The Big Stick-Up at Brinks book
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The Big Stick-Up at Brinks is a nonfiction book that recounts the planning, execution, and aftermath of the infamous 1950 Brink's armored car robbery in Boston.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Big Stick-Up at Brink's | 3 |
| The Big Stick-Up at Brinks book canonical | 1 |
| The Great Brinks Holdup | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10751101 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Big Stick-Up at Brinks book Context triple: [The Brink's Job, basedOn, The Big Stick-Up at Brinks book]
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A.
The Brink's Job
The Brink's Job is a 1978 crime-comedy film dramatizing the infamous 1950 Brink's armored car robbery in Boston.
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B.
The Man with the Gun
The Man with the Gun is a 1955 Soviet historical drama film about the Russian Revolution, notable for featuring actress Jarma Lewis among its cast.
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C.
The Big Steal
The Big Steal is a 1990 Australian teen crime-comedy film about a young man who schemes to impress a girl by upgrading his car, only to get entangled in a used-car dealer’s dodgy dealings.
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D.
The Cairo Gang
The Cairo Gang is an indie rock project led by American musician Emmett Kelly, known for its atmospheric, folk-influenced sound and collaborations with artists like Bonnie "Prince" Billy.
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E.
The Racketeer
The Racketeer is a legal thriller novel by John Grisham that follows a wrongfully imprisoned lawyer who leverages inside knowledge of a federal judge’s murder to bargain for his freedom and revenge.
- 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: The Big Stick-Up at Brinks book Target entity description: The Big Stick-Up at Brinks is a nonfiction book that recounts the planning, execution, and aftermath of the infamous 1950 Brink's armored car robbery in Boston.
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A.
The Brink's Job
The Brink's Job is a 1978 crime-comedy film dramatizing the infamous 1950 Brink's armored car robbery in Boston.
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B.
The Man with the Gun
The Man with the Gun is a 1955 Soviet historical drama film about the Russian Revolution, notable for featuring actress Jarma Lewis among its cast.
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C.
The Big Steal
The Big Steal is a 1990 Australian teen crime-comedy film about a young man who schemes to impress a girl by upgrading his car, only to get entangled in a used-car dealer’s dodgy dealings.
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D.
The Cairo Gang
The Cairo Gang is an indie rock project led by American musician Emmett Kelly, known for its atmospheric, folk-influenced sound and collaborations with artists like Bonnie "Prince" Billy.
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E.
The Racketeer
The Racketeer is a legal thriller novel by John Grisham that follows a wrongfully imprisoned lawyer who leverages inside knowledge of a federal judge’s murder to bargain for his freedom and revenge.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| about |
Boston underworld
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Brink's Inc. ⓘ post-war American crime ⓘ |
| basedOn | real events ⓘ |
| chronicles |
events leading up to the 1950 Brink's robbery
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legal consequences for the Brink's robbers ⓘ police pursuit of the Brink's robbers ⓘ |
| countryOfSubjectEvent |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| depicts |
armored car robbery
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criminal investigation ⓘ law enforcement response ⓘ organized crime ⓘ |
| describes |
aftermath of a major robbery
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execution of a major robbery ⓘ planning of a major robbery ⓘ |
| genre | true crime ⓘ |
| hasEventLocation | Brink's building in Boston ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | retrospective account of the Brink's robbery ⓘ |
| hasSetting | Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
1950 Brink's armored car robbery
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Brink's robbery ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
aftermath of the Brink's robbery
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execution of the Brink's robbery ⓘ planning of the Brink's robbery ⓘ |
| nonfictionSubject |
American crime history
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Boston history ⓘ criminal gangs ⓘ police investigation ⓘ robbery ⓘ |
| placeOfSubjectEvent |
Boston
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Massachusetts ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| timeOfSubjectEvent | 1950 ⓘ |
| workType | historical account ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Big Stick-Up at Brinks book Description of subject: The Big Stick-Up at Brinks is a nonfiction book that recounts the planning, execution, and aftermath of the infamous 1950 Brink's armored car robbery in Boston.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Big Stick-Up at Brinks book
subject linked to:
Noel Behn
linked to: The Big Stick-Up at Brinks book
linked to: The Big Stick-Up at Brinks book