The People vs. Jean Harris
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The People vs. Jean Harris is a 1981 television drama film that dramatizes the real-life murder trial of Jean Harris, with Ellen Burstyn portraying the title character.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The People vs. Jean Harris canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7567261 — 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 People vs. Jean Harris Context triple: [Ellen Burstyn, notableWork, The People vs. Jean Harris]
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A.
The Accused
The Accused is a 1988 American legal drama film that powerfully examines sexual assault and victim-blaming, featuring an Oscar-winning performance by Jodie Foster.
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B.
Jane: A Murder
"Jane: A Murder" is a hybrid work of poetry, memoir, and true crime in which Maggie Nelson investigates the life and unsolved murder of her aunt Jane.
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C.
Presumed Innocent
Presumed Innocent is a 1990 legal thriller film, based on Scott Turow’s novel, about a prosecutor accused of murdering his colleague and former lover.
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D.
The Sleeping Beauty Killer
The Sleeping Beauty Killer is a crime novel in Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke’s "Under Suspicion" series, following a cold-case TV producer as she re-investigates a notorious murder and the woman long believed to be the killer.
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E.
To Catch a Killer
To Catch a Killer is a 1992 television crime drama film that chronicles the investigation and capture of serial killer John Wayne Gacy.
- 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 People vs. Jean Harris Target entity description: The People vs. Jean Harris is a 1981 television drama film that dramatizes the real-life murder trial of Jean Harris, with Ellen Burstyn portraying the title character.
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A.
The Accused
The Accused is a 1988 American legal drama film that powerfully examines sexual assault and victim-blaming, featuring an Oscar-winning performance by Jodie Foster.
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B.
Jane: A Murder
"Jane: A Murder" is a hybrid work of poetry, memoir, and true crime in which Maggie Nelson investigates the life and unsolved murder of her aunt Jane.
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C.
Presumed Innocent
Presumed Innocent is a 1990 legal thriller film, based on Scott Turow’s novel, about a prosecutor accused of murdering his colleague and former lover.
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D.
The Sleeping Beauty Killer
The Sleeping Beauty Killer is a crime novel in Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke’s "Under Suspicion" series, following a cold-case TV producer as she re-investigates a notorious murder and the woman long believed to be the killer.
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E.
To Catch a Killer
To Catch a Killer is a 1992 television crime drama film that chronicles the investigation and capture of serial killer John Wayne Gacy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legal drama
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television film ⓘ |
| about |
Jean Harris murder case
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trial of Jean Harris ⓘ |
| basedOn |
murder trial of Jean Harris
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real events ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
courtroom proceedings
ⓘ
homicide investigation ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
legal drama ⓘ |
| hasCastMember | Ellen Burstyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Jean Harris
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
criminal justice system ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Jean Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | murder trial ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays | Jean Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portraysRealPerson | Jean Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionType | made-for-television film ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| starring | Ellen Burstyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleCharacterPortrayedBy | Ellen Burstyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: The People vs. Jean Harris Description of subject: The People vs. Jean Harris is a 1981 television drama film that dramatizes the real-life murder trial of Jean Harris, with Ellen Burstyn portraying the title character.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.