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The Black Cauldron(1985)

PG07/24/1985 (US)AnimationAdventureFamilyFantasy1h 20m
64%

Movie Score

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

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.

Ted Berman

Director

Production Companies

Movie Cast

Grant Bardsley photo

Grant Bardsley

Taran (voice)

Susan Sheridan photo

Susan Sheridan

Eilonwy (voice)

John Byner photo

John Byner

Gurgi / Doli (voice)

Nigel Hawthorne photo

Nigel Hawthorne

Fflewddur Fflam (voice)

John Hurt photo

John Hurt

The Horned King (voice)

Freddie Jones photo

Freddie Jones

Dallben (voice)

Phil Fondacaro photo

Phil Fondacaro

Creeper / Henchman (voice)

Arthur Malet photo

Arthur Malet

King Eidilleg (voice)

Lindsay Rich photo

Lindsay Rich

Fairfolk (voice)

Brandon Call photo

Brandon Call

Fairfolk (voice)

Gregory Levinson photo

Gregory Levinson

Fairfolk (voice)

Movie Stats

StatusReleased

Budget$25,000,000.00

Revenue$21,300,000.00

Production CompanySilver Screen Partners II

Original LanguageEnglish

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