Martin Vail
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Martin Vail is the ambitious Chicago defense attorney who takes on the high-profile case at the center of the legal thriller film "Primal Fear."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Martin Vail canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11465692 — 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: Martin Vail Context triple: [Primal Fear, character, Martin Vail]
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A.
Curt Vaughan
Curt Vaughan is a character in the horror-comedy film "The Cabin in the Woods," portrayed as the stereotypical jock whose behavior is manipulated by external forces.
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B.
Miles Goodman
Miles Goodman was an American composer and jazz record producer best known for his film scores, particularly for popular comedies of the 1980s and early 1990s.
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C.
Dominic Vail
Dominic Vail is a fictional NCIS Special Agent and technical operator on the television series "NCIS: Los Angeles," known for his work with the Office of Special Projects team.
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D.
Charlie Jaffey
Charlie Jaffey is a high-powered, principled defense attorney in "Molly's Game" who helps Molly Bloom navigate her legal troubles with the FBI.
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E.
Daniel Osbourne
Daniel Osbourne is a fictional character from the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," known as the quiet, guitar-playing werewolf and love interest of Willow Rosenberg.
- 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: Martin Vail Target entity description: Martin Vail is the ambitious Chicago defense attorney who takes on the high-profile case at the center of the legal thriller film "Primal Fear."
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A.
Curt Vaughan
Curt Vaughan is a character in the horror-comedy film "The Cabin in the Woods," portrayed as the stereotypical jock whose behavior is manipulated by external forces.
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B.
Miles Goodman
Miles Goodman was an American composer and jazz record producer best known for his film scores, particularly for popular comedies of the 1980s and early 1990s.
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C.
Dominic Vail
Dominic Vail is a fictional NCIS Special Agent and technical operator on the television series "NCIS: Los Angeles," known for his work with the Office of Special Projects team.
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D.
Charlie Jaffey
Charlie Jaffey is a high-powered, principled defense attorney in "Molly's Game" who helps Molly Bloom navigate her legal troubles with the FBI.
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E.
Daniel Osbourne
Daniel Osbourne is a fictional character from the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," known as the quiet, guitar-playing werewolf and love interest of Willow Rosenberg.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Primal Fear ⓘ |
| associatedWithOrganization | Chicago legal community ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy |
Ann Biderman
ⓘ
Steve Shagan ⓘ |
| defends | altar boy accused of murder ⓘ |
| employer | self-employed ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Primal Fear (1996 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Primal Fear
|
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn | legal thriller ⓘ |
| handlesCaseOf | Aaron Stampler ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
ambitious
ⓘ
charismatic ⓘ high-profile defense specialist ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalCaseType | murder trial ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| occupation |
defense attorney
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ |
| partOf | Primal Fear film series continuity ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Richard Gere ⓘ |
| settingOfActivities |
Cook County court system
ⓘ
linked to:
Circuit Court of Cook County
|
| workLocation | Chicago ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Martin Vail Description of subject: Martin Vail is the ambitious Chicago defense attorney who takes on the high-profile case at the center of the legal thriller film "Primal Fear."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.