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Miekka kivessä

Original title: The Sword in the Stone
  • 1963
  • S
  • 1h 19m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
105K
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Junius Matthews, Rickie Sorensen, Karl Swenson, and Martha Wentworth in Miekka kivessä (1963)
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A poor boy named Arthur learns the power of love, kindness, knowledge and bravery with the help of a wizard called Merlin in the path to become one of the most beloved kings in English histo... Read allA poor boy named Arthur learns the power of love, kindness, knowledge and bravery with the help of a wizard called Merlin in the path to become one of the most beloved kings in English history.A poor boy named Arthur learns the power of love, kindness, knowledge and bravery with the help of a wizard called Merlin in the path to become one of the most beloved kings in English history.

  • Directors
    • Wolfgang Reitherman
    • Clyde Geronimi
    • David Hand
  • Writers
    • Bill Peet
    • T.H. White
  • Stars
    • Rickie Sorensen
    • Sebastian Cabot
    • Karl Swenson
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    105K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Wolfgang Reitherman
      • Clyde Geronimi
      • David Hand
    • Writers
      • Bill Peet
      • T.H. White
    • Stars
      • Rickie Sorensen
      • Sebastian Cabot
      • Karl Swenson
    • 129User reviews
    • 71Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Miekka kivessä (1963)
    Junius Matthews, Richard Reitherman, Robert Reitherman, Rickie Sorensen, and Karl Swenson in Miekka kivessä (1963)
    Junius Matthews in Miekka kivessä (1963)
    Rickie Sorensen in Miekka kivessä (1963)
    Junius Matthews, Rickie Sorensen, and Karl Swenson in Miekka kivessä (1963)
    Karl Swenson and Martha Wentworth in Miekka kivessä (1963)
    Rickie Sorensen and Karl Swenson in Miekka kivessä (1963)
    Karl Swenson and Martha Wentworth in Miekka kivessä (1963)
    Rickie Sorensen in Miekka kivessä (1963)
    Rickie Sorensen and Karl Swenson in Miekka kivessä (1963)
    Junius Matthews, Rickie Sorensen, Karl Swenson, and Martha Wentworth in Miekka kivessä (1963)
    Richard Reitherman, Robert Reitherman, and Rickie Sorensen in Miekka kivessä (1963)

    Top cast

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    Rickie Sorensen
    • Wart
    • (voice)
    Sebastian Cabot
    Sebastian Cabot
    • Sir Ector
    • (voice)
    • …
    Karl Swenson
    Karl Swenson
    • Merlin
    • (voice)
    Junius Matthews
    • Archimedes
    • (voice)
    Ginny Tyler
    Ginny Tyler
    • Little Girl Squirrel
    • (voice)
    Martha Wentworth
    Martha Wentworth
    • Madam Mim
    • (voice)
    • …
    Norman Alden
    Norman Alden
    • Sir Kay
    • (voice)
    Alan Napier
    Alan Napier
    • Sir Pellinore
    • (voice)
    Richard Reitherman
    • Wart
    • (voice)
    Robert Reitherman
    • Wart
    • (voice)
    Jack Albertson
    Jack Albertson
    • Knight in Crowd #1
    • (uncredited)
    Barbara Jo Allen
    Barbara Jo Allen
    • Scullery Maid
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Fred Darian
    • The Minstrel in opening sequence
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    James MacDonald
    • The Wolf
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Tudor Owen
    Tudor Owen
    • Knight in Crowd
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Thurl Ravenscroft
    • Black Bart
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Wolfgang Reitherman
      • Clyde Geronimi(earlier film clips) (uncredited)
      • David Hand(earlier film clips) (uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Bill Peet
      • T.H. White
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Arthur was voiced by three different boys - Rickie Sorensen, Richard Reitherman and Robert Reitherman. The changes in voice are very noticeable in the film because of the way Arthur's voice keeps going from broken to unbroken, sometimes in the same scene. One of the easiest noticed is in the last scene in the throne room when Arthur asks in his "changed voice", "Oh, Archimedes, I wish Merlin was here!" Then, the camera cuts farther back and Arthur shouts in his "unchanged voice," "Merlin! Merlin!"
    • Goofs
      Throughout the entire film Wart's voice keeps on changing from being child-like to adult-like. One of the easiest spots to notice this is in the throne room towards the end when Wart is trying to get somebody else to take his place. He says "Oh Archimedes, I wish Merlin were here!" in his adult voice, then the camera goes to a distant view and he calls "Merlin, Merlin" in his child voice.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Merlin: Why, they might even make a motion picture about you.

      Arthur: Motion picture?

      Merlin: Oh. Heh-heh-heh, uh, well, uh, that's something like television... heh-heh... without commercials.

    • Alternate versions
      The UK DVD version omits part of Madam Mim's first line "Sounds like someone's sick. How lovely. I do hope it's serious. Something dreadful." She now says "Sounds like someone's sick. How lovely."
    • Connections
      Edited into Disneyland: Disney's Greatest Villains (1977)
    • Soundtracks
      The Legend of the Sword in the Stone
      (1963) (uncredited)
      Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
      Sung by Fred Darian

    User reviews129

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    Featured review
    8/10
    Lowbrow fun
    This isn't usually counted as being one of the top-ranking Disney films, but I insist on not being snobbish in this list, and remembering the films that brought me joy as a kid. Wart gets to be a squirrel, a bird and a fish during this film which plays fast and loose with Arthurian legend. Merlin is great, and his battle with Madam Mim the stuff of legend. It's not big, it's not clever, but it is fun!
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    5
    • R_O_U_S
    • Jan 15, 2004

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 17, 1965 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Disney's Official Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Svärdet i stenen
    • Production company
      • Walt Disney Animation Studios
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $3,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $12,000,000
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,230,614
      • Mar 27, 1983
    • Gross worldwide
      • $12,000,000
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 19 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1(original & negative ratio, open matte)

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