1963's The Sword in the Stone is Disney's animated take on Arthurian legend. In the midst of the Dark Ages, when England has no rightful ruler, a sword imbedded in a stone mysteriously appears in a London churchyard, bearing the inscription Whoso pulleth out the sword of this stone and anvil is rightwise king born of England. .. Read more
| Starring | Karl Swenson, Rickie Sorenson, Vera Vague, Norman Alden |
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| Director | Wolfgang Reitherman |
| Genres | Animated, Children, Family |
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1963's The Sword in the Stone is Disney's animated take on Arthurian legend. In the midst of the Dark Ages, when England has no rightful ruler, a sword imbedded in a stone mysteriously appears in a London churchyard, bearing the inscription Whoso pulleth out the sword of this stone and anvil is rightwise king born of England. Scores of would-be kings travel to London to attempt the feat and thereby claim the throne. They all fail. Years later, in the English countryside, an 11-year-old squire nicknamed Wart (Rickie Sorensen) is devotedly helping his incompetent foster brother, Kay (Norman Alden), train to become a knight, when he meets the great magician Merlin (Karl Swenson). The well meaning, but absentminded, wizard declares himself Wart's mentor and claims that he will lead the boy to his destiny. Spirited and full of spunk, Wart (whose real name is Arthur) approaches Merlin's lessons with the same determination that he applies to Kay's hopeless training and to the monotonous chores he is assigned by his guardian. He soon finds himself accompanying Kay to London for a jousting tournament that will determine England's new king. There, Wart forgets to bring Kay's weapon to the joust, but finds an abandoned sword in a nearby churchyard -- which he effortlessly pulls out of a stone.~ Aubry Anne D'Arminio, All Movie Guide
| Starring | Karl Swenson, Rickie Sorenson, Vera Vague, Norman Alden, Alan Napier |
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| Director | Wolfgang Reitherman |
| Studio | WALT DISNEY HOME VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 16 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Collections | The Disney 50 |
| Genres | Animated, Children, Family |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Dubbed | Danish, Norwegian |
| Hearing-impaired | Danish, English, Norwegian |
| Subtitles | DVD: Danish, English, Norwegian |
| Released | Production year: 1963 To Rent: DVD: 03 Jun 2002 |
A beautifully animated Disney feature, adapted from TH Whiteâs tale of the young (soon to be King) Arthur and his mad... read more on Time Out
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EXCALIBUR: DISNEY STYLE!
Basically this is the classic story based on the book ' The Sword And The Stone' which is taken from Medieval legend and folktale. young orphan Arthur ... read more »
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love the films just wish they sent me a copy that works so i could watch it as really like it
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The Americanisms grate on you
I thought I'd watch this as I'm going through an Arthurian phase at the moment, having recently read The Once And Future King for the first time, and ... read more »
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Good Old Disney!
Lovely Disney film. Traditional and great for all the family.
Nice to see an old favourite.
Disney never fail to please
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