The Man in the Iron Mask (1939 film)
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The Man in the Iron Mask (1939 film) is a classic adventure drama adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ tale about Louis XIV and his imprisoned twin brother, featuring swashbuckling intrigue and royal conspiracies in 17th-century France.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Man in the Iron Mask (1939 film) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8133773 — 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 Man in the Iron Mask (1939 film) Context triple: [Joseph Schildkraut, performedIn, The Man in the Iron Mask (1939 film)]
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The Man in the Iron Mask (1998 film)
The Man in the Iron Mask (1998 film) is a 1998 historical adventure drama loosely based on Alexandre Dumas' d'Artagnan Romances, featuring an aging trio of Musketeers and a mysterious masked prisoner in 17th-century France.
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The Man in the Iron Mask (1977 film)
The Man in the Iron Mask (1977 film) is a 1977 television adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ classic swashbuckling tale, starring Richard Chamberlain in dual roles as the French king Louis XIV and his imprisoned twin brother.
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Man in the Iron Mask
The Man in the Iron Mask is a legendary, mysterious prisoner—often depicted as a masked twin or double of King Louis XIV—whose concealed identity has inspired numerous historical theories and works of fiction.
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The Iron Mask
The Iron Mask is a 1929 silent swashbuckler film starring Douglas Fairbanks, loosely based on Alexandre Dumas’ d’Artagnan romances and notable as one of Fairbanks’ last major silent roles.
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E.
The Three Musketeers (1948 film)
The Three Musketeers (1948 film) is a Technicolor swashbuckling adventure adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ classic novel, starring Gene Kelly, Lana Turner, and June Allyson.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Man in the Iron Mask (1939 film) Target entity description: The Man in the Iron Mask (1939 film) is a classic adventure drama adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ tale about Louis XIV and his imprisoned twin brother, featuring swashbuckling intrigue and royal conspiracies in 17th-century France.
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A.
The Man in the Iron Mask (1998 film)
The Man in the Iron Mask (1998 film) is a 1998 historical adventure drama loosely based on Alexandre Dumas' d'Artagnan Romances, featuring an aging trio of Musketeers and a mysterious masked prisoner in 17th-century France.
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B.
The Man in the Iron Mask (1977 film)
The Man in the Iron Mask (1977 film) is a 1977 television adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ classic swashbuckling tale, starring Richard Chamberlain in dual roles as the French king Louis XIV and his imprisoned twin brother.
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C.
Man in the Iron Mask
The Man in the Iron Mask is a legendary, mysterious prisoner—often depicted as a masked twin or double of King Louis XIV—whose concealed identity has inspired numerous historical theories and works of fiction.
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D.
The Iron Mask
The Iron Mask is a 1929 silent swashbuckler film starring Douglas Fairbanks, loosely based on Alexandre Dumas’ d’Artagnan romances and notable as one of Fairbanks’ last major silent roles.
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E.
The Three Musketeers (1948 film)
The Three Musketeers (1948 film) is a Technicolor swashbuckling adventure adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ classic novel, starring Gene Kelly, Lana Turner, and June Allyson.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Alexandre Dumas
NERFINISHED
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The Vicomte of Bragelonne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | J. Peverell Marley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| director | James Whale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | United Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Grant Whytock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Hollywood Golden Age
ⓘ
surface form:
Golden Age of Hollywood
|
| featuresCharacter |
Aramis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Athos NERFINISHED ⓘ D'Artagnan NERFINISHED ⓘ Porthos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure
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historical drama ⓘ swashbuckler film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
identity swap
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imprisonment ⓘ loyalty ⓘ monarchy ⓘ royal conspiracy ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Louis XIV of France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Man in the Iron Mask NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Rudolph G. Kopp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation |
Bastille
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Versailles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | The Three Musketeers film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
Louis XIV of France
NERFINISHED
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Philippe (twin brother of Louis XIV) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Edward Small NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Edward Small Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1939-07-13 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1939 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 112 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | George Bruce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| stars |
Alan Hale Sr.
NERFINISHED
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Joan Bennett NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph Schildkraut NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Hayward NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Kingsford NERFINISHED ⓘ Warren William NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: The Man in the Iron Mask (1939 film) Description of subject: The Man in the Iron Mask (1939 film) is a classic adventure drama adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ tale about Louis XIV and his imprisoned twin brother, featuring swashbuckling intrigue and royal conspiracies in 17th-century France.
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