The Sword in the Stone (1963)

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Directed by

Wolfgang Reitherman

Starring (View all)

Sebastian Cabot
Sir Ector / Narrator in opening sequence

Karl Swenson
Merlin

Rickie Sorensen
Wart

Junius Matthews
Archimedes

Ginny Tyler
Little Girl Squirrel

Martha Wentworth
Madam Mim / Old Lady Squirrel

Norman Alden
Sir Kay

Alan Napier
Sir Pellinore

Written by

Bill Peet
(story)

T.H. White

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Review of The Sword In The Stone

12 years, 3 months ago at Jun 28 23:10

Joshua "LF"

1 vote

The Sword In The Stone is a major disappointment. It's by no means a bad film, it's just disappointing. What I expected to be an origin film was really just a silly film about a boy with a wizard for a teacher.

Don't let the title deceive you, this is not a movie about a sword in a stone, it's about a skinny young boy named Arthur- whom everyone calls Wart- who has a rather ruthles... read more

The Sword in the Stone

9 years ago at Sep 25 21:01

JxSxPx

1 vote

It has a few moments of charm, but mainly it’s the beginning of the major problems the studio would encounter in the Bronze era. The Sword in the Stone, or Disney-does-King-Arthur, should have easily been a slam dunk, and maybe if the material had been tackled a decade prior it would have turned out better. As it exists, The Sword in the Stone suffers from too many cut corners, too many episodic... read more

A good movie

8 years, 9 months ago at Jan 9 13:12

johanlefourbe

1 vote

Even though it is probably not considered as one of the greatest classics produced by Disney, I have to admit that I always had a weak spot for this movie. Basically, the whole concept was to take a very ancient tale (in this case, the legend of King Arthur) and turn it into some rather daft comedy and, somehow, it worked surprisingly well, at least, as far as I'm concerned. Indeed, there were man... read more

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Description: Arthur (aka Wart) is a young boy who aspires to be a knight's squire. On a hunting trip he falls in on Merlin, a powerful but amnesiac wizard who has plans for Wart beyond mere squiredom. He starts by trying to give Wart an education (whatever that is), believing that once one has an education, one can go anywhere. Needless to say, it doesn't quite work out that way. Written by Tim Pickett [Link removed - login to see] This animated feature is set in medieval times. After the English king dies leaving no heir, in the churchyard of a cathedral in London, a sword appears imbedded in a stone inscribed, "Who so pulleth out t ... (more)

Release date: 27 December 1963
UPC: 717951008671

Tags: Animation (37), Disney (27), Fantasy (23), Adventure (13), Family (13), 1963 (11), 1960s (10), Musical (8), Animated (7), Magic (6), Wizard (6), Cartoon (5), Kids (5), King Arthur (5), Childrens (4), Animals (4), Adaptation (3), (3), Drama (2)

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