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1963 in animation - Wikipedia. Events in 1963 in animation. January 1: The first episode of Astro Boy airs, based on the manga series by Osamu Tezuka. [citation needed] January 25: The Flintstones episode "The Surprise" is first broadcast where Wilma Flintstone announces to Fred that she is pregnant.
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:1963 films. It includes 1963 films that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
This category is for animation in the year 1963 . 1958.
Film compiled from episodes 46 ("The Robot Spaceship"), 56 ("Earth Defense Army") and 71 ("The Last Day of Earth") of the animated television series that ran from January 1, 1963, until December 31, 1966, for a total of 193 episodes.
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After the King of England, Uther Pendragon, dies, leaving no heir to the throne, a sword magically appears impaled in an anvil in London, with an inscription proclaiming that whoever removes the sword is the rightful King of England. None succeed in removing the sword, which becomes forgotten, leaving England in the Dark Ages. Years later somewhere...
Rickie Sorensen, Richard Reitherman, and Robert Reitherman as Arthur, also known as Wart, the boy who will grow up to become the legendary British leader King Arthur. Sorensen entered puberty durin...Karl Swenson as Lord Merlin, an old and eccentric wizardwho aids and educates Arthur. Reitherman estimated that 70 actors read for the part, but "none evidenced that note of eccentricity that we we...Sebastian Cabot as Lord Ector, Arthur's foster father and Kay’s father: Though he clearly cares for Arthur, he often treats him like a servant than a son. Cabot also provides the narration at the b...In February 1939, Walt Disney announced he had purchased the film rights to T. H. White's The Sword in the Stone. However, following the outbreak of World War II, the studio was restricted by the United States government to produce cartoons for the armed services. In June 1944, following the successful re-release of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,...
The Sword in the Stone was re-released on December 22, 1972. The film was again re-released to theaters on March 25, 1983, as a double feature with Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore.
Box office
During its initial release, The Sword in the Stone earned an estimated $4.75 million in North American theatrical rentals. During its 1972 re-release, the film garnered $2.5 million in box office rentals. The film was re-released to theaters on March 25, 1983, and grossed $12 million.The film has had a lifetime domestic gross of $22.2 million in North America.
Critical reception
The Sword in the Stone received mixed reviews from critics, who thought that its humor failed to balance out a "thin narrative". Variety wrote that the film "demonstrates anew the magic of the Disney animators and imagination in character creation. But one might wish for a script which stayed more with the basic story line rather than taking so many twists and turns which have little bearing on the tale about King Arthur as a lad." Bosley Crowther of The New York Times praised the film, claim...
Accolades
The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Score—Adaptation or Treatment in 1963, but lost against Irma La Douce. In 2008, the American Film Institute nominated The Sword in the Stone for its Top 10 Animated Films list, but among the 50 nominated, it did not reach the top 10.
Several characters from the film made frequent appearances in the Disney's House of Mouse television series. Merlin was voiced by Hamilton Camp. One notable appearance in the series was in the episode: "Rent Day", in which he tells Mickey Mouse that he will give him the 50 ups only if he gives Arthur a sword. Wart also made a few appearances in the...
The Sword in the Stone at IMDbThe Sword in the Stone at the TCM Movie DatabaseThe Sword in the Stone at AllMovie1953 – Peter Pan, Chilly Willy, Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom, Melody, Gumby. 1954 – Animal Farm, Tasmanian Devil. 1955 – Lady and the Tramp (becoming the first animated film to be filmed in CinemaScope), Mickey Mouse Club, Speedy Gonzales, Mighty Mouse Playhouse. 1956 - The Twelve Months; Toei Animation is founded.
Astro Boy (Japanese: 鉄腕アトム, Hepburn: Tetsuwan Atomu, "Mighty Atom", lit. "Iron Arm Atom") is a Japanese television series that premiered on Fuji TV on New Year's Day, 1963 (a Tuesday), and is the first popular animated Japanese television series that embodied the aesthetic that later became familiar worldwide as anime. [3]
