The Sword in the Stone (1963 film)

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The Sword in the Stone is a 1963 Disney animated fantasy film that humorously retells the legend of young King Arthur’s education under the wizard Merlin.

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instanceOf American film
Disney animated feature film
animated fantasy film
animationDirector Frank Thomas
Milt Kahl
Ollie Johnston
antagonist Madam Mim
basedOn The Sword in the Stone (novel)
basedOnAuthor T. H. White
colorProcess Technicolor
countryOfOrigin United States
director Wolfgang Reitherman
distributor Buena Vista Distribution
featuresEvent Arthur pulling the sword from the stone
franchise Disney’s Arthurian adaptations
genre animated comedy
fantasy film
musical film
mainCharacter Archimedes
Arthur
Merlin
Sir Ector
Sir Kay
musicBy George Bruns
narrativeFocus Arthur’s training under Merlin
notable first Disney animated feature directed solely by Wolfgang Reitherman
originalLanguage English
partOf The Once and Future King (cycle)
producer Walt Disney
Walt Disney Productions
releaseDate 1963-12-25
releaseYear 1963
runtimeMinutes 79
screenwriter Bill Peet
settingPeriod Middle Ages
settingPlace England
songwriters Richard M. Sherman
Robert B. Sherman
storyBy Bill Peet
studio Walt Disney Productions
subject Arthurian legend
education of King Arthur
title The Sword in the Stone
voiceCast Alan Napier
Junius Matthews
Karl Swenson
Martha Wentworth
Norman Alden
Rickie Sorensen
Sebastian Cabot

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Disney animated universe hasPart The Sword in the Stone (1963 film)
Sir Ector appearsInAdaptation Disney film "The Sword in the Stone"
linked to: The Sword in the Stone (1963 film)