The Black Cauldron

Name: The Black Cauldron
Director: Ted Berman
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Released: 1985-07-24
Duration: 80 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Grant Bardsley, Susan Sheridan, John Byner, Nigel Hawthorne, John Hurt

Hidden by darkness. Guarded by witches. Discovered by a boy. Stolen by a king. Whoever owns it will rule the world. Or destroy it.

AnimationAdventureFamilyFantasy

July 24, 19851h 20m6.4 / 10

Overview

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.

Director

Ted Berman

Box Office

Budget$25.0M

Revenue$21.3M

Production

Silver Screen Partners IIWalt Disney PicturesWalt Disney Productions

Cast

Grant BardsleyTaran (voice)