The Sword in the Stone to be Released on Blu-ray Disc August 6th, 2013
Posted in Amazon Pre-orders, Blu-ray on May 22nd, 2013 by DaveWalt Disney Studios Home Entertainment will continue its releases of classic animation with the August 6th, 2013 arrival of The Sword in the Stone on Blu-ray Disc.
This will be the 50th Anniversary year for The Sword in the Stone, which was originally released to theaters through Buena Vista on December 25, 1963.
The film is the 18th in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series, and it was the last Disney animated film released before Walt Disney passed away.
The voice cast includes Karl Swenson, Junius Matthews, Sebastian Cabot, Norman Alden and Martha Wentworth.
The Sword in the Stone was directed by Wolfgang Reitherman, who was also behind films like The Aristocats, The Rescuers, and The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.
Reviews for the film were predominantly positive, with a Rotten Tomatoes score of 74%, and an IMDb score of 7.1/10.
Planned features for the disc include an 1080p encode presented at 1.75:1, along with lossless DTS-HD Master Audio with 5.1 channels.
The retail price is $36.99, or pre-order it from Amazon for $25.89, saving 30%!
Alternatively you can add it to your Blu-rayStats Wishlist.
Synopsis:
Disney proudly presents the 50th anniversary edition of a spellbinding and beloved animated classic. Conjure up magical family fun with the humor, adventure and Academy Award-nominated music (Best Score – Adaptation or Treatment, 1963) of The Sword In The Stone – now on Blu-ray Combo Pack for the first time ever! Take an amazing journey with a young orphan named “Wart” and the extraordinary wizard Merlin. According to legend, only someone with the purest character and inner strength can pull the enchanted sword from the stone and claim the throne of England. Armed with new found confidence and the power of friendship, Wart discovers his destiny and learns the best magic is the kind you find inside yourself!




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