The Sword in the Stone

The Sword in the Stone is a novel by T. H. White, published in 1938, the first part of a tetralogy The Once and Future King. It was made into a film by Walt Disney Productions, and there was also a BBC radio adaptation. The book includes several well-known characters, but uses uncommon spellings including Merlyn and Robin Wood.

Film and radio versions

Walt Disney Productions made an animated movie version of The Sword in the Stone, first released on December 25, 1963 by Buena Vista Distribution. Like most Disney films, it is based on the general plot of the original story, but much of the substance of the story is considerably changed.

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Walt Disney Productions - December 25 - 1963 - Buena Vista Distribution

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A BBC radio adaptation in 1982 starred Michael Hordern as Merlyn. Hordern had already starred as another great literary wizard, Tolkien's Gandalf, in the BBC's Lord of the Rings (1981).

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BBC - 1982 - Michael Hordern - Merlyn - Tolkien - Gandalf - Lord of the Rings - 1981

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