Continuity mistake: When the movie ends, the way the curtain on the right folds changes between shots.
Sacha
21st Oct 2023
The Sword in the Stone (1963)
21st Oct 2023
The Sword in the Stone (1963)
Continuity mistake: The teapot with the flower at Mim's place keeps swapping back and forth between being next to the window and sitting on the centre of the windowsill.
21st Oct 2023
The Sword in the Stone (1963)
Continuity mistake: The position and pattern of the playing cards on Mim's table keeps changing in every single shot.
21st Oct 2023
The Sword in the Stone (1963)
Continuity mistake: At Madam Mim's, the cup and saucer on the table moves around between shots.
21st Oct 2023
The Sword in the Stone (1963)
Continuity mistake: When Arthur is scrubbing the cauldron, a pot next to it disappears and reappears between shots. Also, the grip of the handles of the bucket behind him swap between round to square.
21st Oct 2023
The Sword in the Stone (1963)
Continuity mistake: When Merlin arrives from the future, he talks about it to Arthur and puts the crown on his head. The sword, resting against the throne, appears and disappears randomly all the time.
21st Oct 2023
The Sword in the Stone (1963)
Continuity mistake: When Arthur takes the sword out of the stone, Hector stands in front of Kay. A shot later, they're both next to each other.
14th Oct 2020
The Sword in the Stone (1963)
Continuity mistake: Before Kay cuts the mop's handle, the mop is dark brown. After he cuts it turns to vanilla coloured.
14th Oct 2020
The Sword in the Stone (1963)
Continuity mistake: When Merlin searches for the model plane the knot holding it swaps from neat to crappy between shots. (00:56:02)
14th Oct 2020
The Sword in the Stone (1963)
Continuity mistake: The letters A and B on the bottom row on the blackboard differ styles between shots, being wobblier in the second shot.
14th Oct 2020
The Sword in the Stone (1963)
Continuity mistake: When Ector and Kay fight, the mallet behind turns 180ยบ. (00:49:30)
6th Oct 2020
The Sword in the Stone (1963)
Continuity mistake: When Ector walks Merlin to the tower, the bones on the floor by the door disappear between shots. (00:20:47)
12th Sep 2019
The Sword in the Stone (1963)
Continuity mistake: When the movie begins and Merlin prepares tea for Arthur, the amount and shape of the cookies on the plate changes between shots.
12th Sep 2019
The Sword in the Stone (1963)
Continuity mistake: During tea, after Merlin commands the couch to come walking, the books on the table change positions between shots.
7th Sep 2019
The Sword in the Stone (1963)
Continuity mistake: When Merlin enters his place and pours water into the pot, the bookshelf behind has a bottle on the upper right corner. A shot later the bottle has been replaced for a thick book.
5th Sep 2019
The Sword in the Stone (1963)
Continuity mistake: When the movie begins a squirrel sits on a tree with dry and broken branches. In the following shot the branches look different, with small branches having suddenly appeared.
5th Sep 2019
The Sword in the Stone (1963)
Continuity mistake: The first shot of Merlin's house shows a dark green pot on the top of the shelf behind. A shot later it's dark orange.
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