Original hand painted production animation cel of Wart as King Arthur from "The Sword In The Stone," 1963, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; Size - Wart (King Arthur): 6 1/4 x 4 1/2", Image 7 x 9"; Unframed.
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"I can't be a king, Archimedes. I don't know anything about ruling a country." - Wart/King Arthur
"I told you to leave the thing in the stone, boy." - Archimedes (Owl)
"I'll, I'll run away, that's what I'll do. They'll just have to get somebody else." - Wart/King Arthur
"The
Sword in the Stone," 1963 is the 18th full length feature film produced
by Walt Disney and it was released on December 25, 1963 by Buena Vista
Distribution. The film was based on the novel of the same name, that was
first published in 1938. It was later republished in 1958 as the first
book of T. H. White's tetralogy "The Once and Future King." It was to be
the final Disney animated film released before Walt Disney's death on
December 15, 1966. The songs in the film were written and composed by
the Sherman Brothers, who would become very famous for their future work
on later Disney films including; "Mary Poppins," 1964, "The Jungle
Book," 1967, and "Bedknobs and Broomsticks," 1971.
Original production animation cel of Wart as King Arthur without the background.
Wart
was animated by both Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston; and the voice was
provided by three different actors; Rickie Sorensen, Richard Reitherman
and his brother Robert Reitherman. This lead to noticeable changes in
the character's voice between scenes. Also, the three voices all have
Brooklyn-esque accents, which differed with the English setting for the
film and with the accents spoken by all other characters.
The
cel is from the last scene in the film which occurs after Wart/Arthur has
pulled the sword (Excalibur) from the stone and is crowned King of England. As time
passes, he feels unprepared for the responsibility of ruling an entire
country. After confessing to Merlin's owl Archimedes, he attempts to run away, but every exit door of the castle is
blocked by cheering crowds of people. Merlin suddenly returns from
Bermuda and is thrilled that Wart is now King Arthur. Merlin tells
Arthur that in the future he will be famous, books will be written about
him, and perhaps even a motion picture! In this cel Arthur is eyes and mouth open, sitting on the thrown, and grasping the top handle of Excalibur.
Cels of Wart as King Arthur (wearing the crown and robe) are extremely
rare because he is only in the film as King during the last few minutes of the
movie. A great addition to any animation art collection. The dialog for this cel is below:
Wart/King Arthur: "I can't be a king, Archimedes. I don't know anything about ruling a country."
Archimedes (Owl): "I told you to leave the thing in the stone, boy."
Wart/King Arthur: "I'll, I'll run away, that's what I'll do. They'll just have to get somebody else."
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