The Sword in the Stone
“Tired of living in a Medieval mess... Merlin uses all his magic powers to change a scrawny little boy into a legendary hero!”
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.
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Cast
16 people
Sebastian Cabot
Narrator / Sir Ector (voice)
Known for
The Jungle Book
The Time Machine
Karl Swenson
Merlin (voice)
Known for
Little House on the Prairie
The Birds
Junius Matthews
Archimedes the Owl (voice)
Known for
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree
Martha Wentworth
Madam Mim / Old Lady Squirrel (voice)
Known for
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
The Stranger
Norman Alden
Kay (voice)
Known for
The All-New Super Friends Hour
They Live
Rickie Sorensen
Wart (voice)
Also in
Tarzan and the Trappers
Father of the Bride
Ginny Tyler
Little Girl Squirrel (voice)
Known for
Space Ghost and Dino Boy
Alan Napier
Sir Pellinore (voice)
Known for
Batman
Batman
Richard Reitherman
Wart (voice)
Robert Reitherman
Wart (voice)
Barbara Jo Allen
Scullery Maid (voice) (uncredited)
Known for
Sleeping Beauty
James MacDonald
Wolf / Pike / Tiger Mim (voice) (uncredited)
Known for
Cinderella
Alice in Wonderland
Wolfgang Reitherman Director · Bill Peet Screenplay T.H. White Author
Worldwide gross $22M · Budget $3M · United States release December 25, 1963
Box office
Budget
$3,000,000
Worldwide gross
$22,200,000
Gross vs. budget
7.4×
Production
Walt Disney Productions
Production
Walt Disney Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · December 12, 1963
Premiere · London
United States · December 25, 1963
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
United States · March 20, 2001
Physical · DVD
United States
June 21, 1964 · Theatrical
December 22, 1972 · Theatrical · Re-release
March 11, 1983 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
March 25, 1983 · Theatrical · Re-release
Argentina
July 1, 1965 · Theatrical
Australia
April 15, 1964 · Theatrical
September 19, 1985 · Theatrical · Re-release
Austria
December 3, 1965 · Theatrical
Belgium
January 1, 1965 · Limited theatrical · Gent
Brazil
December 25, 1964 · Limited theatrical · Sao Paulo
July 6, 1965 · Limited theatrical · Rio de Janeiro
July 9, 1979 · Theatrical · Re-release
Canada
December 25, 1963 · Theatrical
November 12, 2019 · Digital
Colombia
January 1, 1965 · Theatrical
Denmark
December 26, 1964 · Theatrical
Finland
December 17, 1965 · Theatrical
April 16, 1976 · Theatrical · Re-release
France
December 16, 1964 · Theatrical
March 17, 1976 · Theatrical · Re-release
March 21, 1984 · Theatrical · Re-release
Germany
December 16, 1964 · Theatrical · West Germany
October 6, 1978 · Theatrical · West German re-release
Hong Kong SAR China
May 28, 1964 · Theatrical
Hungary
December 17, 1976 · Theatrical
Ireland
June 19, 1964 · Theatrical
Israel
October 18, 1986 · Theatrical
March 21, 1997 · Physical · VHS
Italy
December 23, 1964 · Limited theatrical · Milan
December 14, 1973 · Theatrical · Re-release
Japan
July 18, 1964 · Theatrical
Mexico
December 10, 1964 · Theatrical
Netherlands
December 26, 1964 · Theatrical
New Zealand
May 2, 1965 · Theatrical
Norway
December 26, 1964 · Theatrical
Poland
September 14, 1969 · Theatrical
Portugal
November 5, 1969 · Theatrical
South Korea
December 21, 2001 · Physical
Spain
December 20, 1965 · Limited theatrical · Madrid
June 30, 1992 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 14, 1964 · Theatrical
April 16, 1976 · Theatrical · Re-release
March 26, 1983 · Theatrical · Re-release
July 9, 1999 · Physical · DVD
October 15, 2014 · Physical · Blu-ray
Türkiye
December 28, 1969 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
December 28, 1963 · Theatrical
March 25, 1983 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
Uruguay
July 1, 1965 · Limited theatrical · Montevideo
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