Triple
T1770899
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Nightmare Alley (2021 film) |
E38871
|
entity |
| Predicate | basedOn |
P98
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Nightmare Alley (novel)
"Nightmare Alley" is a 1946 noir novel by William Lindsay Gresham that follows a ruthless carnival worker’s descent into corruption and ruin, and is widely regarded as a dark classic of American literature.
|
E201649
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Nightmare Alley (novel) | Statement: [Nightmare Alley (2021 film), basedOn, Nightmare Alley (novel)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nightmare Alley (novel) Context triple: [Nightmare Alley (2021 film), basedOn, Nightmare Alley (novel)]
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A.
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley is a 2021 neo-noir psychological thriller film directed by Guillermo del Toro, adapted from William Lindsay Gresham’s novel about a manipulative carnival worker who becomes a corrupt mentalist.
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B.
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley is a 1947 American film noir psychological drama starring Tyrone Power as an ambitious carnival worker whose ruthless pursuit of success leads to his downfall.
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C.
The Snake Pit
The Snake Pit is a 1948 psychological drama film about a woman’s harrowing experiences in a mental institution, noted for its early, serious depiction of mental illness.
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D.
Out of the Past
Out of the Past is a 1947 film noir classic starring Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer, renowned for its shadowy cinematography, fatalistic tone, and intricate flashback-driven plot.
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E.
The Day of the Locust (film)
The Day of the Locust is a 1975 American drama film, based on Nathanael West’s novel, that offers a dark, satirical portrayal of Hollywood and the destructive dreams of those drawn to it in the 1930s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Nightmare Alley (novel) Triple: [Nightmare Alley (2021 film), basedOn, Nightmare Alley (novel)]
Generated description
"Nightmare Alley" is a 1946 noir novel by William Lindsay Gresham that follows a ruthless carnival worker’s descent into corruption and ruin, and is widely regarded as a dark classic of American literature.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nightmare Alley (novel) Target entity description: "Nightmare Alley" is a 1946 noir novel by William Lindsay Gresham that follows a ruthless carnival worker’s descent into corruption and ruin, and is widely regarded as a dark classic of American literature.
-
A.
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley is a 2021 neo-noir psychological thriller film directed by Guillermo del Toro, adapted from William Lindsay Gresham’s novel about a manipulative carnival worker who becomes a corrupt mentalist.
-
B.
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley is a 1947 American film noir psychological drama starring Tyrone Power as an ambitious carnival worker whose ruthless pursuit of success leads to his downfall.
-
C.
The Snake Pit
The Snake Pit is a 1948 psychological drama film about a woman’s harrowing experiences in a mental institution, noted for its early, serious depiction of mental illness.
-
D.
Out of the Past
Out of the Past is a 1947 film noir classic starring Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer, renowned for its shadowy cinematography, fatalistic tone, and intricate flashback-driven plot.
-
E.
The Day of the Locust (film)
The Day of the Locust is a 1975 American drama film, based on Nathanael West’s novel, that offers a dark, satirical portrayal of Hollywood and the destructive dreams of those drawn to it in the 1930s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69a8862e61708190af97b9838cc3f5de |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aa648fe908819098fd27b74b17fabb |
completed | March 6, 2026, 5:22 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69adb5c727e48190b934e9b97b084c7a |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:45 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69adb8b3c0a48190bf5f3a32d8862c54 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:58 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69adb97b8c8081909a806d16efd5882b |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:01 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:31 p.m.