Triple

T2294788
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject William Friedkin E51585 entity
Predicate directed P7373 FINISHED
Object The Boys in the Band
The Boys in the Band is a groundbreaking 1970 American drama film adapted from Mart Crowley’s play, notable for its candid and early portrayal of gay men’s lives and relationships in New York City.
 E253571 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: The Boys in the Band | Statement: [William Friedkin, directed, The Boys in the Band]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: The Boys in the Band
Context triple: [William Friedkin, directed, The Boys in the Band]
  • A. Babes in Arms
    Babes in Arms is a 1939 American musical film, based on the Rodgers and Hart stage musical, best known for starring Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney as aspiring performers putting on a show.
  • B. Babes in Arms
    Babes in Arms is a 1937 Broadway musical by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, best known for songs like "My Funny Valentine" and "The Lady Is a Tramp."
  • C. Follies
    Follies is a celebrated Stephen Sondheim musical that nostalgically explores aging, memory, and lost dreams through a reunion of former showgirls in a crumbling Broadway theater.
  • D. Cabaret
    Cabaret is a coastal commune in Haiti’s Ouest Department, known for its proximity to Port-au-Prince and its role in the region’s local agriculture and trade.
  • E. Hannah and Her Sisters
    Hannah and Her Sisters is a 1986 Woody Allen ensemble dramedy set in New York City that intricately explores the romantic and familial entanglements of three sisters over several years.
  • 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: The Boys in the Band
Triple: [William Friedkin, directed, The Boys in the Band]
Generated description
The Boys in the Band is a groundbreaking 1970 American drama film adapted from Mart Crowley’s play, notable for its candid and early portrayal of gay men’s lives and relationships in New York City.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: The Boys in the Band
Target entity description: The Boys in the Band is a groundbreaking 1970 American drama film adapted from Mart Crowley’s play, notable for its candid and early portrayal of gay men’s lives and relationships in New York City.
  • A. Babes in Arms
    Babes in Arms is a 1939 American musical film, based on the Rodgers and Hart stage musical, best known for starring Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney as aspiring performers putting on a show.
  • B. Babes in Arms
    Babes in Arms is a 1937 Broadway musical by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, best known for songs like "My Funny Valentine" and "The Lady Is a Tramp."
  • C. Follies
    Follies is a celebrated Stephen Sondheim musical that nostalgically explores aging, memory, and lost dreams through a reunion of former showgirls in a crumbling Broadway theater.
  • D. Cabaret
    Cabaret is a coastal commune in Haiti’s Ouest Department, known for its proximity to Port-au-Prince and its role in the region’s local agriculture and trade.
  • E. Hannah and Her Sisters
    Hannah and Her Sisters is a 1986 Woody Allen ensemble dramedy set in New York City that intricately explores the romantic and familial entanglements of three sisters over several years.
  • 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_69a88b09c644819090b503456d96bf70 completed March 4, 2026, 7:42 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abc5da667881909186adf23a2bd45b completed March 7, 2026, 6:29 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ae7f2654e4819090dea196cf38652e completed March 9, 2026, 8:04 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ae7fd6e8608190b48f3a50ee62d664 completed March 9, 2026, 8:07 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ae804b402c81909a5fc68c6ee3decb completed March 9, 2026, 8:09 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:49 p.m.