Greyfriars Bobby (1961 film)
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Greyfriars Bobby is a 1961 Disney live-action family film based on the true story of a loyal Skye Terrier in 19th-century Scotland who famously guarded his master's grave for years.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Greyfriars Bobby (1961 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5141390 — 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: Greyfriars Bobby (1961 film) Context triple: [Vincent Winter, notableWork, Greyfriars Bobby (1961 film)]
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The Bannerman Road gang
The Bannerman Road gang is the close-knit group of young companions and allies who assist Sarah Jane Smith in investigating alien activity and protecting Earth in the Doctor Who spin-off series "The Sarah Jane Adventures."
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B.
This Happy Breed
This Happy Breed is a 1944 British drama film directed by David Lean, adapted from Noël Coward’s play about the lives of a lower-middle-class London family between World War I and World War II.
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C.
Rob Roy
Rob Roy is a 1995 historical drama film about the Scottish folk hero Rob Roy MacGregor, noted for its performances and depiction of clan honor and betrayal in the Scottish Highlands.
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D.
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959 film)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959 film) is a British gothic mystery adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes novel, produced by Hammer Films and starring Peter Cushing as Holmes and Christopher Lee.
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E.
Dixon of Dock Green
Dixon of Dock Green is a long-running British television police drama series that originally aired from the 1950s to the 1970s, depicting the everyday work and community-focused policing of a London bobby.
- 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: Greyfriars Bobby (1961 film) Target entity description: Greyfriars Bobby is a 1961 Disney live-action family film based on the true story of a loyal Skye Terrier in 19th-century Scotland who famously guarded his master's grave for years.
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A.
The Bannerman Road gang
The Bannerman Road gang is the close-knit group of young companions and allies who assist Sarah Jane Smith in investigating alien activity and protecting Earth in the Doctor Who spin-off series "The Sarah Jane Adventures."
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B.
This Happy Breed
This Happy Breed is a 1944 British drama film directed by David Lean, adapted from Noël Coward’s play about the lives of a lower-middle-class London family between World War I and World War II.
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C.
Rob Roy
Rob Roy is a 1995 historical drama film about the Scottish folk hero Rob Roy MacGregor, noted for its performances and depiction of clan honor and betrayal in the Scottish Highlands.
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D.
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959 film)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959 film) is a British gothic mystery adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes novel, produced by Hammer Films and starring Peter Cushing as Holmes and Christopher Lee.
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E.
Dixon of Dock Green
Dixon of Dock Green is a long-running British television police drama series that originally aired from the 1950s to the 1970s, depicting the everyday work and community-focused policing of a London bobby.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
novel "Greyfriars Bobby" by Eleanor Atkinson
ⓘ
true story of Greyfriars Bobby ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Paul Beeson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | color ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfRelease | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Don Chaffey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Buena Vista Distribution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Peter Boita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Skye Terrier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
family film ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | Greyfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Dog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAnimalProtagonist | yes ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Disney live-action film catalog ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Greyfriars Bobby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Oliver Wallace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | dog's loyalty to his deceased master ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
Edinburgh city life in the 19th century
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Greyfriars Kirkyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Walt Disney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Walt Disney Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1961-07-17 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1961 ⓘ |
| runtime | 91 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Robert Westerby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Edinburgh
NERFINISHED
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Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTimePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| stars |
Alex Mackenzie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Andrew Cruickshank NERFINISHED ⓘ Donald Crisp NERFINISHED ⓘ Fiona Duncan NERFINISHED ⓘ Gordon Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ Kay Walsh NERFINISHED ⓘ Laurence Naismith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | family ⓘ |
| theme |
friendship between humans and animals
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grief and remembrance ⓘ loyalty ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Greyfriars Bobby (1961 film) Description of subject: Greyfriars Bobby is a 1961 Disney live-action family film based on the true story of a loyal Skye Terrier in 19th-century Scotland who famously guarded his master's grave for years.
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