Michael Corleone
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Michael Corleone is the complex, initially reluctant son who becomes the ruthless head of the Corleone crime family in Mario Puzo’s The Godfather and its film adaptations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Michael Corleone canonical | 24 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2172952 — 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.
Target entity: Michael Corleone Context triple: [The Godfather, character, Michael Corleone]
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Vito Corleone
Vito Corleone is the powerful and calculating patriarch of the Corleone crime family in Mario Puzo’s novel and its film adaptations, widely regarded as one of fiction’s most iconic mafia bosses.
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Frank Costello
Frank Costello was a powerful Italian-American mob boss and political fixer who led the Luciano crime family and became known as the "Prime Minister of the Underworld" in mid-20th-century New York.
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C.
Vito Genovese
Vito Genovese was a powerful Italian-American mob boss who led the Genovese crime family and became one of the most influential figures in organized crime in the mid-20th century United States.
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D.
Carlo Gambino
Carlo Gambino was a powerful Italian-American mobster who led the Gambino crime family and became one of the most influential Mafia bosses in U.S. history.
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E.
Henry Hill
Henry Hill is a historically significant rise within Manassas National Battlefield Park that served as a key position during the First Battle of Bull Run in the American Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Michael Corleone Target entity description: Michael Corleone is the complex, initially reluctant son who becomes the ruthless head of the Corleone crime family in Mario Puzo’s The Godfather and its film adaptations.
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A.
Vito Corleone
Vito Corleone is the powerful and calculating patriarch of the Corleone crime family in Mario Puzo’s novel and its film adaptations, widely regarded as one of fiction’s most iconic mafia bosses.
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B.
Frank Costello
Frank Costello was a powerful Italian-American mob boss and political fixer who led the Luciano crime family and became known as the "Prime Minister of the Underworld" in mid-20th-century New York.
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C.
Vito Genovese
Vito Genovese was a powerful Italian-American mob boss who led the Genovese crime family and became one of the most influential figures in organized crime in the mid-20th century United States.
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D.
Carlo Gambino
Carlo Gambino was a powerful Italian-American mobster who led the Gambino crime family and became one of the most influential Mafia bosses in U.S. history.
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E.
Henry Hill
Henry Hill is a historically significant rise within Manassas National Battlefield Park that served as a key position during the First Battle of Bull Run in the American Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| affiliation | Corleone crime family ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Godfather
ⓘ
surface form:
The Godfather (1972 film)
The Godfather (novel) ⓘ The Godfather Part II ⓘ
surface form:
The Godfather Part II (1974 film)
The Godfather Part III ⓘ
surface form:
The Godfather Part III (1990 film)
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| characterTrait |
calculating
ⓘ
reserved ⓘ ruthless ⓘ |
| child |
Anthony Corleone
ⓘ
Mary Corleone ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| creator | Mario Puzo ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | iconic figure in gangster cinema ⓘ |
| familyName | Corleone ⓘ |
| father | Vito Corleone ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The Godfather (novel)
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surface form:
The Godfather (1969 novel)
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| firstFilmAppearance |
The Godfather
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surface form:
The Godfather (1972 film)
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| fullName | Michael Corleone self-link ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Michael ⓘ |
| initialCharacterization | reluctant to join the family business ⓘ |
| languageOfCharacter |
English
ⓘ
Italian ⓘ |
| laterCharacterization | cold and pragmatic leader ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| mother | Carmela Corleone ⓘ |
| nationality | Italian-American ⓘ |
| notableAction |
consolidates power over New York crime families
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orders the assassination of his brother Fredo Corleone ⓘ orders the murder of Sollozzo and Captain McCluskey ⓘ |
| notableTheme |
corruption of innocence
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family versus power ⓘ |
| occupation |
Mafia don
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crime boss ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Al Pacino ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Roman Catholic
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| role | head of the Corleone family ⓘ |
| setting |
New York City
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surface form:
New York
Sicily ⓘ |
| sibling |
Connie Corleone
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Fredo Corleone ⓘ Sonny Corleone ⓘ |
| spouse |
Apollonia Vitelli-Corleone
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Kay Adams-Corleone ⓘ |
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Subject: Michael Corleone Description of subject: Michael Corleone is the complex, initially reluctant son who becomes the ruthless head of the Corleone crime family in Mario Puzo’s The Godfather and its film adaptations.
Referenced by (24)
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