Joey in the film "The French Connection" (1971)
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Joey is a small-time criminal and drug dealer in the 1971 crime thriller "The French Connection," serving as one of the key figures entangled in the film’s narcotics investigation.
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| Joey in the film "The French Connection" (1971) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20468581 — 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)
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Target entity: Joey in the film "The French Connection" (1971) Context triple: [Cliff Gorman, notableRole, Joey in the film "The French Connection" (1971)]
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Buddy Russo in The French Connection
Buddy Russo in *The French Connection* is a tough, streetwise New York City detective who partners with Popeye Doyle in the gritty pursuit of an international heroin smuggling ring.
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B.
Henry Hill in Goodfellas
Henry Hill in Goodfellas is the ambitious young mob associate whose rise and fall within the New York Mafia underworld drives the film’s narrative.
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C.
Frank Lopez in Scarface
Frank Lopez in *Scarface* is a powerful Miami drug kingpin who serves as Tony Montana’s initial boss and mentor before becoming his rival.
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D.
Mr. French in The Departed
Mr. French in *The Departed* is the ruthless and loyal right-hand enforcer to Boston mob boss Frank Costello, known for his brutal efficiency and unwavering commitment to the criminal organization.
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E.
Ray "Bones" Barboni in Get Shorty
Ray "Bones" Barboni in *Get Shorty* is a volatile, foul-mouthed Miami mobster whose violent temper and comic ineptitude make him one of the film’s most memorable antagonists.
- 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: Joey in the film "The French Connection" (1971) Target entity description: Joey is a small-time criminal and drug dealer in the 1971 crime thriller "The French Connection," serving as one of the key figures entangled in the film’s narcotics investigation.
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A.
Buddy Russo in The French Connection
Buddy Russo in *The French Connection* is a tough, streetwise New York City detective who partners with Popeye Doyle in the gritty pursuit of an international heroin smuggling ring.
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B.
Henry Hill in Goodfellas
Henry Hill in Goodfellas is the ambitious young mob associate whose rise and fall within the New York Mafia underworld drives the film’s narrative.
-
C.
Frank Lopez in Scarface
Frank Lopez in *Scarface* is a powerful Miami drug kingpin who serves as Tony Montana’s initial boss and mentor before becoming his rival.
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D.
Mr. French in The Departed
Mr. French in *The Departed* is the ruthless and loyal right-hand enforcer to Boston mob boss Frank Costello, known for his brutal efficiency and unwavering commitment to the criminal organization.
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E.
Ray "Bones" Barboni in Get Shorty
Ray "Bones" Barboni in *Get Shorty* is a volatile, foul-mouthed Miami mobster whose violent temper and comic ineptitude make him one of the film’s most memorable antagonists.
- F. None of above. chosen
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