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The Sword in the Stone ()

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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.
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Sir Ector / Narrator in opening sequence (voice)
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Merlin (voice)
Rickie Sorensen ...
Wart (voice)
Junius Matthews ...
Archimedes (voice)
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Little Girl Squirrel (voice)
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Madam Mim / Old Lady Squirrel / Scullery Maid (voice)
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Sir Kay (voice)
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Sir Pellinore (voice)
Richard Reitherman ...
Wart (voice)
Robert Reitherman ...
Wart (voice)
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Knight in Crowd #1 (uncredited)
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Scullery Maid (uncredited) (voice)
Fred Darian ...
The Minstrel in opening sequence (uncredited) (voice)
James MacDonald ...
The Wolf / Tiger / Talbot / Pike / Tiger Madam Mim (roaring) (uncredited) (voice)
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Knight in Crowd (uncredited) (voice)
Thurl Ravenscroft ...
Black Bart (uncredited) (voice)

Directed by

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Wolfgang Reitherman
Clyde Geronimi ... (uncredited) (earlier film clips)
David Hand ... (uncredited) (earlier film clips)

Written by

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Bill Peet ... (story)
 
T.H. White ... (based on the book by)

Produced by

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Walt Disney ... producer (uncredited)

Music by

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George Bruns ... (music)

Editing by

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Donald Halliday ... film editor

Editorial Department

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James Melton ... assistant editor (uncredited)

Art Direction by

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Ken Anderson

Production Management

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Ken Peterson ... production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Dan Alguire ... assistant director (uncredited)
Edward Hansen ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Bill Peet ... storyboard artist (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Robert O. Cook ... sound supervisor
Argiris Kandilis ... sound mixer (uncredited)
James MacDonald ... sound effects (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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John Ahern ... effects assistant (uncredited)
Dorse A. Lanpher ... effects assistant (uncredited)
Eustace Lycett ... special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Jack Boyd ... effects animator
Jack Buckley ... effects animator
Dan MacManus ... effects animator
John Ahern ... effects assistant (uncredited)
John Emerson ... effects assistant (uncredited)
Ub Iwerks ... special processes (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Ed Austin ... camera operator (uncredited)
Bob Broughton ... animation camera (uncredited)
Dede Faber ... animation camera (uncredited)
F. Bud Mautino ... animation camera (uncredited)
Dave Spencer ... animation camera (uncredited)
Roy Wade ... animation camera (uncredited)

Animation Department

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Hal Ambro ... character animator
Dale Barnhart ... layout
Eric Cleworth ... character animator
Basil Davidovich ... layout
Al Dempster ... background
Vance Gerry ... layout
Don Griffith ... layout
Ralph Hulett ... background
Ollie Johnston ... directing animator
Homer Jonas ... layout
Milt Kahl ... character design / directing animator
Hal King ... character animator
Eric Larson ... character animator
Bill Layne ... background
John Lounsbery ... directing animator: "Ector" and "Kay"
Dick Lucas ... character animator
Fil Mottola ... background
Cliff Nordberg ... character animator
Bill Peet ... character design
Walt Peregoy ... background
Anthony Rizzo ... background
Sylvia Roemer ... layout (as Sylvia Cobb)
John Sibley ... character animator
Frank Thomas ... directing animator
John Ahern ... assistant animator (uncredited)
Ray Aragon ... layout artist (uncredited)
Grace Bailey ... ink and paint supervisor (uncredited)
Jack Bailey ... assistant animator (uncredited)
Wilma Baker ... xerox operator (uncredited)
Phyllis Barnhart ... painter (uncredited)
Violet Bayerl ... assistant animator (uncredited)
Don Bluth ... assistant animator (uncredited)
Johnny Bond ... clean-up supervisor (uncredited)
Bernie Bonnicksen ... inker (uncredited) / xerox checker (uncredited)
Bill Brazner ... xerox supervisor (uncredited)
Les Clark ... character animator (uncredited)
Phyllis Craig ... inker (uncredited) / xeroxgrapher (uncredited)
Leroy Cross ... assistant animator (uncredited)
Retta Davidson ... assistant animator (uncredited)
Joan Drake ... assistant animator (uncredited)
Ann Dvorak ... assistant animator (uncredited)
John Ewing ... assistant animator (uncredited)
Becky Fallberg ... xerox operator (uncredited)
Maria Fenyvesi ... ink and paint (uncredited) / xerox checker (uncredited)
Tom Ferriter ... assistant animator (uncredited)
Eve Fletcher ... inker (uncredited)
Virginia Fontanella ... color models (uncredited)
Myrna Gibbs ... painter (uncredited)
Grace Godino ... inker (uncredited) / xerox checker (uncredited)
Stan Green ... assistant animator (uncredited)
Ann Guenther ... inker (uncredited) / xerox checker (uncredited)
Joe Hale ... layout artist (uncredited)
Fred Hellmich ... character animator (uncredited)
Harry Hester ... assistant animator (uncredited)
Karin Holmquist ... inker (uncredited)
Helen Jordan ... painter (uncredited)
Darlene Kanagy ... xerox checker (uncredited)
John Kennedy ... assistant animator (uncredited)
Jack Kerns ... assistant animator (uncredited)
Katherine Kerwin ... checker (uncredited) / scene planner (uncredited)
Sammie Lanham ... layout (uncredited)
Dorse A. Lanpher ... assistant animator (uncredited)
Ann Lord ... painter (uncredited)
Don Lusk ... character animator (uncredited)
Ginni Mack ... painter (uncredited)
Burny Mattinson ... assistant animator (uncredited)
Sylvia Mattinson ... assistant animator (uncredited)
David Michener ... assistant animator (uncredited)
Charlene Miller ... inker (uncredited) / xerox checker (uncredited)
Charles Nichols ... character design (uncredited)
Floyd Norman ... assistant animator (uncredited)
Joe Nunez ... assistant animator (uncredited)
Ann Oliphant ... final checker (uncredited)
Dale Oliver ... assistant animator (uncredited)
Barbara Palmer ... painter (uncredited)
Marilyn Pierson ... painter (uncredited)
Doris Plough ... assistant animator (uncredited)
Lisa Poitevint ... animation checker (uncredited)
Dodie Roberts ... paint lab (uncredited)
Carmen Sanderson ... inker (uncredited) / xerox checker (uncredited)
Eva Schneider ... assistant animator (uncredited)
Helen Seibert ... inker (uncredited) / xerox checker (uncredited)
Edna Smith ... inker (uncredited)
Bill Southwood ... assistant animator (uncredited)
Walt Stanchfield ... character animator (uncredited)
Betty Stark ... painter (uncredited)
Art Stevens ... character animator (uncredited)
Dave Suding ... assistant animator (uncredited)
Julius Svendsen ... animator (uncredited)
Norma Swank ... inker (uncredited) / xerox checker (uncredited)
Iwao Takamoto ... assistant animator (uncredited)
Mary Tebb ... color models (uncredited)
Ruth Tompson ... checker (uncredited) / scene planner (uncredited)
Harvey Toombs ... animator (uncredited)
Margaret Trinidade ... ink and paint (uncredited) / xerox checker (uncredited)
Val Vreeland ... painter (uncredited)
Tatsuko Watanabe ... inker (uncredited) / xerox checker (uncredited)
Chuck Williams ... assistant animator (uncredited)
Bert Wilson ... xerography (uncredited)
Bob Youngquist ... character animator (uncredited)

