Lt. Col. Frank Slade
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Lt. Col. Frank Slade is the blind, irascible yet deeply principled retired Army officer portrayed by Al Pacino in the film "Scent of a Woman."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade | 1 |
| Lt. Col. Frank Slade canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2576462 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lt. Col. Frank Slade Context triple: [Al Pacino, characterPortrayed, Lt. Col. Frank Slade]
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A.
Lieutenant Dan Taylor
Lieutenant Dan Taylor is a fictional Vietnam War veteran and Forrest Gump’s platoon leader whose life is profoundly altered by combat injuries, leading to a complex journey through anger, despair, and eventual acceptance in the film "Forrest Gump."
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B.
Colonel Andrew Hynes
Colonel Andrew Hynes was an early American pioneer and military officer best known for establishing the Kentucky settlement that became Elizabethtown.
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C.
Brigadier General Frank Savage
Brigadier General Frank Savage is the tough, no-nonsense U.S. Army Air Forces officer who leads and reforms a struggling bomber group in the World War II drama "Twelve O’Clock High."
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D.
Major Roy Franklin
Major Roy Franklin is a British officer in the World War II adventure novel and film "The Guns of Navarone," whose injury and compromised status create a critical moral and tactical dilemma for the commando team.
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E.
Lieutenant Colonel Frank O’Driscoll Hunter
Lieutenant Colonel Frank O’Driscoll Hunter was a distinguished U.S. Army Air Corps officer and World War II fighter ace honored for his leadership and aerial combat achievements.
- 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: Lt. Col. Frank Slade Target entity description: Lt. Col. Frank Slade is the blind, irascible yet deeply principled retired Army officer portrayed by Al Pacino in the film "Scent of a Woman."
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A.
Lieutenant Dan Taylor
Lieutenant Dan Taylor is a fictional Vietnam War veteran and Forrest Gump’s platoon leader whose life is profoundly altered by combat injuries, leading to a complex journey through anger, despair, and eventual acceptance in the film "Forrest Gump."
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B.
Colonel Andrew Hynes
Colonel Andrew Hynes was an early American pioneer and military officer best known for establishing the Kentucky settlement that became Elizabethtown.
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C.
Brigadier General Frank Savage
Brigadier General Frank Savage is the tough, no-nonsense U.S. Army Air Forces officer who leads and reforms a struggling bomber group in the World War II drama "Twelve O’Clock High."
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D.
Major Roy Franklin
Major Roy Franklin is a British officer in the World War II adventure novel and film "The Guns of Navarone," whose injury and compromised status create a critical moral and tactical dilemma for the commando team.
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E.
Lieutenant Colonel Frank O’Driscoll Hunter
Lieutenant Colonel Frank O’Driscoll Hunter was a distinguished U.S. Army Air Corps officer and World War II fighter ace honored for his leadership and aerial combat achievements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Scent of a Woman ⓘ |
| awardAssociation |
Al Pacino won the Academy Award for Best Actor for portraying Frank Slade
ⓘ
linked to:
Al Pacino
|
| basedOn | character from the Italian film Profumo di donna ⓘ |
| branchOfService | United States Army ⓘ |
| characterArc | moves from suicidal despair to renewed sense of purpose ⓘ |
| countryOfService |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy |
screenwriter Bo Goldman
ⓘ
linked to:
Bo Goldman
|
| directedBy | Martin Brest ⓘ |
| disability | blindness ⓘ |
| drives | Ferrari Mondial t Cabriolet in New York City ⓘ |
| emotionalStateAtEnd | protective and morally engaged ⓘ |
| emotionalStateAtStart | bitter and suicidal ⓘ |
| enjoys |
fast cars
ⓘ
fine whiskey ⓘ women ⓘ |
| filmGenreContext | drama ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| fullName | Frank Slade ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Lieutenant Colonel ⓘ |
| moralStance | opposes betrayal and dishonor ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | deuteragonist of Scent of a Woman ⓘ |
| notableQuote | Hoo-ah! ⓘ |
| notableScene |
Fiery speech at the Baird School disciplinary hearing
ⓘ
Tango dance with Donna in a New York restaurant ⓘ Thanksgiving weekend trip to New York City with Charlie Simms ⓘ |
| occupation |
United States Army officer
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Army officers
|
| personalityTrait |
charismatic
ⓘ
cynical ⓘ honorable ⓘ irascible ⓘ principled ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Al Pacino ⓘ |
| primarySetting | New York City ⓘ |
| relationship | acts as mentor to Charlie Simms ⓘ |
| residence | lives in the home of his niece before the New York trip ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| supports | Charlie Simms’s refusal to inform on classmates ⓘ |
| uses | walking cane ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lt. Col. Frank Slade Description of subject: Lt. Col. Frank Slade is the blind, irascible yet deeply principled retired Army officer portrayed by Al Pacino in the film "Scent of a Woman."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Lt. Col. Frank Slade