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The Sword in the Stone (Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection) [VHS] | ![The Sword in the Stone (Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection) [VHS]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51VHD7VWN3L._SL500_.jpg) | Director: Wolfgang Reitherman
Actors: Rickie Sorensen, Sebastian Cabot, Karl Swenson, Junius Matthews, Norman Alden
Studio: Walt Disney Home Video
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Rating:  reviews
Sales Rank: 38
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
Rating: G (General Audience)
Media: VHS Tape
Discs: 1
Running Time: 79 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 1558902295
UPC: 012257229035
EAN: 9781558902299
Theatrical Release Date: December 25, 1963
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Based upon T.H. White's beloved novel, this Disney-fied version chronicles the tutoring of the Once and Future King, Arthur, as handled by the magician Merlin. Sword was a portent of things to come, with slapstick upbraiding storytelling, and cultural in-jokes substituting for wonder. But there's much to enjoy here as Merlin shows Newt, the young Arthur, things that will help him become the ruler of the Britons. The transformation sequences, where the boy is turned into a fish, a bird, and a squirrel are vintage Disney. The oft-repeated scene of Merlin battling it out with the mean old Madame Mim still is worth a few chuckles, but it belies the problem with most of the film--the scenes are only there for the chuckles. References by Merlin to television and other items of modern life also mar the generally innocuous landscape. Children will like it, but they won't cherish it. --Keith Simanton
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| Customer Reviews:
 love disney May 26, 2010
Dina L. Anduha (RWC, Ca USA)
We love Disney movies and have most of them on DVD. Some of them can be pricey. This was a good buy.
This is a good movie April 30, 2010
M. Heiss (USA)
In general, I'm anti-Disney. Disney movies tend to disappoint me. There are too few good male role models -- too much suspense -- too much romance.
You should know that going in.
Maybe it's because this movie was made decades ago, but it was quite good. Funny and sweet, very positive messages for boys, and nothing vulgar.
It's a keeper.
Wonderful Disney Classic January 30, 2010
Lisa (CA, USA)
This is a wonderful Disney classic, suitable for young boys and girls! Beautiful animation, fun music, and an interesting plot. Highly recommended.
scofi's fave's December 19, 2009
Karen L. Scofield (Kealakekua,Hawaii)
as always, amazon has come threw again.Not Only Are Disney Movies Hard To Find but The prices are so unreasonable.With This Produce,I recieved The Best Quality and A Great Low Price.
 Pretty Good Entertainment October 12, 2009
Jim O'Brien (Franklin, PA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
"The Sword in the Stone" is a nice little Disney picture. Animated and only 79 minutes long, it is ... just right ... for those of us whose attention spans are easily challenged.
This movie is adapted from a book of the same title (written by T.H. White). Mr. White's book follows the early life of a famous British folklore hero, King Arthur (a legendary monarch of the 6th century). Bill Peet, the Disney story writer who wrote the adaptation, took the book and picked this, chose that, and changed this a little, and, in the end, did an outstanding job of producing a screen play that is funny and enjoyable.
According to the story, a sword is magically thrust deep into an anvil that sits on top of a large stone. It is decreed (on the sword itself) that who-so-ever is able to remove the sword from the stone shall be anointed king of England. Many men try ... but they all fail. Then, after a long time has passed, a youth named Arthur appears on the scene and, miraculously, he pulls the sword from the stone ... and then is made ruler over all of England.
The story also includes another legendary character ... Merlin the magician. Merlin is wise, powerful ... and dotty. He foresees the arrival of the twelve year old Arthur and he feels that it is fore-ordained for him, Merlin, to be the boy's teacher/mentor/companion to guide the lad toward some mysterious destiny.
Merlin, Arthur, and Merlin's pet owl Archimedes (who can talk) then embark on three magical adventures ... afterwhich the movie moves swiftly to the dramatic moment of Arthur and the sword.
The writing for "The Sword in the Stone" is good. No trouble is too serious or too scary and the trouble scenes are never drawn out. The bad guys (and bad creatures) are never allowed to win too much and our heroes are never allowed to lose too much. The importance of education is emphasized, but not over-emphasized. The story moves along at a comfortable pace, and all the scenes are believable ... in-as-much-as the behavior and reactions of the characters are plausible and credible. And there is a delicate charm and some depth of goodness in there too. Incidentally, Merlin is given some pretty good lines to speak, and the squirrel scene is delightful.
The voice characterizations in "The Sword in the Stone" are very good. Karl Swenson provides the voice of Merlin, and he is wonderful. Junius Matthews does the voice for Archimedes the owl, and he is superb also. But the portrayals of the bad guys (often considered plum roles by actors and actresses; ones that they relish playing) in "The Sword in the Stone" are also done exceptionally well and they add a great deal of strength to the movie. Sebastian Cabot provides the voice for Arthur's boisterous and self-important master Sir Ector ... and this would be the refined, articulate, and dignified Sebastian Cabot ... and he is very convincing as the crass and uncouth Ector. Norman Alden uses his voice talents to portray Sir Ector's son Kay, and he also does an excellent job. Kay is an ill-mannered oaf, but after watching "The Sword in the Stone" a few times you begin to appreciate the good job Alden does ... with a minimum of lines ... in making this crude and rude character come to life. Martha Wentworth does the voice of the evil Madame Mim ... and she is a real treat. Madame Mim absolutely delights in the macabre, and Wentworth seems to have absolutely delighted in playing her.
All in all, "The Sword in the Stone" gives us some pretty good entertainment and is deserving of repeated viewings.
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