Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991 film)

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American film British film adventure film film

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves is a 1991 adventure film that reimagines the legendary English outlaw’s fight against tyranny, starring Kevin Costner and featuring Alan Rickman’s acclaimed performance as the Sheriff of Nottingham.

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Label	Occurrences
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves	17
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991 film) canonical	2
Marian Dubois in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves	1

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Target entity: Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991 film)
Context triple: [Sheriff of Nottingham, notableWork, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991 film)]

A. Robin Hood films
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.
B. 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.
C. 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.
D. 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.
E. The Princess Bride
The Princess Bride is a beloved 1987 fantasy adventure comedy film that blends romance, swashbuckling action, and witty satire into a modern fairy tale.
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: Prince of Thieves (1991 film)
Target entity description: Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves is a 1991 adventure film that reimagines the legendary English outlaw’s fight against tyranny, starring Kevin Costner and featuring Alan Rickman’s acclaimed performance as the Sheriff of Nottingham.

A. Robin Hood films
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.
B. 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.
C. 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.
D. 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.
E. The Princess Bride
The Princess Bride is a beloved 1987 fantasy adventure comedy film that blends romance, swashbuckling action, and witty satire into a modern fairy tale.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American film ⓘ British film ⓘ adventure film ⓘ film ⓘ
basedOn	Robin Hood ⓘ surface form: Robin Hood legend
cinematographyBy	Douglas Milsome ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
director	Kevin Reynolds ⓘ
distributedBy	Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ surface form: Warner Bros.
editedBy	Peter Boyle ⓘ
featuresPerformanceDescribedAs	Alan Rickman’s acclaimed portrayal of the Sheriff of Nottingham ⓘ
genre	action film ⓘ adventure film ⓘ romantic adventure film ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainCharacter	Azeem ⓘ Little John ⓘ Maid Marian ⓘ Robin Hood ⓘ Sheriff of Nottingham ⓘ Will Scarlet ⓘ surface form: Will Scarlett
musicBy	Michael Kamen ⓘ
notableSong	(Everything I Do) I Do It for You ⓘ
portrays	Robin Hood as an English nobleman turned outlaw ⓘ Sheriff of Nottingham ⓘ surface form: Sheriff of Nottingham as the main antagonist
producer	John Watson ⓘ Pen Densham ⓘ
productionCompany	Morgan Creek Productions ⓘ
releaseDate	1991-06-14 ⓘ
releaseYear	1991 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes	143 ⓘ
screenwriter	John Watson ⓘ Pen Densham ⓘ Peter Bowker ⓘ
settingLocation	England ⓘ Nottingham ⓘ
settingPeriod	12th century ⓘ
starredActor	Alan Rickman ⓘ Brian Blessed ⓘ Christian Slater ⓘ Geraldine McEwan ⓘ Kevin Costner ⓘ Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio ⓘ Michael McShane ⓘ Michael Wincott ⓘ Morgan Freeman ⓘ Nick Brimble ⓘ
theme	resistance to tyranny ⓘ social justice ⓘ
title	Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991 film) self-link ⓘ surface form: Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

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