Charles Hanson
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Charles Hanson is a central character in the crime drama film "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead," whose actions help drive the story’s tragic heist and family conflict.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Charles Hanson canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10583461 — 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: Charles Hanson Context triple: [Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, hasCharacter, Charles Hanson]
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A.
George Hanson
George Hanson is a boozy, idealistic small-town lawyer who becomes an unlikely companion to the bikers in the counterculture road movie "Easy Rider."
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B.
George Hanson
George Hanson is a fictional character in the romantic comedy film "The Object of My Affection," involved in the story’s central exploration of love and friendship between a woman and her gay best friend.
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C.
John Sewell
John Sewell is a former English footballer and manager best known for his involvement in North American soccer, including coaching in the NASL.
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D.
Richard Bristow
Richard Bristow was a 16th-century English Catholic scholar and theologian who contributed to the development and annotation of the Douay–Rheims Bible.
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E.
Lewis Milles
Lewis Milles was an English politician who served as a Member of Parliament in the early 18th century.
- 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: Charles Hanson Target entity description: Charles Hanson is a central character in the crime drama film "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead," whose actions help drive the story’s tragic heist and family conflict.
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A.
George Hanson
George Hanson is a boozy, idealistic small-town lawyer who becomes an unlikely companion to the bikers in the counterculture road movie "Easy Rider."
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B.
George Hanson
George Hanson is a fictional character in the romantic comedy film "The Object of My Affection," involved in the story’s central exploration of love and friendship between a woman and her gay best friend.
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C.
John Sewell
John Sewell is a former English footballer and manager best known for his involvement in North American soccer, including coaching in the NASL.
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D.
Richard Bristow
Richard Bristow was a 16th-century English Catholic scholar and theologian who contributed to the development and annotation of the Douay–Rheims Bible.
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E.
Lewis Milles
Lewis Milles was an English politician who served as a Member of Parliament in the early 18th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Before the Devil Knows You're Dead ⓘ |
| appearsInSceneType |
family gatherings
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hospital scenes ⓘ jewelry store scenes ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | gunshot-related injuries ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
authoritative
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emotionally distant ⓘ proud ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Andy Hanson
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Hank Hanson ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| createdBy | Kelly Masterson ⓘ |
| directorOfWork | Sidney Lumet ⓘ |
| familyRelation |
father of Andy Hanson
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father of Hank Hanson ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | crime drama film ⓘ |
| keyEvent |
becomes victim of a robbery at his own jewelry store
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is critically injured during the failed heist ⓘ later dies from his injuries ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| motivation |
maintain control over his business
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protect his family ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central character
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tragic figure ⓘ |
| occupation | jewelry store owner ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Albert Finney ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007 film)
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linked to:
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
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| spouse | Nanette Hanson ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
betrayal
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family conflict ⓘ guilt ⓘ moral decay ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Charles Hanson Description of subject: Charles Hanson is a central character in the crime drama film "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead," whose actions help drive the story’s tragic heist and family conflict.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.