Jill McBain in Once Upon a Time in the West
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Jill McBain in *Once Upon a Time in the West* is the resilient former prostitute who becomes a central figure in the film’s epic Western saga, embodying both vulnerability and strength as she fights for her land and survival.
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| Jill McBain in Once Upon a Time in the West canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Jill McBain in Once Upon a Time in the West Context triple: [Claudia Cardinale, hasSignatureRole, Jill McBain in Once Upon a Time in the West]
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Lois Reeves
Lois Reeves is an American singer best known as a member of the Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas.
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Tyne Daly
Tyne Daly is an American actress acclaimed for her powerful performances in television dramas, film, and theater, including her iconic role in the series "Cagney & Lacey."
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C.
Jan Sterling
Jan Sterling was an American film and stage actress best known for her hard-edged, often vulnerable roles in 1950s Hollywood dramas such as "Ace in the Hole" and "The High and the Mighty."
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D.
Barbara Bain
Barbara Bain is an American actress best known for her role as Cinnamon Carter on the television series "Mission: Impossible," for which she won multiple Primetime Emmy Awards.
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E.
Sissy Spacek
Sissy Spacek is an acclaimed American actress known for her versatile performances in films such as "Carrie," "Coal Miner's Daughter," and numerous other critically lauded roles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jill McBain in Once Upon a Time in the West Target entity description: Jill McBain in *Once Upon a Time in the West* is the resilient former prostitute who becomes a central figure in the film’s epic Western saga, embodying both vulnerability and strength as she fights for her land and survival.
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A.
Kit Carruthers in Badlands
Kit Carruthers in *Badlands* is the charismatic yet disturbingly detached young drifter and spree killer portrayed by Martin Sheen in Terrence Malick’s 1973 crime drama.
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B.
Lois Reeves
Lois Reeves is an American singer best known as a member of the Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas.
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C.
Tyne Daly
Tyne Daly is an American actress acclaimed for her powerful performances in television dramas, film, and theater, including her iconic role in the series "Cagney & Lacey."
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D.
Jan Sterling
Jan Sterling was an American film and stage actress best known for her hard-edged, often vulnerable roles in 1950s Hollywood dramas such as "Ace in the Hole" and "The High and the Mighty."
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E.
Barbara Bain
Barbara Bain is an American actress best known for her role as Cinnamon Carter on the television series "Mission: Impossible," for which she won multiple Primetime Emmy Awards.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
1968 film Once Upon a Time in the West
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linked to:
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation |
Flagstone
ⓘ
Sweetwater ranch ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
female empowerment in the Western genre
ⓘ
frontier survival ⓘ transition from old West to modernity ⓘ |
| characterArc |
seeks a new life in the West
ⓘ
transitions from prostitute to landowner ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
compassionate
ⓘ
determined ⓘ resilient ⓘ resourceful ⓘ strong-willed ⓘ vulnerable ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator | Sergio Leone ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Irish-American ⓘ |
| filmGenreContext |
Spaghetti Western
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linked to:
Spaghetti Westerns
|
| gender | female ⓘ |
| goal |
to protect the McBain ranch
ⓘ
to start a new life with Brett McBain ⓘ to survive attacks on her land ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Italian-American co-production ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | widow ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | driving force of the plot ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the rare complex female leads in a Western epic ⓘ |
| notableScene |
arrival at Flagstone and discovery of McBain family massacre
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final scenes preparing to run the station at Sweetwater ⓘ negotiations with Morton and Frank over the ranch ⓘ |
| occupation |
prostitute
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saloon worker ⓘ |
| owns | McBain ranch ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Claudia Cardinale ⓘ |
| portrayedInLanguage | English ⓘ |
| relationship |
ally of Cheyenne
ⓘ
ally of Harmonica ⓘ target of Frank ⓘ |
| roleInStory |
central character
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ |
| spouse | Brett McBain ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
the civilizing influence in the West
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the future of the frontier ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
Frank
ⓘ
railroad interests ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstAppearance | 1968 ⓘ |
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