Brigadier General Francis X. Hummel
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Brigadier General Francis X. Hummel is the fictional, highly decorated but rogue U.S. Marine Corps general who leads the hostage-taking operation on Alcatraz Island in the 1996 action film "The Rock."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Brigadier General Francis X. Hummel canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T773458 — 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: Brigadier General Francis X. Hummel Context triple: [The Rock, character, Brigadier General Francis X. Hummel]
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A.
Major-General George F. Hopkinson
Major-General George F. Hopkinson was a British Army officer and airborne warfare pioneer who led elite paratroop and glider forces during the Second World War.
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B.
Major General W. D. A. Lentaigne
Major General W. D. A. Lentaigne was a British Indian Army officer who commanded the Chindits, the long-range penetration special force operating in Burma during the Second World War.
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C.
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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D.
Colonel Alexander Bliss
Colonel Alexander Bliss was a 19th-century American editor and publisher best known for requesting and preserving one of the authoritative manuscript copies of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address.
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E.
General William L. Shelton
General William L. Shelton is a retired United States Air Force four-star general who led major space operations and modernization efforts, including serving as commander of Air Force Space Command.
- 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: Brigadier General Francis X. Hummel Target entity description: Brigadier General Francis X. Hummel is the fictional, highly decorated but rogue U.S. Marine Corps general who leads the hostage-taking operation on Alcatraz Island in the 1996 action film "The Rock."
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A.
Major-General George F. Hopkinson
Major-General George F. Hopkinson was a British Army officer and airborne warfare pioneer who led elite paratroop and glider forces during the Second World War.
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B.
Major General W. D. A. Lentaigne
Major General W. D. A. Lentaigne was a British Indian Army officer who commanded the Chindits, the long-range penetration special force operating in Burma during the Second World War.
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C.
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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D.
Colonel Alexander Bliss
Colonel Alexander Bliss was a 19th-century American editor and publisher best known for requesting and preserving one of the authoritative manuscript copies of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address.
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E.
General William L. Shelton
General William L. Shelton is a retired United States Air Force four-star general who led major space operations and modernization efforts, including serving as commander of Air Force Space Command.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
The Rock
ⓘ
linked to:
film "The Rock"
|
| associatedWithWeaponType | chemical weapons ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
conflicted
ⓘ
highly decorated ⓘ patriotic ⓘ |
| commandRole | leader of rogue Marine detachment ⓘ |
| countryOfAllegiance |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy |
David Weisberg
ⓘ
Douglas S. Cook ⓘ Mark Rosner ⓘ |
| createdFor |
The Rock
ⓘ
linked to:
film "The Rock"
|
| demands | compensation for families of fallen Marines ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
The Rock (film universe)
ⓘ
linked to:
film "The Rock"
|
| filmReleaseYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| fullName | Francis X. Hummel ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | action film ⓘ |
| hasMotive | to expose and rectify government cover-ups of covert operations ⓘ |
| medium | live-action cinema ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Brigadier General ⓘ |
| moralAmbiguity | acts outside the law but claims ethical justification ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | drives central crisis of the film ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| notableAction | leads a hostage-taking operation on Alcatraz Island ⓘ |
| notableLocationOccupied |
Alcatraz prison
ⓘ
linked to:
Alcatraz Island
|
| occupation | Marine Corps general ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Ed Harris ⓘ |
| roleInPlot |
antagonist
ⓘ
rogue general ⓘ |
| settingOfMainAction | Alcatraz Island ⓘ |
| threatensWith | VX gas rockets ⓘ |
| workType | feature film ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Brigadier General Francis X. Hummel Description of subject: Brigadier General Francis X. Hummel is the fictional, highly decorated but rogue U.S. Marine Corps general who leads the hostage-taking operation on Alcatraz Island in the 1996 action film "The Rock."
Referenced by (1)
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subject linked to:
film "The Rock"