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Humor, spectacle and magic rule in Walt Disney's legendary classic tale The Sword in the Stone -- now celebrating its 45th Anniversary with exciting new bonus features! Embark on an adventure-filled quest for an unlikely hero! According to legend, only someone with honor, decency and inner strength can claim the throne of England -- by pulling out the enchanted sword that lies locked in a massive stone. Many brave knights have tried, so it seems impossible that a young apprentice known as Wart could succeed. But with the guidance of the wizard Merlin, help from some hilarious friends and true strength of character, Wart just might become England's greatest king. There's even more wizardry fun with marvelous new bonus features including the all-new Merlin's Magical Academy game, animated shorts, Disney's song selection and much more! The Sword in the Stone: 45th Anniversary Special Edition DVD is a magical experience your whole family will want to share again and again.
"There's lots of magic and wonder; some adults and all kids should be enchanted by it." At-A-Glance Film Reviews
"Pure Disney gold!" The New York Times
Editor's Note
According to legend, there was once a magical sword stuck in a sturdy rock, and whoever removed it would soon be deemed the king of all Britons. Disney's classic animated feature, SWORD IN THE STONE, tells the tale of the plucky lad who managed just that feat. Deep in the woods of medieval England, a young orphan boy called Wart has his heart set on becoming a knight's squire. Once he happens across the eccentric wizard Merlin, however, his future path changes significantly; along with his intelligent and chatty owl Archimedes, Merlin trains young Wart in the ways of wit, wisdom, and heart, preparing him for a life in the upper-echelons of English royalty. Just as his lessons are drawing to an end, Wart gets to try his hand at the legendary sword, and upon successfully removing it, goes on to become the nation's famed King Arthur. A sweet story about the might of the mind, the 1963 film features the voices of Sebastian Cabot (THE JUNGLE BOOK) and Rickie Sorensen (TARZAN), and lush, colorful imagery in the grand tradition of Disney animation artistry.
Plot Summary
In London, during medieval times, there was a large stone with a heavy sword imbedded in it. The man who could pull the sword from the stone would become king of England, but no man, despite his strength, was able to complete the deed. However, when a young lad named Wart appears, he just might be able to pull off the impossible....
| Features | Audio: English, French, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Bonus Movie Shorts | | Disney Song Selection | | Dubbed: French, Spanish | | Featurette: Music Magic - The Sherman Brothers - Includes The Deleted Song The Magic Key | | Interactive Game: Merlin's Magical Academy | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Buena Vista |
| Release Date: 6/17/2008 |
| Running Time: 79 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1963 | | Catalog ID: 5708003 | | UPC: 00786936761627 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 1.66:1 |
| Cast & Crew | Alan Napier - Voice Of | | Bill Peet - Screenplay | | Donald Halliday - Editor | | George Bruns - Original Music | | Ginny Tyler - Voice Of | | Junius Matthews - Voice Of | | Karl Swenson - Voice Of | | Ken Anderson - Art Director | | Martha Wentworth - Voice Of | | Richard Reitherman - Voice Of | | Rickie Sorensen - Voice Of | | Sebastian Cabot - Voice Of | | T.H. White - Based On Book By | | Walt Disney - Producer | | Wolfgang Reitherman - Director |
| Awards |
Nominee (1964) | | | Oscar, George Bruns, Best Music, Scoring of Music, Adaptation or Treatment |
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| | Professional Reviews | Variety 8 of 10
Bill Peet, artist-writer and longtime member of the Walt Disney production company, has chosen a highly appropriate fable, the 1938 T.H. White book of the same title, for screen adaptation for the youngsters. It emerges as a tasty confection...The feature-length cartoon demonstrates anew the magic of the Disney animators and imagination in character creation. But one might wish for a script which stayed more with the basic story line rather than taking so many twists and turns which have little bearing on the tale about King Arthur as a lad...Key figures are the boy who is to become king of England because he alone has the strength to remove the sword embedded in a stone in a London churchyard (he goes by the name of Wart), and Merlin, a magician and prophet, who's alternately wise and somewhat nutty. Others include the villainess Mad Madam Mim, who turns out to be a nice old dame, an English nobleman, a kind-hearted owl, flora & fauna, etc...The songs by Richard M. and Robert B. Sherman are in the familiar Disney cartoon groove with such titles as "Higitus-Figitus," "Mad Madam Mim" and "The Legend of the Sword in the Stone." They're agreeable tunes and go along nicely with the animated action.
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