Animation ·Adventure ·Family ·Fantasy · United States of America · 1985 · 1h 20m

The Black Cauldron

The Black Cauldron poster
Director
Ted BermanRichard Rich
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)
Crew
James Koford — Editor James Melton — Editor Armetta Jackson-Hamlett — Editor Elmer Bernstein — Original Music Composer Lloyd Alexander — Novel Peter Young — Story
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.

Synopsis

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.

Trailer The Black Cauldron — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
witchbased on novel or bookpigmagicswordfairyvillaindragoncauldronevil rulermystical questteenage protagonist
Key Collaborators
Ted Berman Director Richard Rich Director James Koford Editor James Melton Editor Armetta Jackson-Hamlett Editor Elmer Bernstein Original Music Composer Lloyd Alexander Novel Peter Young Story Joe Hale Producer
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