Uniform Title |
Sword in the stone (Motion picture : 1963) |
Title |
The sword in the stone. |
Published |
South Yarra, Victoria : Distributed by Walt Disney Company (Australia), [2017]. |
©1963 |
Description |
1 DVD-video (76 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
Walt Disney Company : E28660 ; E02290. |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1963. |
Special features: "A knight for a day: short film ; "The brave little tailor" short film; music magic ; Sing-along songs ; The sword in the stone scrapbook. |
Based on the novel of the same name, which was first published in 1938 as a single novel. It was later republished in 1958 as the first book of T. H. White's tetralogy The Once and Future King. |
Credits |
Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman. |
Performers |
Voiced by Rickie Sorensen, Sebastian Cabot, Karl Swenson. |
Summary |
The wizard Merlin teaches a young boy who is destined to be King Arthur A sword mysteriously embedded in a massive stone offers this challenge: Whoever can pull it from the stone will become the King of England! Many try and fail, but with the help of a powerful wizard, Merlin a young man learns that with persistance and belief in himself even the most incredible dream can be realized. |
Target audience note |
Censorship classification: G. |
System details |
DVD video, Dolby digital 5.1, PAL, Region 4, fullframe 1.33:1. |
Language note |
English, Norwegian. Subtitles in English, Norwegian, Danish. [CC] English Captions [descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired]. |
Subjects |
White, T. H.(Terence Hanbury),1906-1964,Film adaptations |
Arthur, -- King -- Juvenile films |
Merlin (Legendary character) -- Juvenile films |
Wizards -- Juvenile films |
Apprentices -- Juvenile films |
Swords -- Juvenile films |
Tournaments, Medieval -- England -- Juvenile films |
Genre |
Comedy films |
Musical films |
Fantasy films |
Film adaptations |
Animated films |
Children's films |
Feature films |
Fiction films |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
Other Names |
Reitherman, Wolfgang, 1909-1985 director. |
Sorensen, Rickie, 1946-1994 actor. |
Cabot, Sebastian actor. |
Swenson, Karl, 1908-1978 actor. |
White, T. H. (Terence Hanbury), 1906-1964. Sword in the stone Motion picture adaptation of (work) |
Series |
Disney classics 12. |
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