The Master of Ballantrae (1962 television film)
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The Master of Ballantrae (1962 television film) is a British TV adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s historical adventure novel, dramatizing the bitter rivalry between two Scottish brothers during the Jacobite uprising.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Master of Ballantrae (1962 television film) canonical | 1 |
| The Master of Ballantrae (1984 television film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13437568 — 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)
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Target entity: The Master of Ballantrae (1962 television film) Context triple: [The Master of Ballantrae, hasAdaptation, The Master of Ballantrae (1962 television film)]
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The Master of Ballantrae
The Master of Ballantrae is a historical adventure novel by Robert Louis Stevenson that explores the destructive rivalry between two Scottish brothers set against the backdrop of the Jacobite rising.
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B.
Macbeth (1948 film)
Macbeth (1948 film) is a 1948 American film adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, directed by and starring Orson Welles, noted for its expressionistic style and intense performances.
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C.
The Tragedy of Macbeth (1971 film)
The Tragedy of Macbeth (1971 film) is Roman Polanski’s dark, violent, and visually striking adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy about the rise and fall of the Scottish usurper Macbeth.
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D.
1995 film "Rob Roy"
The 1995 film "Rob Roy" is a historical drama starring Liam Neeson as the Scottish folk hero Rob Roy MacGregor, depicting his struggle for honor and survival in the Scottish Highlands of the early 18th century.
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E.
The Monarch of the Glen
The Monarch of the Glen is a novella by Neil Gaiman that continues the story of Shadow from American Gods, blending modern fantasy with mythological elements in the Scottish Highlands.
- 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 Master of Ballantrae (1962 television film) Target entity description: The Master of Ballantrae (1962 television film) is a British TV adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s historical adventure novel, dramatizing the bitter rivalry between two Scottish brothers during the Jacobite uprising.
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A.
The Master of Ballantrae
The Master of Ballantrae is a historical adventure novel by Robert Louis Stevenson that explores the destructive rivalry between two Scottish brothers set against the backdrop of the Jacobite rising.
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B.
Macbeth (1948 film)
Macbeth (1948 film) is a 1948 American film adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, directed by and starring Orson Welles, noted for its expressionistic style and intense performances.
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C.
The Tragedy of Macbeth (1971 film)
The Tragedy of Macbeth (1971 film) is Roman Polanski’s dark, violent, and visually striking adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy about the rise and fall of the Scottish usurper Macbeth.
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D.
1995 film "Rob Roy"
The 1995 film "Rob Roy" is a historical drama starring Liam Neeson as the Scottish folk hero Rob Roy MacGregor, depicting his struggle for honor and survival in the Scottish Highlands of the early 18th century.
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E.
The Monarch of the Glen
The Monarch of the Glen is a novella by Neil Gaiman that continues the story of Shadow from American Gods, blending modern fantasy with mythological elements in the Scottish Highlands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British television production
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television film ⓘ |
| adaptationFormat | live-action ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | The Master of Ballantrae (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Master of Ballantrae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Robert Louis Stevenson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConflict | rivalry between two Scottish brothers ⓘ |
| characterOrigin | characters created by Robert Louis Stevenson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| distributionChannel | television broadcast ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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historical adventure ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistType | Scottish noble family ⓘ |
| hasSetting | 18th-century Scotland ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
civil war and rebellion
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family rivalry ⓘ loyalty and betrayal ⓘ |
| historicalEventDepicted | Jacobite uprising NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | British television drama tradition ⓘ |
| literarySourceGenre | historical adventure novel ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTimePeriod | Jacobite rising of 1745 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| sourceWorkCountryOfOrigin | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceWorkLanguage | English ⓘ |
| sourceWorkPublicationYear | 1889 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | television adaptation studies ⓘ |
| title | The Master of Ballantrae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workOriginPeriod | 1960s British television ⓘ |
| workType | TV adaptation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Master of Ballantrae (1962 television film) Description of subject: The Master of Ballantrae (1962 television film) is a British TV adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s historical adventure novel, dramatizing the bitter rivalry between two Scottish brothers during the Jacobite uprising.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
The Master of Ballantrae (1984 television film)