Captain Sternn
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Captain Sternn is a darkly comedic, morally corrupt space captain featured in the "Captain Sternn" segment of the animated science-fantasy anthology film Heavy Metal.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Captain Sternn canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23339642 — 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: Captain Sternn Context triple: [Heavy Metal (film), hasSegment, Captain Sternn]
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A.
Captain Ernst Vanselow
Captain Ernst Vanselow was a German naval officer who served as one of Germany’s representatives at the signing of the Armistice of 11 November 1918 that ended fighting in World War I.
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B.
Lieutenant Nikolaus "Niki" von Preyn
Lieutenant Nikolaus "Niki" von Preyn is the charming, womanizing Austrian officer who serves as the central romantic lead in Ernst Lubitsch’s 1931 musical comedy film "The Smiling Lieutenant."
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C.
Captain Dirk Hahn
Captain Dirk Hahn was a 19th-century German sea captain after whom the South Australian town of Hahndorf was named, recognized for his role in transporting and supporting German immigrants to Australia.
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D.
Captain Wilm Hosenfeld
Captain Wilm Hosenfeld was a German Wehrmacht officer during World War II known for secretly helping and saving persecuted Jews, most notably Polish-Jewish pianist Władysław Szpilman, in Nazi-occupied Warsaw.
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E.
Richard Heidrich
Richard Heidrich was a German Luftwaffe general and paratroop commander in World War II, noted for leading Fallschirmjäger units in several major battles, including the Italian campaign.
- 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: Captain Sternn Target entity description: Captain Sternn is a darkly comedic, morally corrupt space captain featured in the "Captain Sternn" segment of the animated science-fantasy anthology film Heavy Metal.
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A.
Captain Ernst Vanselow
Captain Ernst Vanselow was a German naval officer who served as one of Germany’s representatives at the signing of the Armistice of 11 November 1918 that ended fighting in World War I.
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B.
Lieutenant Nikolaus "Niki" von Preyn
Lieutenant Nikolaus "Niki" von Preyn is the charming, womanizing Austrian officer who serves as the central romantic lead in Ernst Lubitsch’s 1931 musical comedy film "The Smiling Lieutenant."
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C.
Captain Dirk Hahn
Captain Dirk Hahn was a 19th-century German sea captain after whom the South Australian town of Hahndorf was named, recognized for his role in transporting and supporting German immigrants to Australia.
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D.
Captain Wilm Hosenfeld
Captain Wilm Hosenfeld was a German Wehrmacht officer during World War II known for secretly helping and saving persecuted Jews, most notably Polish-Jewish pianist Władysław Szpilman, in Nazi-occupied Warsaw.
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E.
Richard Heidrich
Richard Heidrich was a German Luftwaffe general and paratroop commander in World War II, noted for leading Fallschirmjäger units in several major battles, including the Italian campaign.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Heavy Metal
subject linked to:
Heavy Metal (1981 film, voice)