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The Black Cauldron
Taran is an assistant pigkeeper with boyish dreams of becoming a great warrior. However, he has to put the daydreaming aside when his charge, an oracular pig named Hen Wen, is kidnapped by an evil lord known as the Horned King. The villain hopes Hen will show him the way to The Black Cauldron, which has the power to create a giant army of unstoppable soldiers.
1985 · Directed by Richard Rich · 80 min · Animation · Adventure · Family · Fantasy · 10 frames
Tagline
Hidden by darkness. Guarded by witches. Discovered by a boy. Stolen by a king. Whoever owns it will rule the world. Or destroy it.
Crew
- Edited by: Armetta Jackson-Hamlett, James Melton, James Koford
- Music: Elmer Bernstein
- Produced by: Joe Hale
Cast
- Grant Bardsley as Taran (voice)
- Susan Sheridan as Eilonwy (voice)
- John Byner as Gurgi / Doli (voice)
- Nigel Hawthorne as Fflewddur Fflam (voice)
- John Hurt as The Horned King (voice)
- Freddie Jones as Dallben (voice)
- Phil Fondacaro as Creeper / Henchman (voice)
- Arthur Malet as King Eidilleg (voice)
- Lindsay Rich as Fairfolk (voice)
- Brandon Call as Fairfolk (voice)
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Silver Screen Partners II, Walt Disney Pictures
- Budget: $25,000,000
- Box office: $21,300,000
- Themes: witch, based on novel or book, pig, magic, sword, fairy, halloween, villain, dragon, cauldron
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