Andy Dufresne
E194686
Andy Dufresne is the intelligent, stoic banker wrongfully imprisoned for murder who becomes the central figure of hope and quiet rebellion in the film "The Shawshank Redemption."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Andy Dufresne canonical | 11 |
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Target entity: Andy Dufresne Context triple: [The Shawshank Redemption, mainCharacter, Andy Dufresne]
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Frank Morris
Frank Morris was a real-life American bank robber best known for his daring and still-mysterious 1962 escape from the maximum-security Alcatraz prison, later dramatized in the film "Escape from Alcatraz."
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Willie Sutton
Willie Sutton was a notorious 20th-century American bank robber famed for his multiple prison escapes and the apocryphal quote that he robbed banks "because that's where the money is."
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C.
Willie Horton
Willie Horton is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and designated hitter best known as a longtime Detroit Tigers star and key contributor to their 1968 World Series championship team.
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Frank Lucas
Frank Lucas was a notorious Harlem drug kingpin in the late 1960s and early 1970s, known for building a heroin empire and later becoming a key government informant.
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E.
Clint Eastwood as Frank Morris
Clint Eastwood as Frank Morris is the stoic, resourceful inmate protagonist who masterminds a daring prison break in the film "Escape from Alcatraz."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Andy Dufresne Target entity description: Andy Dufresne is the intelligent, stoic banker wrongfully imprisoned for murder who becomes the central figure of hope and quiet rebellion in the film "The Shawshank Redemption."
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A.
Frank Morris
Frank Morris was a real-life American bank robber best known for his daring and still-mysterious 1962 escape from the maximum-security Alcatraz prison, later dramatized in the film "Escape from Alcatraz."
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B.
Willie Sutton
Willie Sutton was a notorious 20th-century American bank robber famed for his multiple prison escapes and the apocryphal quote that he robbed banks "because that's where the money is."
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C.
Willie Horton
Willie Horton is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and designated hitter best known as a longtime Detroit Tigers star and key contributor to their 1968 World Series championship team.
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D.
Frank Lucas
Frank Lucas was a notorious Harlem drug kingpin in the late 1960s and early 1970s, known for building a heroin empire and later becoming a key government informant.
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E.
Clint Eastwood as Frank Morris
Clint Eastwood as Frank Morris is the stoic, resourceful inmate protagonist who masterminds a daring prison break in the film "Escape from Alcatraz."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| activity | launders money for the warden ⓘ |
| advocatesFor | inmate education ⓘ |
| alias | Randall Stephens ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Shawshank Redemption (1994 film)
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surface form:
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption (1994 film) ⓘ
surface form:
The Shawshank Redemption
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| appearsInFilmReleasedIn | 1994 ⓘ |
| befriends |
Brooks Hatlen
ⓘ
Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding ⓘ Heywood ⓘ |
| convictedIn | Maine ⓘ |
| createdBy | Stephen King ⓘ |
| escapeMethod |
crawling through prison sewage pipe
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tunnel dug through prison wall ⓘ |
| exposes |
corruption of Warden Samuel Norton
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financial crimes at Shawshank ⓘ |
| favoriteSaying | Get busy living, or get busy dying ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The Shawshank Redemption (1994 film)
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surface form:
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
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| firstAppearanceYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hidesToolsBehind |
Marilyn Monroe
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surface form:
Marilyn Monroe poster
Raquel Welch poster ⓘ Rita Hayworth poster ⓘ |
| improves |
Shawshank State Penitentiary
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surface form:
Shawshank prison library
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| invites | Red to join him in Zihuatanejo ⓘ |
| knownForTrait |
hopefulness
ⓘ
intelligence ⓘ patience ⓘ resourcefulness ⓘ stoicism ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAction | escapes from Shawshank State Penitentiary ⓘ |
| occupation | banker ⓘ |
| plansToLiveIn | Zihuatanejo ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Tim Robbins ⓘ |
| providesServiceTo | Warden Samuel Norton ⓘ |
| sentence | two consecutive life sentences ⓘ |
| sentToPrison | Shawshank State Penitentiary ⓘ |
| spouse | Linda Dufresne ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
hope
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perseverance ⓘ quiet rebellion ⓘ |
| usesAliasFor | money laundering scheme ⓘ |
| worksAs |
financial advisor for prison guards
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prison librarian ⓘ |
| wrongfullyConvictedOf | murder ⓘ |
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Subject: Andy Dufresne Description of subject: Andy Dufresne is the intelligent, stoic banker wrongfully imprisoned for murder who becomes the central figure of hope and quiet rebellion in the film "The Shawshank Redemption."
Referenced by (11)
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