Mick Travis
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Mick Travis is a rebellious, idealistic everyman portrayed by Malcolm McDowell in Lindsay Anderson’s trilogy of British films, symbolizing anti-establishment defiance and social critique.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mick Travis canonical | 4 |
| Mick Travis – Malcolm McDowell | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11299876 — 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: Mick Travis Context triple: [If...., mainCharacter, Mick Travis]
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A.
Mike McNeil
Mike McNeil is a software developer best known as the creator of the Sails.js Node.js web framework.
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B.
Mick Shipman
Mick Shipman is a down-to-earth, good-natured family man and father figure in the British sitcom "Gavin & Stacey."
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C.
Brian McGee
Brian McGee is a Scottish drummer best known as a founding member and early drummer of the rock band Simple Minds.
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D.
Mick Rogers
Mick Rogers is an Australian former professional road cyclist known for his time-trialling strength and multiple world championship titles in the team time trial.
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E.
Neil Travis
Neil Travis is an American film editor best known for his Academy Award–winning work on "Dances with Wolves" and contributions to numerous major Hollywood films.
- 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: Mick Travis Target entity description: Mick Travis is a rebellious, idealistic everyman portrayed by Malcolm McDowell in Lindsay Anderson’s trilogy of British films, symbolizing anti-establishment defiance and social critique.
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A.
Mike McNeil
Mike McNeil is a software developer best known as the creator of the Sails.js Node.js web framework.
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B.
Mick Shipman
Mick Shipman is a down-to-earth, good-natured family man and father figure in the British sitcom "Gavin & Stacey."
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C.
Brian McGee
Brian McGee is a Scottish drummer best known as a founding member and early drummer of the rock band Simple Minds.
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D.
Mick Rogers
Mick Rogers is an Australian former professional road cyclist known for his time-trialling strength and multiple world championship titles in the team time trial.
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E.
Neil Travis
Neil Travis is an American film editor best known for his Academy Award–winning work on "Dances with Wolves" and contributions to numerous major Hollywood films.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Britannia Hospital
ⓘ
If.... ⓘ O Lucky Man! ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British New Wave cinema
ⓘ
linked to:
British New Wave
counterculture of the 1960s ⓘ |
| characterArc | recurs in three loosely connected films ⓘ |
| characterOrigin | British cinema ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | Lindsay Anderson ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | If.... ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| genre |
satire
ⓘ
social critique ⓘ |
| hasCultStatus | true ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasType |
recurring protagonist
ⓘ
satirical protagonist ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
British class system
ⓘ
authoritarian institutions ⓘ |
| inUniverseNationality | British ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| lastAppearance | Britannia Hospital ⓘ |
| lastAppearanceYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
anti-establishment symbol
ⓘ
everyman ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Britannia Hospital
ⓘ
If.... ⓘ O Lucky Man! ⓘ |
| occupation |
aspiring actor
ⓘ
coffee salesman ⓘ public school student ⓘ |
| opposes |
authoritarianism
ⓘ
social conformity ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lindsay Anderson’s Mick Travis trilogy
ⓘ
linked to:
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
|
| portrayedBy | Malcolm McDowell ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | trilogy of British films directed by Lindsay Anderson ⓘ |
| setting |
British public school (If....)
ⓘ
contemporary Britain of the 1960s–1980s ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
anti-establishment defiance
ⓘ
critique of British institutions ⓘ resistance to authority ⓘ social critique ⓘ |
| trait |
idealistic
ⓘ
rebellious ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mick Travis Description of subject: Mick Travis is a rebellious, idealistic everyman portrayed by Malcolm McDowell in Lindsay Anderson’s trilogy of British films, symbolizing anti-establishment defiance and social critique.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Mick Travis