The Return of the King
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The Return of the King is a 1980 animated television film by Rankin/Bass that adapts the final part of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, focusing on the climax of the War of the Ring and the destruction of the One Ring.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Return of the King canonical | 22 |
| The Return of the King (1980 film) | 1 |
| The Return of the King (film) | 1 |
| The Return of the King, Book VI | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9330286 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Return of the King Context triple: [Rankin/Bass Productions, notableWork, The Return of the King]
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A.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is an epic fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson that concludes the Lord of the Rings trilogy, renowned for its sweeping storytelling, groundbreaking visual effects, and multiple Academy Awards including Best Picture.
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B.
Two Towers
Two Towers refers to the famous pair of medieval leaning towers in Bologna, Italy, which serve as a prominent symbol of the city.
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C.
War of the Ring
The War of the Ring is the climactic conflict in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, centered on the struggle to destroy the One Ring and defeat Sauron.
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D.
Lord of Mordor
Lord of Mordor is the dark overlord of Middle-earth who rules from the land of Mordor and seeks dominion over all through the One Ring.
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E.
Lord of Isengard
Lord of Isengard is the title held by Saruman, the powerful and ultimately treacherous wizard who rules from the tower of Orthanc in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium.
- 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 Return of the King Target entity description: The Return of the King is a 1980 animated television film by Rankin/Bass that adapts the final part of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, focusing on the climax of the War of the Ring and the destruction of the One Ring.
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A.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is an epic fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson that concludes the Lord of the Rings trilogy, renowned for its sweeping storytelling, groundbreaking visual effects, and multiple Academy Awards including Best Picture.
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B.
Two Towers
Two Towers refers to the famous pair of medieval leaning towers in Bologna, Italy, which serve as a prominent symbol of the city.
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C.
War of the Ring
The War of the Ring is the climactic conflict in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, centered on the struggle to destroy the One Ring and defeat Sauron.
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D.
Lord of Mordor
Lord of Mordor is the dark overlord of Middle-earth who rules from the land of Mordor and seeks dominion over all through the One Ring.
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E.
Lord of Isengard
Lord of Isengard is the title held by Saruman, the powerful and ultimately treacherous wizard who rules from the tower of Orthanc in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
animated television film
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fantasy film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| animationStudio | Topcraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Return of the King (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depictsEvent |
Battle of the Pelennor Fields
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Journey to Mount Doom NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Minas Tirith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director |
Arthur Rankin Jr.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jules Bass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | ABC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Aragorn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frodo Baggins NERFINISHED ⓘ Gandalf NERFINISHED ⓘ Gollum NERFINISHED ⓘ Samwise Gamgee NERFINISHED ⓘ Sauron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
War of the Ring
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
destruction of the One Ring ⓘ |
| follows | The Hobbit (1977 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure
ⓘ
animated ⓘ fantasy ⓘ |
| hasFormat | animated musical ⓘ |
| medium | television film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Maury Laws NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | Rankin/Bass adaptation of Tolkien ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ABC ⓘ |
| partOf | The Lord of the Rings adaptations ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise | The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | The Hobbit (1982 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Arthur Rankin Jr.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jules Bass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Rankin/Bass Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| runtimeApprox | 98 minutes ⓘ |
| setting | Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | The Return of the King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Return of the King Description of subject: The Return of the King is a 1980 animated television film by Rankin/Bass that adapts the final part of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, focusing on the climax of the War of the Ring and the destruction of the One Ring.
Referenced by (25)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Return of the King (1980 film)
this entity surface form:
The Return of the King, Book VI
subject surface form:
Took family
this entity surface form:
The Return of the King (film)