Richard in Dead Man's Shoes
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Richard in *Dead Man's Shoes* is a vengeful ex-soldier who returns to his hometown to exact brutal retribution on the gang that tormented his mentally disabled brother.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Richard in Dead Man's Shoes canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7075177 — 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: Richard in Dead Man's Shoes Context triple: [Paddy Considine, playedCharacter, Richard in Dead Man's Shoes]
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A.
Last Orders
Last Orders is a 2001 British drama film, adapted from Graham Swift’s Booker Prize–winning novel, that follows four friends on a poignant road trip to fulfill a deceased companion’s final wish.
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B.
Dead Men’s Shoes
"Dead Men’s Shoes" is a short story by Kate Chopin, included in her 1897 collection *A Night in Acadie*, that explores themes of identity, social expectation, and personal transformation in a Southern setting.
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C.
The Duke
The Duke was the longtime co-owner and influential executive of the New York Giants, central to shaping the modern National Football League.
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D.
The Duke
The Duke was the nickname of Tommy Morrison, an American heavyweight boxer known for his powerful punching and for co-starring in the film "Rocky V."
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E.
The Duke
The Duke is a 2020 British comedy-drama film based on the true story of Kempton Bunton’s audacious 1961 theft of a Goya painting from London’s National Gallery.
- 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: Richard in Dead Man's Shoes Target entity description: Richard in *Dead Man's Shoes* is a vengeful ex-soldier who returns to his hometown to exact brutal retribution on the gang that tormented his mentally disabled brother.
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A.
Last Orders
Last Orders is a 2001 British drama film, adapted from Graham Swift’s Booker Prize–winning novel, that follows four friends on a poignant road trip to fulfill a deceased companion’s final wish.
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B.
Dead Men’s Shoes
"Dead Men’s Shoes" is a short story by Kate Chopin, included in her 1897 collection *A Night in Acadie*, that explores themes of identity, social expectation, and personal transformation in a Southern setting.
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C.
The Duke
The Duke was the longtime co-owner and influential executive of the New York Giants, central to shaping the modern National Football League.
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D.
The Duke
The Duke was the nickname of Tommy Morrison, an American heavyweight boxer known for his powerful punching and for co-starring in the film "Rocky V."
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E.
The Duke
The Duke is a 2020 British comedy-drama film based on the true story of Kempton Bunton’s audacious 1961 theft of a Goya painting from London’s National Gallery.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| antagonizes | local drug-dealing gang ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Dead Man's Shoes ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
psychological thriller film
ⓘ
revenge thriller film ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
guilt
ⓘ
moral ambiguity ⓘ trauma ⓘ vigilante justice ⓘ |
| backstoryElement |
returned from military service to find his brother abused
ⓘ
served in the army ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Paddy Considine
ⓘ
Paul Fraser ⓘ Shane Meadows ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Anthony ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| mentalState | traumatized ⓘ |
| militaryStatus | ex-soldier ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | anti-hero ⓘ |
| motivation |
retribution against local gang
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revenge for abuse of his brother ⓘ |
| notableAction |
confronts Sonny about Anthony's death
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systematically hunts down gang members ⓘ |
| notableProp |
gas mask
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hooded jacket ⓘ |
| occupation | soldier ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Paddy Considine ⓘ |
| primaryTrait |
protective
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vengeful ⓘ violent ⓘ |
| returnsTo | his hometown in rural England ⓘ |
| settingOfWork | Derbyshire ⓘ |
| siblingRelationship | older brother of Anthony ⓘ |
| targets |
Gypsy John
ⓘ
Herbie ⓘ Mark ⓘ Sonny ⓘ Soz ⓘ Taff ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
intimidation
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physical violence ⓘ psychological terror ⓘ |
| weaponUsed |
firearm
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improvised weapons ⓘ knife ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Richard in Dead Man's Shoes Description of subject: Richard in *Dead Man's Shoes* is a vengeful ex-soldier who returns to his hometown to exact brutal retribution on the gang that tormented his mentally disabled brother.
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