The Sword in the Stone (1963)

Directed by

Wolfgang Reitherman

Genre

fantasy film, musical film, buddy film, coming-of-age film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 15m

Rated

G

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 4,124 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young orphan boy named Arthur meets a wizard named Merlin who becomes his tutor. Merlin uses magic to teach Arthur lessons by turning him into different animals. The story follows Arthur's adventures as he prepares for his destiny.

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What happens

The Sword in the Stone is a 1963 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney, based on the 1938 novel by T. H. White. Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman, the film features the voices of Rickie Sorensen, Karl Swenson, Junius Matthews, Sebastian Cabot, Norman Alden, and Martha Wentworth. It was the final animated film from Walt Disney Productions to be released in Walt Disney's lifetime. Disney first acquired the film rights to the novel in 1939, and there were various attempts at developing the film over the next two decades before production on the film began. Bill Peet wrote both the story and the screenplay for the film. The songs were written by the Sherman Brothers and George Bruns composed the score. The Sword in the Stone premiered in London on December 12, 1963, and was theatrically released in the United States on December 25. The film received mixed reviews from critics and was a box-office success, grossing $22.2 million in the United States and Canada. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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