The General
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"The General" is an episode of the 1960s British television series *The Prisoner* in which Number Six confronts a mind-controlling educational technology and the mysterious figure behind it.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The General canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17120571 — 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: The General Context triple: [The Prisoner, hasEpisode, The General]
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The General
The General is a 1926 silent comedy film starring and co-directed by Buster Keaton, renowned for its inventive physical comedy and elaborate train-based stunts.
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The General
The General is the nickname of former NBA point guard Sherman Douglas, known for his leadership and playmaking skills on the court.
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The General
The General is a science fiction novella by Isaac Asimov, part of his Foundation series, focusing on the clash between psychohistory and the military genius of General Bel Riose.
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The General
"The General" is a satirical anti-war poem by Siegfried Sassoon that criticizes the incompetence and cheerful indifference of military leadership during World War I.
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The General
The General is a 1998 Irish crime film directed by John Boorman that chronicles the life and criminal career of Dublin gangster Martin Cahill.
- 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: The General Target entity description: "The General" is an episode of the 1960s British television series *The Prisoner* in which Number Six confronts a mind-controlling educational technology and the mysterious figure behind it.
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The General
The General is a high-ranking Time Lord military leader from Gallifrey who appears in Doctor Who, notably during the Twelfth Doctor’s era.
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The General
The General is a science fiction novella by Isaac Asimov, part of his Foundation series, focusing on the clash between psychohistory and the military genius of General Bel Riose.
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C.
The General
The General is a stoic, taciturn demolitions expert and member of the eccentric criminal gang in the Coen brothers’ dark comedy film "The Ladykillers" (2004).
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The General
The General is a ruthless and highly strategic U.S. military officer and recurring supervillain in DC Comics, often serving as an adversary to the Justice League and Captain Atom.
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The General
The General is a 1926 silent comedy film starring and co-directed by Buster Keaton, renowned for its inventive physical comedy and elaborate train-based stunts.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.