
| performsRitual | Tai Chi exercises in his apartment ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Isaach De Bankolé
ⓘ
linked to:
Isaach de Bankolé
|
| receivesFromOthers | cryptic instructions ⓘ |
| settingOfActivities | Spain ⓘ |
| worksFor | unnamed criminal organization ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lone Man Description of subject: Lone Man is the enigmatic, taciturn hitman protagonist of Jim Jarmusch’s minimalist crime film "The Limits of Control."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.