Lew Harper film series
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The Lew Harper film series is a set of American neo-noir detective films starring Paul Newman as private investigator Lew Harper, adapted from Ross Macdonald’s hardboiled mystery novels.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Harper film series | 1 |
| Lew Harper film series canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4567708 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lew Harper film series Context triple: [The Drowning Pool, partOfSeries, Lew Harper film series]
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A.
Johnny Wadd film series
The Johnny Wadd film series is a famous 1970s adult film detective franchise starring pornographic actor John Holmes as a hardboiled private investigator.
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B.
Elizabeth film series
The Elizabeth film series is a pair of historical drama films starring Cate Blanchett as Queen Elizabeth I, charting her rise to power and later reign in 16th-century England.
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C.
The Librarian film series
The Librarian film series is a collection of fantasy–adventure TV movies following a quirky, bookish hero who protects mystical artifacts and ancient secrets for a secretive library organization.
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D.
Conan film series
The Conan film series is a sword-and-sorcery fantasy franchise centered on the adventures of the barbarian warrior Conan, most famously portrayed by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1980s.
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E.
Atlee Pine series
The Atlee Pine series is a collection of contemporary thriller novels by David Baldacci featuring an FBI agent protagonist who investigates dark, complex crimes while confronting her own traumatic past.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lew Harper film series Target entity description: The Lew Harper film series is a set of American neo-noir detective films starring Paul Newman as private investigator Lew Harper, adapted from Ross Macdonald’s hardboiled mystery novels.
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A.
Johnny Wadd film series
The Johnny Wadd film series is a famous 1970s adult film detective franchise starring pornographic actor John Holmes as a hardboiled private investigator.
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B.
Elizabeth film series
The Elizabeth film series is a pair of historical drama films starring Cate Blanchett as Queen Elizabeth I, charting her rise to power and later reign in 16th-century England.
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C.
The Librarian film series
The Librarian film series is a collection of fantasy–adventure TV movies following a quirky, bookish hero who protects mystical artifacts and ancient secrets for a secretive library organization.
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D.
Conan film series
The Conan film series is a sword-and-sorcery fantasy franchise centered on the adventures of the barbarian warrior Conan, most famously portrayed by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1980s.
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E.
Atlee Pine series
The Atlee Pine series is a collection of contemporary thriller novels by David Baldacci featuring an FBI agent protagonist who investigates dark, complex crimes while confronting her own traumatic past.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film series ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Lew Archer novel series
ⓘ
linked to:
Lew Archer series
works by Ross Macdonald ⓘ |
| characterNameChangedFrom | Lew Archer ⓘ |
| characterNameChangedTo | Lew Harper ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| distributor |
Warner Bros.
ⓘ
linked to:
Warner Bros. Pictures
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| endTime | 1975 ⓘ |
| filmFormat | feature film ⓘ |
| genre |
detective film
ⓘ
mystery film ⓘ neo-noir film ⓘ |
| hasFilmCharacter | Lew Harper ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Harper (1966 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Harper (film)
The Drowning Pool (1975 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Drowning Pool
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| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActor | Paul Newman ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Lew Harper ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | hardboiled detective fiction ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Harper (1966 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Harper (film)
The Drowning Pool (1975 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Drowning Pool
|
| numberOfFilms | 2 ⓘ |
| period |
1960s American cinema
ⓘ
1970s American cinema ⓘ |
| portrays | private investigators in the United States ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Warner Bros.
ⓘ
linked to:
Warner Bros. Entertainment
|
| setting |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
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| sourceMaterialAuthor | Ross Macdonald ⓘ |
| starredActor | Paul Newman ⓘ |
| startTime | 1966 ⓘ |
| typicalTone | cynical ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lew Harper film series Description of subject: The Lew Harper film series is a set of American neo-noir detective films starring Paul Newman as private investigator Lew Harper, adapted from Ross Macdonald’s hardboiled mystery novels.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Lew Harper – Paul Newman
linked to: Lew Harper film series