The Return of Martin Guerre
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The Return of Martin Guerre is a 1982 French historical drama film, co-written by Gérard Brach, that dramatizes a famous 16th-century case of identity theft in a rural village.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Return of Martin Guerre canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13127479 — 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 Return of Martin Guerre Context triple: [Gérard Brach, notableWork, The Return of Martin Guerre]
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A.
The Lady of Lyons
The Lady of Lyons is a popular 1838 romantic melodrama by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, centered on love, pride, and social class in post-Napoleonic France.
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B.
La Mère coupable
La Mère coupable is the third and darkest play in Beaumarchais’ Figaro trilogy, a late 18th-century drama that explores guilt, family secrets, and moral reckoning.
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C.
Le Vieux Cordelier
Le Vieux Cordelier was a revolutionary newspaper founded by French journalist and politician Camille Desmoulins that became notable for its criticism of the excesses of the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution.
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D.
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
The Sin of Madelon Claudet is a 1931 drama film best known for Helen Hayes’s Oscar-winning performance as a devoted mother who endures years of hardship and sacrifice.
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E.
Cour d'amours
Cour d'amours is the section of the medieval cantata Carmina Burana that focuses on themes of courtly love and romantic relationships.
- 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 Return of Martin Guerre Target entity description: The Return of Martin Guerre is a 1982 French historical drama film, co-written by Gérard Brach, that dramatizes a famous 16th-century case of identity theft in a rural village.
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A.
The Lady of Lyons
The Lady of Lyons is a popular 1838 romantic melodrama by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, centered on love, pride, and social class in post-Napoleonic France.
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B.
La Mère coupable
La Mère coupable is the third and darkest play in Beaumarchais’ Figaro trilogy, a late 18th-century drama that explores guilt, family secrets, and moral reckoning.
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C.
Le Vieux Cordelier
Le Vieux Cordelier was a revolutionary newspaper founded by French journalist and politician Camille Desmoulins that became notable for its criticism of the excesses of the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution.
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D.
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
The Sin of Madelon Claudet is a 1931 drama film best known for Helen Hayes’s Oscar-winning performance as a devoted mother who endures years of hardship and sacrifice.
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E.
Cour d'amours
Cour d'amours is the section of the medieval cantata Carmina Burana that focuses on themes of courtly love and romantic relationships.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French film
ⓘ
film ⓘ historical drama film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
16th-century identity theft case
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case of Martin Guerre ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| coWriter |
Daniel Vigne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gérard Brach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Daniel Vigne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
historical drama ⓘ |
| hasTitleInOriginalLanguage | Le Retour de Martin Guerre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEventDepicted | trial of an impostor claiming to be Martin Guerre ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Bertrande de Rols
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Martin Guerre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | dramatization of historical case ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| plotFocus |
identity theft
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imposture ⓘ |
| productionCountry | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| settingPlace | rural village in France ⓘ |
| settingTime | 16th century ⓘ |
| theme |
identity
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justice ⓘ marriage ⓘ rural life ⓘ truth ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | French Renaissance ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Return of Martin Guerre Description of subject: The Return of Martin Guerre is a 1982 French historical drama film, co-written by Gérard Brach, that dramatizes a famous 16th-century case of identity theft in a rural village.
Referenced by (3)
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