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- 1963
- G
- Buena Vista Distribution Company
- 1 h 19 m
- 1963
- G
- Buena Vista Distribution Company
- 1 h 19 m
Summary Embark on an adventure-filled quest for an unlikely hero! According to legend, only someone with honor, decency and inner strength can claim the throne of England - by pulling out the enchanted sword that lies locked in a massive stone. Many brave knights have tried, so it seems impossible that a young apprentice known as Wart could succ...
Directed By: Wolfgang Reitherman, Clyde Geronimi, David Hand
Written By: Bill Peet, T.H. White
- 1963
- G
- Buena Vista Distribution Company
- 1 h 19 m
- 1963
- G
- Buena Vista Distribution Company
- 1 h 19 m
The Sword in the Stone
61
7.4
Summary Embark on an adventure-filled quest for an unlikely hero! According to legend, only someone with honor, decency and inner strength can claim the throne of England - by pulling out the enchanted sword that lies locked in a massive stone. Many brave knights have tried, so it seems impossible that a young apprentice known as Wart could succ...
Directed By: Wolfgang Reitherman, Clyde Geronimi, David Hand
Written By: Bill Peet, T.H. White
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
61
43% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
57% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
61
43% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
57% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
The picture makes an eye-filling package of rollicking fun and thoughtful common sense. The humor sparkles with real, knowing sophistication.
At first glance, you might have expected the film to be a grand epic with some comedy. Instead, it’s largely a comedy with some serious moments.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 60 User Ratings
7.4
70% Positive
42 Ratings
42 Ratings
28% Mixed
17 Ratings
17 Ratings
2% Negative
1 Rating
1 Rating
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 60 User Ratings
7.4
70% Positive
42 Ratings
42 Ratings
28% Mixed
17 Ratings
17 Ratings
2% Negative
1 Rating
1 Rating
The one with the nostalgia to it is The Sword in the Stone cause it's one of my favorite disney classics of all time. Me and my friends from old school loved it and we were quoting all the lines and songs from it non stop, it is just a lot of fun as always. My favorite character is Wart because he looks just exactly like me and Liam is Merlin and the songs that are fun called Higitus Figitus and many more also speaking of characters, the characters are memorable. Wart is the main character who wants to learn education, Merlin is the wise and the most powerful wizard who learns magic, Archimedes an owl who is miserable as always until the wizards duel and many more are really pleased at Wart who pulls the sword from the stone and becomes king. This disney classic will change the world forever. I've seen it a million times and I will definitely watch it a million times agian. Though has anyone else notice that Wart clearly went through puberty when he was doing his voice?
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Disney’s adaptation of the first book in T. W. White’s colourful Arthurian trilogy The Once And Future King (which also served as the source for the musical Camelot) is formulaic matinee fare, competent and sprightly but undistinguished.
Maybe the film works best as nostalgia for Baby Boomers who recall the picture from their childhood.
There is still some life in the characterizations, though the animation is turning stiff and flat.
The high point of the picture is the antics of Merlin; at one point he's hilariously funny in his absentmindedness, and the next he shows his cunning.
One of Disney's more underrated Disney film, while the ending feels a bit abrupt it gives us likable characters in Arthur and Merlin, has great animation, and gives us a classic story given a mature and respectful take.
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I honestly have doubts whether or not this little film can be considered one of the Disney classics. It's old and has quality, it's a really good movie to see with the kids, without any contraindications, but I've always seen it as a little-known work, and I even thought that Disney itself never seemed very willing to make us remember it... so I leave the question: is it age just enough to be considered a classic film?
The film is a retelling of the old tale of King Arthur: here, the king is a child, still, and is being trained to become the squire to a noble knight. However, his curiosity and initiative, as well as the inspiring and educational words of the wizard Merlin, will lead him to a very different path in life, after inadvertently removing an old sword from a stone... the sword that could only be removed by the right person to assume the vacant throne of England.
The film is good, it has joy, it has color and movement. Even so, it's visually rough, with slightly imperfect features. The film was hand-drawn, and many artists were involved in its production, as was once common at Disney. Even so, the limited production budget has led to cost cuts that are surely at the root of this look, less elegant and smooth than the studio's older films.
Karl Swenson does an impeccable job of voicing, but I also liked the thin voice of Martha Wentworth, who lent her voice to the witch Madame Min, one of the characters who would, later, move into comic books and other works in the Disney universe. Junius Matthews also did a very good job.
A very important part of this movie is the music, and there are songs for almost every taste. The movie has a long list, but I honestly didn't feel touched by any of the songs, and none of them stayed in my ear for very long. That doesn't mean they aren't good... it means they lack something to make them truly memorable.
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Production Company
Walt Disney Animation Studios
Release Date Dec 25, 1963
Duration 1 h 19 m
Rating G
Tagline Tired of living in a Medieval mess...Merlin uses all his magic powers to change a scrawny little boy into a legendary hero!
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Nomination
Boxoffice Magazine Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
