Major Bennett Marco
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Major Bennett Marco is the troubled U.S. Army officer protagonist of the 1962 political thriller "The Manchurian Candidate," who gradually uncovers a sinister brainwashing and assassination conspiracy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Major Bennett Marco canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5417147 — 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: Major Bennett Marco Context triple: [The Manchurian Candidate (1962 film), character, Major Bennett Marco]
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A.
Lieutenant Marion "Cobra" Cobretti
Lieutenant Marion "Cobra" Cobretti is the tough, rule-bending LAPD cop portrayed by Sylvester Stallone in the 1986 action film "Cobra," known for his ruthless methods against violent criminals.
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B.
Lieutenant Caro
Lieutenant Caro is a supporting police officer character in the stage play "Between Riverside and Crazy," involved in the story’s exploration of justice, loyalty, and personal conflict.
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C.
Brigadier Joe Lentaigne
Brigadier Joe Lentaigne was a British Indian Army officer best known for commanding the Chindits, the special forces long-range penetration units operating behind Japanese lines in Burma during World War II.
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D.
Lieutenant Starck
Lieutenant Starck is a key crew member and officer aboard the rescue vessel Lewis and Clark in the 1997 science fiction horror film "Event Horizon."
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E.
Sergeant Gavin Troy
Sergeant Gavin Troy is a fictional police sergeant and the original junior partner to DCI Tom Barnaby in the British detective television series "Midsomer Murders."
- 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: Major Bennett Marco Target entity description: Major Bennett Marco is the troubled U.S. Army officer protagonist of the 1962 political thriller "The Manchurian Candidate," who gradually uncovers a sinister brainwashing and assassination conspiracy.
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A.
Lieutenant Marion "Cobra" Cobretti
Lieutenant Marion "Cobra" Cobretti is the tough, rule-bending LAPD cop portrayed by Sylvester Stallone in the 1986 action film "Cobra," known for his ruthless methods against violent criminals.
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B.
Lieutenant Caro
Lieutenant Caro is a supporting police officer character in the stage play "Between Riverside and Crazy," involved in the story’s exploration of justice, loyalty, and personal conflict.
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C.
Brigadier Joe Lentaigne
Brigadier Joe Lentaigne was a British Indian Army officer best known for commanding the Chindits, the special forces long-range penetration units operating behind Japanese lines in Burma during World War II.
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D.
Lieutenant Starck
Lieutenant Starck is a key crew member and officer aboard the rescue vessel Lewis and Clark in the 1997 science fiction horror film "Event Horizon."
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E.
Sergeant Gavin Troy
Sergeant Gavin Troy is a fictional police sergeant and the original junior partner to DCI Tom Barnaby in the British detective television series "Midsomer Murders."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| affiliation | United States Army ⓘ |
| allyRelation | Eugenie Rose Chaney ⓘ |
| antagonistRelation |
Raymond Shaw (brainwashed assassin)
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linked to:
Raymond Shaw
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| appearsIn |
The Manchurian Candidate
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The Manchurian Candidate (1962 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Manchurian Candidate
|
| associatedWith |
Cold War cinema
ⓘ
conspiracy thriller genre ⓘ |
| basedOn | Bennett Marco (novel character) ⓘ |
| characterIn | political thriller film ⓘ |
| conflict |
post-traumatic stress
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psychological trauma ⓘ recurring nightmares ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| createdBy | Richard Condon ⓘ |
| filmDirectorCollaboration | John Frankenheimer ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The Manchurian Candidate (novel, 1959)
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linked to:
The Manchurian Candidate
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| firstFilmAppearance |
The Manchurian Candidate (1962 film)
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linked to:
The Manchurian Candidate
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| genreOfWork | political thriller ⓘ |
| investigates |
Soviet and Chinese brainwashing plot
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assassination conspiracy ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium |
feature film
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novel ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Major ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
investigator
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protagonist ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableScene | recurring dream of a ladies’ garden club that is actually a brainwashing session ⓘ |
| notableWork | exposure of brainwashing conspiracy ⓘ |
| occupation | U.S. Army officer ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
determined
ⓘ
introspective ⓘ troubled ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Frank Sinatra ⓘ |
| setting |
Korean War aftermath
ⓘ
United States politics ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
Cold War paranoia
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brainwashing ⓘ political assassination ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Major Bennett Marco Description of subject: Major Bennett Marco is the troubled U.S. Army officer protagonist of the 1962 political thriller "The Manchurian Candidate," who gradually uncovers a sinister brainwashing and assassination conspiracy.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.