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The Sword in the Stone (1963) 7.2
The wizard Merlin teaches a young boy who is destined to be King Arthur. Director:Wolfgang Reitherman |
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Cast
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| Sebastian Cabot | ... |
Sir Ector /
Narrator in opening sequence
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| Karl Swenson | ... |
Merlin
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Rickie Sorensen | ... |
Wart
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Junius Matthews | ... |
Archimedes
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| Ginny Tyler | ... |
Little Girl Squirrel
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Martha Wentworth | ... |
Madam Mim /
Old Lady Squirrel
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| Norman Alden | ... |
Sir Kay
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| Alan Napier | ... |
Sir Pellinore
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Richard Reitherman | ... |
Wart
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Robert Reitherman | ... |
Wart
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Plot Summary
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
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 <quetzal@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au>
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
25 December 1963 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
La espada en la piedra See more »Company Credits
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1.75 : 1
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Minstrel: A legend is sung, of when England was young, and knights were brave and bold. The good king had died, and no one could decide who was rightful heir to the throne. It seemed that the land would be torn by war, or saved by a miracle alone. And that miracle appeared in London town: The Sword in the Stone.
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(1963) (uncredited)
Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
Sung by Karl Swenson with Rickie Sorensen
Reprised by Rickie Sorensen
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Trivia
The last film in which Bill Peet served as a writer. He later created a version of The Jungle Book (1967) but Walt Disney threw Peet's story out when the two's relationship fell apart and Peet left the studio. See more »Goofs
When Pelinore enters the castle, he takes the glove off his left hand. When he's passing Wart, however, his right hand is the one that is bare. Immediately afterwards the bare hand switches back to his left. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Minstrel: A legend is sung, of when England was young, and knights were brave and bold. The good king had died, and no one could decide who was rightful heir to the throne. It seemed that the land would be torn by war, or saved by a miracle alone. And that miracle appeared in London town: The Sword in the Stone.
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Soundtracks
That's What Makes the World Go Round(1963) (uncredited)
Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
Sung by Karl Swenson with Rickie Sorensen
Reprised by Rickie Sorensen
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This isn't usually counted as being one of the top-ranking Disney films, but I insist on not being snobbish in this list, and remembering the films that brought me joy as a kid. Wart gets to be a squirrel, a bird and a fish during this film which plays fast and loose with Arthurian legend. Merlin is great, and his battle with Madam Mim the stuff of legend. It's not big, it's not clever, but it is fun!