The Sword in the Stone (1963) movie poster

The Sword in the Stone (1963)

"Tired of living in a Medieval mess... Merlin uses all his magic powers to change a scrawny little boy into a legendary hero!"
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👍 75%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 63%
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Runtime
1h 19m
Rated
G
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
7.2/10 (4,058 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
65%
Metacritic
61

Cast

Sebastian Cabot as The Narrator/Sir Ector (voice) · 77% avg
Karl Swenson as Merlin (voice) · 79% avg
Junius Matthews as Archimedes the Owl (voice)
Martha Wentworth as Madam Mim / Old Lady Squirrel (voice)
Norman Alden as Kay (voice)
Rickie Sorensen as Wart (voice)
Ginny Tyler as Little Girl Squirrel (voice)
Alan Napier as Sir Pellinore (voice) · 79% avg

Is The Sword in the Stone good?

Most people think so. 75% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics gave it 63%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#404 / 661 · Animation
Rank in its year
#14 / 16 · 1963
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By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

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. Wikipedia ↗

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What Reddit Thinks

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⬆ 23,973💬 963 comments
"The Sword in the Stone" set a high mark for Disney Animation
Top comment: "That scene where the squirrel feels betrayed and saddened when she finds out Arthur is a human..."
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