Matthew Poncelet
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Matthew Poncelet is the fictional death row inmate portrayed by Sean Penn in the film "Dead Man Walking," inspired by real-life convicted murderer Elmo Patrick Sonnier.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Matthew Poncelet canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10355299 — 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: Matthew Poncelet Context triple: [Dead Man Walking, character, Matthew Poncelet]
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A.
Gilbert Ponton
Gilbert Ponton is a bumbling yet loyal French gendarme who serves as Inspector Clouseau’s earnest sidekick in the 2006 comedy film "The Pink Panther."
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B.
Charles L’Eplattenier
Charles L’Eplattenier was a Swiss painter, decorative artist, and influential art teacher whose nature-inspired style helped shape the early artistic development of architect Le Corbusier.
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C.
Patrick Dupond
Patrick Dupond was a celebrated French ballet dancer and former étoile of the Paris Opera Ballet, renowned for his virtuosity and charismatic stage presence.
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D.
Joseph Maréchal
Joseph Maréchal was a Belgian Jesuit philosopher and theologian whose synthesis of Thomism and Kantian transcendental philosophy profoundly shaped 20th-century Catholic thought.
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E.
Andre Jacquemetton
Andre Jacquemetton is a television writer and producer best known for his work on the critically acclaimed series "Mad Men."
- 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: Matthew Poncelet Target entity description: Matthew Poncelet is the fictional death row inmate portrayed by Sean Penn in the film "Dead Man Walking," inspired by real-life convicted murderer Elmo Patrick Sonnier.
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A.
Gilbert Ponton
Gilbert Ponton is a bumbling yet loyal French gendarme who serves as Inspector Clouseau’s earnest sidekick in the 2006 comedy film "The Pink Panther."
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B.
Charles L’Eplattenier
Charles L’Eplattenier was a Swiss painter, decorative artist, and influential art teacher whose nature-inspired style helped shape the early artistic development of architect Le Corbusier.
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C.
Patrick Dupond
Patrick Dupond was a celebrated French ballet dancer and former étoile of the Paris Opera Ballet, renowned for his virtuosity and charismatic stage presence.
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D.
Joseph Maréchal
Joseph Maréchal was a Belgian Jesuit philosopher and theologian whose synthesis of Thomism and Kantian transcendental philosophy profoundly shaped 20th-century Catholic thought.
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E.
Andre Jacquemetton
Andre Jacquemetton is a television writer and producer best known for his work on the critically acclaimed series "Mad Men."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Dead Man Walking ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
crime film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Helen Prejean ⓘ |
| basedOnWork | Dead Man Walking: An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty in the United States ⓘ |
| convictedOf | murder (fictional) ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalCitizenship |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| fictionalUniverse |
Dead Man Walking (film universe)
ⓘ
linked to:
Dead Man Walking
|
| firstAppearance |
Dead Man Walking (1995 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Dead Man Walking
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| hasRelationshipWith | Sister Helen Prejean ⓘ |
| hasThemeConnection |
capital punishment
ⓘ
morality ⓘ redemption ⓘ restorative justice ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Elmo Patrick Sonnier ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
convicted murderer
ⓘ
death row inmate ⓘ |
| onDeathRowFor | murder (fictional) ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Sean Penn ⓘ |
| sentencedTo | death (fictional) ⓘ |
| workSetIn |
Louisiana (fictional setting)
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linked to:
Louisiana (within the film’s story)
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| yearOfFirstAppearance | 1995 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Matthew Poncelet Description of subject: Matthew Poncelet is the fictional death row inmate portrayed by Sean Penn in the film "Dead Man Walking," inspired by real-life convicted murderer Elmo Patrick Sonnier.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.