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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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Mary Poppins (1964)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.