The Bruce (1996 film)
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The Bruce is a 1996 historical drama film that portrays the life and battles of Scottish king Robert the Bruce during the Wars of Scottish Independence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Bruce (1996 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7178812 — 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: The Bruce (1996 film) Context triple: [Doune Castle, filmingLocationFor, The Bruce (1996 film)]
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A.
Braveheart
Braveheart is a 1995 historical epic film directed by and starring Mel Gibson that dramatizes the life and rebellion of Scottish warrior William Wallace against English rule.
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B.
Highlander
Highlander is a 1986 fantasy-action film about immortal warriors battling through the centuries, which became a cult classic and launched a multimedia franchise.
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C.
Highlanders
Highlanders is the nickname for the athletic teams representing the University of California, Riverside in NCAA competition.
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D.
Highlanders
The Highlanders are a professional rugby union team based in New Zealand’s South Island that competes in the Super Rugby competition.
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E.
King of Scots
The King of Scots was the monarch who ruled over the medieval and early modern Scottish kingdom before its union with England.
- 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 Bruce (1996 film) Target entity description: The Bruce is a 1996 historical drama film that portrays the life and battles of Scottish king Robert the Bruce during the Wars of Scottish Independence.
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A.
Braveheart
Braveheart is a 1995 historical epic film directed by and starring Mel Gibson that dramatizes the life and rebellion of Scottish warrior William Wallace against English rule.
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B.
Highlander
Highlander is a 1986 fantasy-action film about immortal warriors battling through the centuries, which became a cult classic and launched a multimedia franchise.
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C.
Highlanders
Highlanders is the nickname for the athletic teams representing the University of California, Riverside in NCAA competition.
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D.
Highlanders
The Highlanders are a professional rugby union team based in New Zealand’s South Island that competes in the Super Rugby competition.
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E.
King of Scots
The King of Scots was the monarch who ruled over the medieval and early modern Scottish kingdom before its union with England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Wars of Scottish Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Scotland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
Battle of Bannockburn
NERFINISHED
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Scottish struggle for independence ⓘ Wars of Scottish Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
historical drama
ⓘ
war film ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
14th century
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Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Robert the Bruce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
battles of Robert the Bruce
ⓘ
life of Robert the Bruce ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
English-Scottish conflict
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Robert the Bruce NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish nationalism ⓘ Scottish nobility ⓘ medieval warfare ⓘ |
| productionType | feature film ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1996 ⓘ |
| title | The Bruce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workPeriod | 1990s cinema ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Bruce (1996 film) Description of subject: The Bruce is a 1996 historical drama film that portrays the life and battles of Scottish king Robert the Bruce during the Wars of Scottish Independence.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.