Rotten
There is still some life in the characterizations, though the animation is turning stiff and flat.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
The Sword in the Stone
Tired of living in a Medieval mess... Merlin uses all his magic powers to change a scrawny little boy into a legendary hero!
1963 · 1h 19m · G
Animation, Family, Fantasy
Directed by
Wolfgang Reitherman
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The Sword in the Stone
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Wolfgang Reitherman Director
- Sebastian Cabot as The Narrator/Sir Ector
- Karl Swenson as Merlin
- Junius Matthews as Archimedes the Owl
- Norman Alden as Kay
- Martha Wentworth as Madam Mim / Old Lady Squirrel (voice)
- Rickie Sorensen as Wart
- Ginny Tyler Cast
- Alan Napier Cast
- Richard Reitherman Cast
- Robert Reitherman Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
65%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The feature-length cartoon demonstrates anew the magic of the Disney animators and imagination in character creation.
Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh
A beautifully animated Disney feature.
Derek Adams, Time Out
Fresh
The humor sparkles with real, knowing sophistication -- meaning for all ages -- and some of the characters on the fifth-century landscape of Old England are Disney pips.
Glenn Collins, New York Times
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