Lieutenant Commander Philip Francis Queeg
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Lieutenant Commander Philip Francis Queeg is the rigid, increasingly unstable naval officer whose controversial command and subsequent courtroom scrutiny drive the central conflict of Herman Wouk’s Caine Mutiny stories and their adaptations.
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| Lieutenant Commander Philip Francis Queeg canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Lieutenant Commander Philip Francis Queeg Context triple: [The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (2023 film), mainCharacter, Lieutenant Commander Philip Francis Queeg]
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Captain Spaulding
Captain Spaulding is a sadistic, clown-faced killer and gas station owner from Rob Zombie’s horror films, known for his dark humor and brutal violence.
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Captain Wilm Hosenfeld
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Captain Leland Stottlemeyer
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Captain Davenport
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Captain Frank Furillo
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Lieutenant Commander Philip Francis Queeg Target entity description: Lieutenant Commander Philip Francis Queeg is the rigid, increasingly unstable naval officer whose controversial command and subsequent courtroom scrutiny drive the central conflict of Herman Wouk’s Caine Mutiny stories and their adaptations.
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A.
Captain Spaulding
Captain Spaulding is a sadistic, clown-faced killer and gas station owner from Rob Zombie’s horror films, known for his dark humor and brutal violence.
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B.
Captain Wilm Hosenfeld
Captain Wilm Hosenfeld was a German Wehrmacht officer during World War II known for secretly helping and saving persecuted Jews, most notably Polish-Jewish pianist Władysław Szpilman, in Nazi-occupied Warsaw.
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C.
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer is a gruff but loyal San Francisco police captain who serves as Adrian Monk’s long-suffering boss and friend in the television series "Monk."
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D.
Captain Davenport
Captain Davenport is a principled Black Army officer in the film "A Soldier's Story" who investigates the murder of a fellow soldier amid racial tensions on a segregated World War II-era base.
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E.
Captain Frank Furillo
Captain Frank Furillo is the dedicated, level-headed precinct commander at the heart of the 1980s police drama "Hill Street Blues," known for balancing gritty street crime with complex personal and political pressures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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naval officer ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Caine Mutiny
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linked to:
The Caine Mutiny (1951 novel)
The Caine Mutiny (1954 film) ⓘ The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial ⓘ The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (stage play) ⓘ The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (television adaptations) ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Herman Wouk ⓘ |
| centralConflict |
mutiny by his subordinates
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questions over his fitness for command ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
authoritarian
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increasingly unstable ⓘ insecure ⓘ paranoid tendencies ⓘ rigid ⓘ |
| commandStyle | strict adherence to regulations ⓘ |
| creator | Herman Wouk ⓘ |
| familyName | Queeg ⓘ |
| fullName |
Philip Francis Queeg
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linked to:
Captain Philip Francis Queeg
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| genre |
courtroom drama
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war fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Philip ⓘ |
| legalProceeding | subject of a court-martial in the story ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | iconic portrayal of a flawed military commander ⓘ |
| medium |
film
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novel ⓘ stage play ⓘ television ⓘ |
| middleName | Francis ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
antagonist
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central figure in court-martial ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| notableScene | courtroom cross-examination exposing his instability ⓘ |
| occupation | naval officer ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Humphrey Bogart ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | Humphrey Bogart in The Caine Mutiny (1954 film) ⓘ |
| psychologicalProfile | shows signs of mental instability under stress ⓘ |
| rank | Lieutenant Commander ⓘ |
| role | commanding officer of USS Caine ⓘ |
| setting | World War II ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
military authority and responsibility
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moral ambiguity in wartime ⓘ psychological strain of command ⓘ |
| vesselCommanded | USS Caine ⓘ |
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Subject: Lieutenant Commander Philip Francis Queeg Description of subject: Lieutenant Commander Philip Francis Queeg is the rigid, increasingly unstable naval officer whose controversial command and subsequent courtroom scrutiny drive the central conflict of Herman Wouk’s Caine Mutiny stories and their adaptations.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (2023 film)
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mainCharacter
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Lieutenant Commander Philip Francis Queeg
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subject linked to:
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial