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The Sword in the Stone

1963

Wolfgang Reitherman

Animation, Voice: Sebastian Cabot, Karl Swenson, Rickie Sorensen ...

7.1

27,730

Animation. Fantasy. Adventure Based upon T.H. White's beloved novel, this Disney-fied version chronicles the tutoring of the Once and Future King, Arthur, as handled by the magician Merlin. Sword was a portent of things to come, with slapstick upbraiding storytelling, and cultural in-jokes substituting for wonder. But there's much to enjoy here as Merlin shows Newt, the young Arthur, things that will help him become the ruler of the Britons. The transformation ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Variety	"The feature-length cartoon demonstrates anew the magic of the Disney animators and imagination in character creation"	POS
United Kingdom	William Thomas Empire	"It feels older than contemporary Disney work due to flat, creaky animation. The story still has resonance for kids, though (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Dave Kehr Chicago Reader	"There is still some life in the characterizations, though the animation is turning stiff and flat. "	NEU
United Kingdom	Alan Jones Radio Times	"The film makes good use of its limited animation techniques (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Greg Ehrbar IndieWire	"Entertaining (...) It doesn’t quite add up to the sum of its parts"	NEU

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