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The Sword in the Stone

1963 · Movie · 79 min
B

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72/100

Averaged across 12 ratings · 491.3K votes

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52–84 out of 100

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A young orphan boy nicknamed Wart is tutored by the eccentric magician Merlin, who knows the boy's future destiny. Merlin educates him through magical transformations into various animals, teaching him lessons about life, knowledge, and power. Their lives change when they discover a sword lodged in an anvil in London, with an inscription that whoever pulls it out will be king.

Details

Writer
Bill Peet
Based on
The Sword in the Stone by T. H. White
Released
25 December 1963
Country
United States
Language
English
Runtime
79 min
Rated
G
Budget
$3.0M
Box office
$22.2M
Awards
0 wins, 1 nomination

This title elsewhere

Sebastian Cabot

Sebastian Cabot

The Narrator/Sir Ector (voice)

Karl Swenson

Karl Swenson

Merlin (voice)

Junius Matthews

Junius Matthews

Archimedes the Owl (voice)

Martha Wentworth

Martha Wentworth

Madam Mim / Old Lady Squirrel (voice)

Norman Alden

Norman Alden

Kay (voice)

Rickie Sorensen

Rickie Sorensen

Wart (voice)

Ginny Tyler

Ginny Tyler

Little Girl Squirrel (voice)

Alan Napier

Alan Napier

Sir Pellinore (voice)

Awards & nominations

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0 wins from 1 nomination across 1 ceremony

36th Academy Awards 1964 Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment George Bruns Nominee

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