The Sword in the Stone

Dec 25, 1963

1h 19m

★ 7.2

Tired of living in a Medieval mess... Merlin uses all his magic powers to change a scrawny little boy into a legendary hero!

Overview

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 him beyond mere squiredom. He starts by trying to give him an education, believing that once one has an education, one can go anywhere. Needless to say, it doesn't quite work out that way.

Genres

Animation

Family

Fantasy

Production Companies

Walt Disney Productions

The Sword in the Stone Trailers

Cast

The Narrator/Sir Ector (voice)

Sebastian Cabot

Merlin (voice)

Karl Swenson

Archimedes the Owl (voice)

Junius Matthews

Madam Mim / Old Lady Squirrel (voice)

Martha Wentworth

Kay (voice)

Norman Alden

Wart (voice)

Rickie Sorensen

Little Girl Squirrel (voice)

Ginny Tyler

Sir Pellinore (voice)

Alan Napier

Wart (voice)

Richard Reitherman

Wart (voice)

Robert Reitherman

Scullery Maid (voice) (uncredited)

Barbara Jo Allen

The Wolf / Pike / Tiger Mim (voice) (uncredited)

James MacDonald

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