Major John Reisman
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Major John Reisman is the tough, unorthodox U.S. Army officer who leads a group of condemned soldiers on a dangerous commando mission in the war film "The Dirty Dozen."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Major John Reisman canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8810568 — 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: Major John Reisman Context triple: [The Dirty Dozen, mainCharacter, Major John Reisman]
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A.
Major Harold C. Geiger
Major Harold C. Geiger was a U.S. Army aviation pioneer and early military aviator whose contributions to flight led to an airport being named in his honor.
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B.
Major Frank Goodden
Major Frank Goodden was a British test pilot and aviation pioneer closely associated with the Royal Aircraft Factory during World War I.
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C.
Lt. Col. Ben Gately
Lt. Col. Ben Gately is a fictional U.S. Army Air Forces officer best known as one of the central characters in the World War II film "Twelve O'Clock High."
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D.
Col. Herbert Y. Schandler
Col. Herbert Y. Schandler was a U.S. Army officer and military historian known for his influential analyses of the Vietnam War and American foreign policy.
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E.
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.
- 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: Major John Reisman Target entity description: Major John Reisman is the tough, unorthodox U.S. Army officer who leads a group of condemned soldiers on a dangerous commando mission in the war film "The Dirty Dozen."
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A.
Major Harold C. Geiger
Major Harold C. Geiger was a U.S. Army aviation pioneer and early military aviator whose contributions to flight led to an airport being named in his honor.
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B.
Major Frank Goodden
Major Frank Goodden was a British test pilot and aviation pioneer closely associated with the Royal Aircraft Factory during World War I.
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C.
Lt. Col. Ben Gately
Lt. Col. Ben Gately is a fictional U.S. Army Air Forces officer best known as one of the central characters in the World War II film "Twelve O'Clock High."
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D.
Col. Herbert Y. Schandler
Col. Herbert Y. Schandler was a U.S. Army officer and military historian known for his influential analyses of the Vietnam War and American foreign policy.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ military officer ⓘ |
| allegiance |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| appearsInFilm | The Dirty Dozen ⓘ |
| basedOn | character concept from E. M. Nathanson novel "The Dirty Dozen" ⓘ |
| characterCreatedFor |
The Dirty Dozen (1967 film)
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linked to:
The Dirty Dozen
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| characterIn | The Dirty Dozen ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| filmReleaseYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| fullName | John Reisman ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | war film ⓘ |
| hasPersonality |
cynical
ⓘ
pragmatic ⓘ |
| hasSkill |
combat tactics
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leadership ⓘ training undisciplined troops ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| leadsGroupOf |
condemned soldiers
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military convicts ⓘ |
| medium | cinema ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Major ⓘ |
| missionObjective |
attack German officers at a château
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train convicts for behind‑the‑lines assault ⓘ |
| missionType |
commando mission
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suicide mission ⓘ |
| notableRelationship | commands the Dirty Dozen unit ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
rebellious toward authority
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tough ⓘ unorthodox ⓘ |
| occupation | Army officer ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Lee Marvin ⓘ |
| roleInStory | protagonist ⓘ |
| taskedBy | U.S. Army high command ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
harsh training
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unconventional tactics ⓘ |
| worksFor |
U.S. Army
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Army
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Major John Reisman Description of subject: Major John Reisman is the tough, unorthodox U.S. Army officer who leads a group of condemned soldiers on a dangerous commando mission in the war film "The Dirty Dozen."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.