Robin Hood films

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cinematic adaptations film series topic

Robin Hood films are a series of cinematic adaptations that depict the legendary English outlaw Robin Hood and his adventures in Sherwood Forest, often featuring his conflicts with the Sheriff of Nottingham.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
The Adventures of Robin Hood	5
Robin Hood films canonical	3
Robin Hood	1
Robin and Marian	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T765205 — 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: Robin Hood films
Context triple: [Sheriff of Nottingham, appearsIn, Robin Hood films]

A. Robin Hood
Robin Hood is a legendary English folk hero and outlaw famed for stealing from the rich to give to the poor, typically depicted as a master archer living in Sherwood Forest with his band of Merry Men.
B. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938 film)
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938 film) is a classic Technicolor swashbuckler starring Errol Flynn as the legendary outlaw hero, renowned for its rousing action, romantic adventure, and influential portrayal of the Robin Hood legend.
C. Robin Hood novels
Robin Hood novels are literary works that recount the legendary adventures of the English outlaw Robin Hood and his companions as they resist corrupt authorities and champion the poor.
D. Disney's Robin Hood (1973 film)
Disney's Robin Hood (1973 film) is an animated adventure-comedy that reimagines the classic Robin Hood legend with anthropomorphic animals, featuring Robin as a fox battling the corrupt Prince John and his allies.
E. Robin Hood comics
Robin Hood comics are illustrated stories that adapt and expand the legendary English folk tales of Robin Hood, his Merry Men, and their adventures in Sherwood Forest.
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: Robin Hood films
Target entity description: Robin Hood films are a series of cinematic adaptations that depict the legendary English outlaw Robin Hood and his adventures in Sherwood Forest, often featuring his conflicts with the Sheriff of Nottingham.

A. Robin Hood
Robin Hood is a legendary English folk hero and outlaw famed for stealing from the rich to give to the poor, typically depicted as a master archer living in Sherwood Forest with his band of Merry Men.
B. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938 film)
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938 film) is a classic Technicolor swashbuckler starring Errol Flynn as the legendary outlaw hero, renowned for its rousing action, romantic adventure, and influential portrayal of the Robin Hood legend.
C. Robin Hood novels
Robin Hood novels are literary works that recount the legendary adventures of the English outlaw Robin Hood and his companions as they resist corrupt authorities and champion the poor.
D. Disney's Robin Hood (1973 film)
Disney's Robin Hood (1973 film) is an animated adventure-comedy that reimagines the classic Robin Hood legend with anthropomorphic animals, featuring Robin as a fox battling the corrupt Prince John and his allies.
E. Robin Hood comics
Robin Hood comics are illustrated stories that adapt and expand the legendary English folk tales of Robin Hood, his Merry Men, and their adventures in Sherwood Forest.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cinematic adaptations ⓘ film series topic ⓘ
audience	adventure film fans ⓘ family audiences ⓘ
basedOn	English folklore ⓘ Robin Hood ⓘ
commonPlotElement	archery contests ⓘ conflict with corrupt authorities ⓘ disguises and deception ⓘ outlaw band in Sherwood Forest ⓘ romance between Robin Hood and Maid Marian ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States primarily United Kingdom ⓘ
culturalImpact	popularization of Robin Hood legend in cinema ⓘ
featuresCharacter	Friar Tuck ⓘ King Richard the Lionheart ⓘ Little John ⓘ Maid Marian ⓘ Prince John ⓘ Will Scarlet ⓘ
hasAntagonist	Sheriff of Nottingham ⓘ
hasGenre	adventure film ⓘ historical fiction film ⓘ romantic adventure film ⓘ swashbuckler film ⓘ
hasMainCharacter	Robin Hood ⓘ
hasSetting	Sherwood Forest ⓘ
hasTheme	resistance to tyranny ⓘ robbery from the rich and giving to the poor ⓘ social justice ⓘ
includesWork	Disney's Robin Hood (1973 film) ⓘ surface form: Robin Hood (1973 animated film) Robin Hood (2010 film) ⓘ Robin Hood (2018 film) ⓘ Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991 film) ⓘ The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938 film) ⓘ
influencedBy	literary adaptations of Robin Hood ⓘ medieval ballads of Robin Hood ⓘ
language	primarily English ⓘ
medium	cinema ⓘ
narrativeTradition	heroic outlaw narrative ⓘ
portrayal	Robin Hood as heroic outlaw ⓘ Sheriff of Nottingham as corrupt official ⓘ
recurringElement	archery skills of Robin Hood ⓘ forest hideout ⓘ green clothing or Lincoln green ⓘ merry men band ⓘ
relatedFranchise	Robin Hood television series ⓘ
timePeriodDepicted	medieval England ⓘ

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Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sheriff of Nottingham → appearsIn → Robin Hood films ⓘ

Audrey Hepburn → notableWork → Robin Hood films ⓘ

this entity surface form: Robin and Marian

Ridley Scott → directed → Robin Hood films ⓘ

this entity surface form: Robin Hood

Eugene Pallette → appearedIn → Robin Hood films ⓘ