The Sword in the Stone (50th Anniversary Edition) (Blu-ray + DVD) G
Tired of living in a Medieval mess...Merlin uses all his magic powers to change a scrawny little boy into a legendary hero!
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Blu-ray Details
- Number of Discs: 2
- Rated: G
- Run Time: 1 hours, 19 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: August 6, 2013
- Originally Released: 1963
- Label: Walt Disney Video
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Sebastian Cabot, Ricky Sorenson, Norman Alden, Martha Wentworth, Junius Matthews, Karl Swenson & Alan Napier | |
Directed by | Wolfgang Reitherman | |
Edited by | Donald Halliday | |
Screenwriting by | Bill Peet | |
Composition by | George Bruns | |
Art Direction by | Ken Anderson | |
Voice: | Sebastian Cabot, Karl Swenson, Ricky Sorenson, Norman Alden, Martha Wentworth, Alan Napier & Junius Matthews |
Entertainment Reviews:
Rating: 4/5 --
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.
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New York Times
The feature-length cartoon demonstrates anew the magic of the Disney animators and imagination in character creation.
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Variety
Rating: 2/4 --
Aside from the owl Archimedes, none of the characters make any impression whatsoever.
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Creative Loafing
A beautifully animated Disney feature.
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Time Out
Rating: B --
...a movie about Arthurian legend that had the misfortune of being released on December 25, just a month after America's version of Camelot died with President John F. Kennedy.
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Family Home Theater
Rating: 1.5/4 --
Well animated yet thoroughly tedious...
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Reel Film Reviews
Rating: 7/10 --
It makes a good effort at being something like My First Arthur Story.
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Antagony & Ecstasy
Product Description:
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.