The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Dukas) of the storyline of the film, the sorcerer's final anger with his apprentice which appears in "Fantasia" does not appear in Goethe's source poem, "Der Zauberlehrling". The popularity of the musical piece in "Fantasia" led to it being used again in "Fantasia 2000". A decade prior to "Fantasia", in 1930 William Cameron Menzies directed and Joseph M. Schenck produced a series of four short films of classical music. One of the four, based on the Dukas music, was titled "The Wizard's Apprentice"; this short film has been released on DVD and shown on Classic Arts Showcase. In 1931, the Dukas
Sorcerer (film) naive gesture of self-indulgence," and trivialized his effort to a mere attempt at remaking "his hero[,] Clouzot". David Badder, in "Monthly Film Bulletin", was of the opinion that even if the film had been truncated, it would not improve its quality. He described "Sorcerer" as "remarkably lacklustre", and did not appreciate the unstable tone of the movie which he called "impenetrably obscure". Additionally, he considered Scheider's role to be severely underdeveloped and "consist[ing] of meaningful stares off camera and mournful grimaces." On the other hand, "Sorcerer" garnered some acclaim from several major critics, including the "Chicago Sun-Times's" Roger Ebert, "The