The Crossing Guard
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The Crossing Guard is a 1995 American drama film written and directed by Sean Penn, starring Jack Nicholson as a grief-stricken father seeking revenge for his daughter's death.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Crossing Guard canonical | 15 |
| The Crossing Guard (1995 film) | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2217911 — 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 Crossing Guard Context triple: [Sean Penn, directorOf, The Crossing Guard]
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The Student's Tale
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The Life Line
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- 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 Crossing Guard Target entity description: The Crossing Guard is a 1995 American drama film written and directed by Sean Penn, starring Jack Nicholson as a grief-stricken father seeking revenge for his daughter's death.
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A.
The Little Street
The Little Street is a celebrated 17th-century genre painting by Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer depicting a quiet, everyday street scene in his hometown of Delft.
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B.
The Parade
The Parade is a historic Olmsted-designed public park space in Buffalo, New York, originally created as a grand civic grounds for recreation, gatherings, and cultural events.
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C.
The Ditch
The Ditch is a colloquial nickname for the Tasman Sea, the body of water separating Australia and New Zealand.
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D.
The Student's Tale
"The Student's Tale" is one of the narrative poems within Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's collection *Tales of a Wayside Inn*, presented as a story told by the character known as the Student.
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E.
The Life Line
The Life Line is an 1884 maritime rescue painting by American artist Winslow Homer, celebrated for its dramatic depiction of human struggle against the sea and its innovative use of composition and atmosphere.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American drama film
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film ⓘ |
| basedInPeriod | contemporary 1990s ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedBy | Jack Nicholson ⓘ |
| cinematography | Vilmos Zsigmond ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| director | Sean Penn ⓘ |
| distributor | Miramax Films ⓘ |
| editor | Jay Cassidy ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| genre | drama film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
forgiveness
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grief ⓘ guilt ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Freddy Gale ⓘ |
| motionPictureRating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | Jack Nitzsche ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | grief-stricken father seeking revenge ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotElement | death of protagonist's daughter by drunk driver ⓘ |
| producer |
David Seltzer
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Sean Penn ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Marlboro Road Gang Productions ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1995 ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | theatrical release ⓘ |
| runtime | 111 minutes ⓘ |
| screenplayBy | Sean Penn ⓘ |
| starring |
Anjelica Huston
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David Morse ⓘ Jack Nicholson ⓘ Piper Laurie ⓘ Richard Bradford ⓘ Robin Wright ⓘ |
| writer | Sean Penn ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Crossing Guard Description of subject: The Crossing Guard is a 1995 American drama film written and directed by Sean Penn, starring Jack Nicholson as a grief-stricken father seeking revenge for his daughter's death.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.