The Man in the Iron Mask (1977 film)
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The Man in the Iron Mask (1977 film) is a 1977 television adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ classic swashbuckling tale, starring Richard Chamberlain in dual roles as the French king Louis XIV and his imprisoned twin brother.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Man in the Iron Mask (1977 film) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7506234 — 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 Man in the Iron Mask (1977 film) Context triple: [Richard Chamberlain, notableWork, The Man in the Iron Mask (1977 film)]
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The Man in the Iron Mask (1998 film)
The Man in the Iron Mask (1998 film) is a 1998 historical adventure drama loosely based on Alexandre Dumas' d'Artagnan Romances, featuring an aging trio of Musketeers and a mysterious masked prisoner in 17th-century France.
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Man in the Iron Mask
The Man in the Iron Mask is a legendary, mysterious prisoner—often depicted as a masked twin or double of King Louis XIV—whose concealed identity has inspired numerous historical theories and works of fiction.
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The Iron Mask
The Iron Mask is a 1929 silent swashbuckler film starring Douglas Fairbanks, loosely based on Alexandre Dumas’ d’Artagnan romances and notable as one of Fairbanks’ last major silent roles.
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D.
The Three Musketeers (1973 film)
The Three Musketeers (1973 film) is a 1973 swashbuckling adventure-comedy adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' classic novel, directed by Richard Lester and known for its star-studded ensemble cast and humorous, action-filled take on the musketeers' exploits.
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The Four Musketeers (1974 film)
The Four Musketeers (1974 film) is a swashbuckling adventure movie, directed by Richard Lester as a sequel to The Three Musketeers (1973), continuing the adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' classic novel with an ensemble cast including Geraldine Chaplin.
- 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 Man in the Iron Mask (1977 film) Target entity description: The Man in the Iron Mask (1977 film) is a 1977 television adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ classic swashbuckling tale, starring Richard Chamberlain in dual roles as the French king Louis XIV and his imprisoned twin brother.
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A.
The Man in the Iron Mask (1998 film)
The Man in the Iron Mask (1998 film) is a 1998 historical adventure drama loosely based on Alexandre Dumas' d'Artagnan Romances, featuring an aging trio of Musketeers and a mysterious masked prisoner in 17th-century France.
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B.
Man in the Iron Mask
The Man in the Iron Mask is a legendary, mysterious prisoner—often depicted as a masked twin or double of King Louis XIV—whose concealed identity has inspired numerous historical theories and works of fiction.
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C.
The Iron Mask
The Iron Mask is a 1929 silent swashbuckler film starring Douglas Fairbanks, loosely based on Alexandre Dumas’ d’Artagnan romances and notable as one of Fairbanks’ last major silent roles.
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D.
The Three Musketeers (1973 film)
The Three Musketeers (1973 film) is a 1973 swashbuckling adventure-comedy adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' classic novel, directed by Richard Lester and known for its star-studded ensemble cast and humorous, action-filled take on the musketeers' exploits.
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E.
The Four Musketeers (1974 film)
The Four Musketeers (1974 film) is a swashbuckling adventure movie, directed by Richard Lester as a sequel to The Three Musketeers (1973), continuing the adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' classic novel with an ensemble cast including Geraldine Chaplin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical adventure film
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television film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Vicomte of Bragelonne
NERFINISHED
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novel by Alexandre Dumas ⓘ |
| character |
Aramis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Athos NERFINISHED ⓘ D’Artagnan NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis XIV NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippe NERFINISHED ⓘ Porthos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Arthur Ibbetson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Allyn Ferguson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Mike Newell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedIn |
United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distributor | ITC Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Bill Blunden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure film
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historical drama ⓘ swashbuckler film ⓘ |
| hasAdaptationOf | legend of the Man in the Iron Mask ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| notableFor | Richard Chamberlain dual role as Louis XIV and Philippe ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork |
ITV
NERFINISHED
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NBC ⓘ |
| originalReleaseDate | 1977-01-06 ⓘ |
| partOf | The Three Musketeers cycle adaptations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Norman Rosemont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Norman Rosemont Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 100 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | William Bast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 17th-century France ⓘ |
| starring |
Brenda Bruce
NERFINISHED
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Denholm Elliott NERFINISHED ⓘ Geoffrey Whitehead NERFINISHED ⓘ Gordon Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ Ian Holm NERFINISHED ⓘ Jenny Agutter NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Jourdan NERFINISHED ⓘ Patrick McGoohan NERFINISHED ⓘ Ralph Richardson NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Chamberlain NERFINISHED ⓘ Vivien Merchant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Man in the Iron Mask (1977 film) Description of subject: The Man in the Iron Mask (1977 film) is a 1977 television adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ classic swashbuckling tale, starring Richard Chamberlain in dual roles as the French king Louis XIV and his imprisoned twin brother.
Referenced by (2)
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