Homo Faber (1991 film character)
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Homo Faber (1991 film character) is the screen incarnation of Walter Faber, the rational, fate-challenged engineer at the center of Max Frisch’s existential novel "Homo Faber," as portrayed in the 1991 film adaptation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Homo Faber (1991 film character) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17182047 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Homo Faber (1991 film character) Context triple: [Walter Faber, hasAdaptation, Homo Faber (1991 film character)]
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A.
Johann Radmann in Labyrinth of Lies
Johann Radmann in *Labyrinth of Lies* is the idealistic young public prosecutor who uncovers and pursues the long-suppressed crimes of former Nazis in postwar Germany.
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B.
Holly Martins
Holly Martins is the naive American pulp novelist and protagonist of the classic film noir "The Third Man," who becomes entangled in a murky conspiracy while investigating his friend's mysterious death in postwar Vienna.
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C.
Detective Thorn in Soylent Green
Detective Thorn in Soylent Green is the hard-edged New York City police detective protagonist who uncovers the horrifying truth behind the futuristic food product Soylent Green in the 1973 dystopian science fiction film.
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D.
Franz Xaver Kroetz
Franz Xaver Kroetz is a German playwright, actor, and director known for his socially critical, often minimalist dramas depicting the lives of ordinary people.
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E.
Inspector Robert Fabian
Inspector Robert Fabian is a fictional London detective featured as the central crime-solving figure in the British television series "Fabian of the Yard."
- 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: Homo Faber (1991 film character) Target entity description: Homo Faber (1991 film character) is the screen incarnation of Walter Faber, the rational, fate-challenged engineer at the center of Max Frisch’s existential novel "Homo Faber," as portrayed in the 1991 film adaptation.
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A.
Johann Radmann in Labyrinth of Lies
Johann Radmann in *Labyrinth of Lies* is the idealistic young public prosecutor who uncovers and pursues the long-suppressed crimes of former Nazis in postwar Germany.
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B.
Holly Martins
Holly Martins is the naive American pulp novelist and protagonist of the classic film noir "The Third Man," who becomes entangled in a murky conspiracy while investigating his friend's mysterious death in postwar Vienna.
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C.
Detective Thorn in Soylent Green
Detective Thorn in Soylent Green is the hard-edged New York City police detective protagonist who uncovers the horrifying truth behind the futuristic food product Soylent Green in the 1973 dystopian science fiction film.
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D.
Franz Xaver Kroetz
Franz Xaver Kroetz is a German playwright, actor, and director known for his socially critical, often minimalist dramas depicting the lives of ordinary people.
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E.
Inspector Robert Fabian
Inspector Robert Fabian is a fictional London detective featured as the central crime-solving figure in the British television series "Fabian of the Yard."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.