The Sword in the Stone (1963)
Tired of living in a Medieval mess... Merlin uses all his magic powers to change a scrawny little boy into a legendary hero!
1963 · G · 1h 19m · Animation, Family, Fantasy
Genres: Animation, Family, Fantasy
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.
Director: Wolfgang Reitherman
Writers: Bill Peet, T.H. White
Music by: George Bruns
Editor: Donald Halliday
Box office: $22M · Budget: $3M · Rated 7.2/10 by 4147 viewers
Cast
Sebastian Cabot as The Narrator/Sir Ector (voice)Karl Swenson as Merlin (voice)Junius Matthews as Archimedes the Owl (voice)Martha Wentworth as Madam Mim / Old Lady Squirrel (voice)Norman Alden as Kay (voice)Rickie Sorensen as Wart (voice)Ginny Tyler as Little Girl Squirrel (voice)Alan Napier as Sir Pellinore (voice)Richard Reitherman as Wart (voice)Robert Reitherman as Wart (voice)Barbara Jo Allen as Scullery Maid (voice) (uncredited)James MacDonald as The Wolf / Pike / Tiger Mim (voice) (uncredited)More like this
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