The Sword in the Stone 1963
The Sword in the Stone
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 him beyond mere squiredom. He starts by trying to give him an education, believing that once one has an education, one can go anywhere. Needless to say, it doesn't quite work out that way.
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 him beyond mere squiredom. He starts by trying to give him an education, believing that once one has an education, one can go anywhere. Needless to say, it doesn't quite work out that way.
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Full Cast & Crew... The Narrator/Sir Ector (voice)
... Merlin (voice)
... Archimedes the Owl (voice)
... Madam Mim / Old Lady Squirrel (voice)
... Kay (voice)
... Wart (voice)
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See All 1 Reviews23 Jun 2021 by Kamurai
Decent watch, probably won't watch again, and can't recommend. Now it's been a while since I've seen this one, and now I remember why. There just isn't anything in the well in which to return. Sure all the magic is amusing, and the animal adventures are cute, as well as a nice reminder of how good we have it as humans, but I really feel like we ruined that squirrel's life, and I'm sad about it. The actual story of the sword in the stone is very short, because it's not interesting: it's all the adventures that Arthur has growing the kingdom, establishing rule over (what would be) England, and his adventures as an adult king (most of which were his knights') to include warring with neighbors. While the jocks versus nerds analogy through the movie is interesting, it feels polarizing, and the message of education / knowledge is mixed throughout the movie. Future references to the (1963) present just dates the movie and aren't all that funny, and it tells the audience that just because you have knowledge, doesn't mean you can use it. Then in the 3rd act, we start a controversy over having knowledge / skills can be used to better or worsen things, and other than inspiring Star Wars, I don't know what the point of it was. My favorite part was when Archimedes got to laugh: he seemed like he really needed it.
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Release Date:
Dec 25, 1963 (United States)
Run Time:
1hr 19`
MMPA Rating:
G
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United States
Status:
Released
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The Sword in the Stone
Decent watch, probably won't watch again, and can't recommend. Now it's been a while since I've seen this one, and now I remember why. There just isn't anything in the well in which to return. Sure all the magic is amusing, and the animal adventures are cute, as well as a nice reminder of how good we have it as humans, but I really feel like we ruined that squirrel's life, and I'm sad about it. The actual story of the sword in the stone is very short, because it's not interesting: it's all the adventures that Arthur has growing the kingdom, establishing rule over (what would be) England, and his adventures as an adult king (most of which were his knights') to include warring with neighbors. While the jocks versus nerds analogy through the movie is interesting, it feels polarizing, and the message of education / knowledge is mixed throughout the movie. Future references to the (1963) present just dates the movie and aren't all that funny, and it tells the audience that just because you have knowledge, doesn't mean you can use it. Then in the 3rd act, we start a controversy over having knowledge / skills can be used to better or worsen things, and other than inspiring Star Wars, I don't know what the point of it was. My favorite part was when Archimedes got to laugh: he seemed like he really needed it.
Cast & Crew of
The Sword in the Stone
Directors & Credit Writers
... Layout
... Director
Cast
... The Narrator/Sir Ector (voice)
... Merlin (voice)
... Archimedes the Owl (voice)
... Madam Mim / Old Lady Squirrel (voice)
... Kay (voice)
... Wart (voice)
... Little Girl Squirrel (voice)
... Sir Pellinore (voice)
... Wart (voice)
... Wart (voice)
... TIger / Talbot (voice) (uncredited)
... Scullery Maid (voice) (uncredited)
... The Wolf / Pike / Tiger Mim (voice) (uncredited)
... Knight in Crowd (voice) (uncredited)
... Black Bart (voice) (uncredited)
... Knight in Crowd #1(uncredited)
FD
Fred Darian... The Minstrel in opening sequence (voice) (uncredited)
Produced By
... Producer