Music Department

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Evelyn Kennedy ... music editor
Franklyn Marks ... orchestrator
Richard M. Sherman ... songs
Robert B. Sherman ... songs
Fred Darian ... featured vocalist (uncredited) / singer (uncredited)
Leigh Harline ... musical director (uncredited)
Ethmer Roten ... musician: flute (uncredited)
Walter Sheets ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Al Teeter ... music editor (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Walt Disney ... presents
Betty Gossin ... secretary (uncredited)
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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Arthur (aka 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 Wart beyond mere squiredom. He starts by trying to give Wart an education (whatever that is), believing that once one has an education, one can go anywhere. Needless to say, it doesn't quite work out that way. Written by Tim Pickett

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Taglines Tired of living in a Medieval mess...Merlin uses all his magic powers to change a scrawny little boy into a legendary hero! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Merlin l'Enchanteur (France)
  • Die Hexe und der Zauberer (Germany)
  • Merlín el encantador (Spain)
  • Merlin und Mim (West Germany)
  • Kardas akmenyje (Lithuania)
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Runtime
  • 79 min
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Aspect Ratio
  • 1.37 : 1 (original & negative ratio) (open matte)
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Box Office

Budget $3,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $1,751,997, 01 Apr 1983

Did You Know?

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Trivia Arthur was voiced by three different boys - Rickie Sorensen, Richard Reitherman and Robert Reitherman. The changes in voice are very noticeable in the film because of the way Arthur's voice keeps going from broken to unbroken, sometimes in the same scene. One of the easiest noticed is in the last scene in the throne room when Arthur asks in his "changed voice", "Oh, Archimedes, I wish Merlin was here!" Then, the camera cuts farther back and Arthur shouts in his "unchanged voice," "Merlin! Merlin!" See more »
Goofs Throughout the entire film Wart's voice keeps on changing from being child-like to adult-like. One of the easiest spots to notice this is in the throne room towards the end when Wart is trying to get somebody else to take his place. He says "Oh Archimedes, I wish Merlin were here!" in his adult voice, then the camera goes to a distant view and he calls "Merlin, Merlin" in his child voice. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into The Jungle Book (1967). See more »
Soundtracks The Legend of the Sword in the Stone See more »
Quotes [last lines]
Merlin: Why, they might even make a motion picture about you.
Arthur: Motion picture?
Merlin: Oh. Heh-heh-heh, uh, well, uh, that's something like television... heh-heh... without commercials.
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