Triple
T4423358
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Nicholas Hytner |
E95152
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The History Boys (film)
The History Boys is a 2006 British comedy-drama film adaptation of Alan Bennett’s acclaimed stage play, following a group of gifted schoolboys preparing for university entrance exams under the guidance of eccentric teachers.
|
E441930
|
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 History Boys (film) | Statement: [Nicholas Hytner, notableWork, The History Boys (film)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The History Boys (film) Context triple: [Nicholas Hytner, notableWork, The History Boys (film)]
-
A.
Rudge in The History Boys
Rudge in *The History Boys* is a seemingly slow-witted but quietly perceptive and straightforward student whose unexpected academic success challenges others’ assumptions about intelligence and merit.
-
B.
The History Boys (Broadway production)
The History Boys (Broadway production) is the acclaimed New York staging of Alan Bennett’s award-winning play about a group of British schoolboys preparing for university entrance exams, noted for its sharp wit and exploration of education, sexuality, and history.
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C.
Akhtar in The History Boys
Akhtar in *The History Boys* is a bright, good-humored student in Alan Bennett’s play and film, known for his wit, warmth, and participation in the ensemble of grammar-school boys preparing for Oxbridge entrance exams.
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D.
An Education
An Education is a 2009 coming-of-age drama film about a bright schoolgirl in 1960s London whose life is transformed by a relationship with an older man, adapted from Lynn Barber’s memoir.
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E.
About a Boy
About a Boy is a 2002 British-American comedy-drama film, based on Nick Hornby’s novel, about an immature bachelor whose life changes when he befriends a lonely young boy.
- 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 History Boys (film) Triple: [Nicholas Hytner, notableWork, The History Boys (film)]
Generated description
The History Boys is a 2006 British comedy-drama film adaptation of Alan Bennett’s acclaimed stage play, following a group of gifted schoolboys preparing for university entrance exams under the guidance of eccentric teachers.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The History Boys (film) Target entity description: The History Boys is a 2006 British comedy-drama film adaptation of Alan Bennett’s acclaimed stage play, following a group of gifted schoolboys preparing for university entrance exams under the guidance of eccentric teachers.
-
A.
Rudge in The History Boys
Rudge in *The History Boys* is a seemingly slow-witted but quietly perceptive and straightforward student whose unexpected academic success challenges others’ assumptions about intelligence and merit.
-
B.
The History Boys (Broadway production)
The History Boys (Broadway production) is the acclaimed New York staging of Alan Bennett’s award-winning play about a group of British schoolboys preparing for university entrance exams, noted for its sharp wit and exploration of education, sexuality, and history.
-
C.
Akhtar in The History Boys
Akhtar in *The History Boys* is a bright, good-humored student in Alan Bennett’s play and film, known for his wit, warmth, and participation in the ensemble of grammar-school boys preparing for Oxbridge entrance exams.
-
D.
An Education
An Education is a 2009 coming-of-age drama film about a bright schoolgirl in 1960s London whose life is transformed by a relationship with an older man, adapted from Lynn Barber’s memoir.
-
E.
About a Boy
About a Boy is a 2002 British-American comedy-drama film, based on Nick Hornby’s novel, about an immature bachelor whose life changes when he befriends a lonely young boy.
- 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_69b3453a36908190b95a79a297ca083c |
completed | March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69b3554b36a48190a475ac5474bed132 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 12:07 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b627f1a7a0819087652c3599855274 |
completed | March 15, 2026, 3:30 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b6295218e88190a48e8bfeb2febe2e |
completed | March 15, 2026, 3:36 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b62b05bcec8190a0c8d1c0e5a62c75 |
completed | March 15, 2026, 3:44 a.m. |
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:30 p.m.