DVD

The sword in the stone / distributed by Buena Vista ; [presented by] Walt Disney ; Walt Disney Productions ; story by Bill Peet ; director, Wolfgang Reitherman.

Disney, Walt, 1901-1966 (Added Author). Reitherman, Wolfgang, 1909-1985 (direction.). Peet, Bill. (Added Author). Cabot, Sebastian. (Added Author). Swenson, Karl, 1908-1978 (Added Author). Sorensen, Rickie, 1946-1994 (Added Author). Matthews, Junius, 1890-1978 (Added Author). Tyler, Ginny. (Added Author). Wentworth, Martha, 1889-1974 (Added Author). Alden, Norm, 1924-2012 (Added Author). Napier, Alan, 1903-1988 (Added Author). Reitherman, Richard, 1947- (Added Author). Reitherman, Robert. (Added Author). Lounsbery, John. (Added Author). Kahl, Milt, 1909-1987 (Added Author). Johnston, Ollie, 1912-2008 (Added Author). Thomas, Frank, 1912-2004 (Added Author). Halliday, Donald. (Added Author). Bruns, George. (Added Author). Marks, Frank, 1911-1976 (Added Author). Sherman, Richard M., 1928- (Added Author). Sherman, Robert B. (Added Author). Anderson, Ken, 1909-1993 (Added Author). White, T. H. (Terence Hanbury), 1906-1964 Sword in the stone. (Added Author). Buena Vista Film Distribution Co. (Added Author). Walt Disney Productions. (Added Author). Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Sebastian Cabot, Karl Swenson, Rickie Sorensen, Junius Matthew, Ginny Tyler, Martha Wentworth, Norman Alden, Alan Napier, Richard Reitherman, Robert Reitherman. (Cast).

Summary:

The English king dies leaving no heir. In the churchyard of a cathedral in London, a sword appears embedded in a stone. It is inscribed with a prophecy. Although many try, no one can budge the sword from the stone. Deep in the dark woods, Merlin the Magician begins to teach 11-year-old Arthur, who lives in the castle of Sir Ector where he's an apprentice squire to Sir Kay. Arthur learns the basic truths of life, but he also runs into the evil Madam Mim, who tries to destroy him. A great tournament is held in London to pick a new king. Arthur, attending as Kay's squire, forgets Kay's sword, and runs back to the inn to get it, but the inn is locked. Arthur, seeing the sword in the stone, innocently, and easily, pulls it out. When the knights marvel at the wondrous sword and question where he got it, Arthur has to prove himself all over again by pulling the sword from the stone.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 79 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: 50th anniv. edition, fullscreen version.
Publisher: Burbank, CA : Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, 2013.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally released as a motion picture in 1963. Closed captioned for the hearing impaired. Based on the book by T.H. White. Special features: Music magic: the Sherman brothers ; Disney song selection ; "A knight for a day" short film.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Directing animators, Frank Thomas, Milt Kahl, Ollie Johnston, John Lounsbery ; character animation, Hal King, Eric Larson, Eric Cleworth, John Sibley, Cliff Nordberg, Hal Ambro, Dick Lucas ; effects animation, Dan MacManus, Jack Boyd, Jack Buckley ; character design, Milt Kahl, Bill Peet ; production supervisor, Ken Peterson ; sound supervisor, Robert O. Cook ; film editor, Donald Halliday ; music editor, Evelyn Kennedy ; music, George Bruns ; orchestration, Franklyn Marks ; songs, Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman ; art direction, Ken Anderson.
Participant or Performer Note:	Sebastian Cabot, Karl Swenson, Rickie Sorensen, Junius Matthew, Ginny Tyler, Martha Wentworth, Norman Alden, Alan Napier, Richard Reitherman, Robert Reitherman.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: G.
System Details Note:	DVD, Dolby digital, Dolby surround.
Language Note:	In English, Spanish or French with optional subtitles in French or Spanish.