Blackbeard the Pirate (1952 film)
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Blackbeard the Pirate (1952 film) is a swashbuckling Technicolor adventure movie featuring Robert Newton in a flamboyant portrayal of the legendary pirate Blackbeard.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Blackbeard the Pirate (1952 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8408543 — 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: Blackbeard the Pirate (1952 film) Context triple: [Robert Newton, notableWork, Blackbeard the Pirate (1952 film)]
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A.
The Pirate (1948 film)
The Pirate (1948 film) is a Technicolor MGM musical romance directed by Vincente Minnelli and starring Judy Garland and Gene Kelly, known for its lavish production numbers and playful, Caribbean-set story.
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B.
The Buccaneer (1958 film)
The Buccaneer (1958 film) is a historical adventure film directed by Anthony Quinn that dramatizes the exploits of pirate Jean Lafitte during the War of 1812 and the Battle of New Orleans.
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C.
The Buccaneer (1938 film)
The Buccaneer (1938 film) is a historical adventure movie directed by Cecil B. DeMille that dramatizes the exploits of pirate Jean Lafitte during the War of 1812 and the Battle of New Orleans.
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D.
The Pirate Movie
The Pirate Movie is a 1982 musical romantic comedy film that loosely parodies and modernizes Gilbert and Sullivan’s operetta "The Pirates of Penzance."
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E.
Barbary Shore
Barbary Shore is a 1951 novel by Norman Mailer that explores postwar American disillusionment and political paranoia through the story of an amnesiac veteran living in a Brooklyn boarding house.
- 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: Blackbeard the Pirate (1952 film) Target entity description: Blackbeard the Pirate (1952 film) is a swashbuckling Technicolor adventure movie featuring Robert Newton in a flamboyant portrayal of the legendary pirate Blackbeard.
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A.
The Pirate (1948 film)
The Pirate (1948 film) is a Technicolor MGM musical romance directed by Vincente Minnelli and starring Judy Garland and Gene Kelly, known for its lavish production numbers and playful, Caribbean-set story.
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B.
The Buccaneer (1958 film)
The Buccaneer (1958 film) is a historical adventure film directed by Anthony Quinn that dramatizes the exploits of pirate Jean Lafitte during the War of 1812 and the Battle of New Orleans.
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C.
The Buccaneer (1938 film)
The Buccaneer (1938 film) is a historical adventure movie directed by Cecil B. DeMille that dramatizes the exploits of pirate Jean Lafitte during the War of 1812 and the Battle of New Orleans.
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D.
The Pirate Movie
The Pirate Movie is a 1982 musical romantic comedy film that loosely parodies and modernizes Gilbert and Sullivan’s operetta "The Pirates of Penzance."
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E.
Barbary Shore
Barbary Shore is a 1951 novel by Norman Mailer that explores postwar American disillusionment and political paranoia through the story of an amnesiac veteran living in a Brooklyn boarding house.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
ⓘ
pirate film ⓘ |
| basedOn | story by DeVallon Scott ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Winton C. Hoch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| director | Raoul Walsh ⓘ |
| distributor | RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Ralph Dawson ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Blackbeard ⓘ |
| format | theatrical feature film ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure
ⓘ
swashbuckler ⓘ |
| hasColor | color ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActorRole | Robert Newton as Blackbeard ⓘ |
| musicBy | Victor Young ⓘ |
| notableFor | flamboyant portrayal of Blackbeard by Robert Newton ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays | fictionalized version of pirate Blackbeard ⓘ |
| producer | Edmund Grainger ⓘ |
| productionCompany | RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1952 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 99 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Alan Le May
ⓘ
Warren Duff ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| starring |
Irene Ryan
ⓘ
Keith Andes ⓘ Linda Darnell ⓘ Robert Newton ⓘ Torin Thatcher ⓘ William Bendix ⓘ |
| title |
Blackbeard the Pirate
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linked to:
Blackbeard
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Blackbeard the Pirate (1952 film) Description of subject: Blackbeard the Pirate (1952 film) is a swashbuckling Technicolor adventure movie featuring Robert Newton in a flamboyant portrayal of the legendary pirate Blackbeard.
Referenced by (1)
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