Animation· 1963· Adventure

The Sword in the Stone

by Wolfgang Reitherman

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The Once and Future King

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Disney's film adapts The Sword in the Stone (1938), the first part of White's sequence: the Wart's education by Merlin, his transformations into a fish, a squirrel and a bird, the wizards' duel with Madam Mim, and the drawing of the sword.

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The Sword in the Stone

A poor boy named Arthur learns the power of love, kindness, knowledge and bravery with the help of a wizard called Merlin in the path to become one of the most beloved kings in English history. 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.

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