The Black Cauldron

Name: The Black Cauldron
Genre: Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy
Released: 1985-07-24
Duration: 1 h 20 min
Cast: Grant Bardsley, Susan Sheridan, John Byner, Nigel Hawthorne

1985 · 1h 20m · Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy · United States of America · Rated PG (US)

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

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.

Directed by

Ted Berman, Richard Rich

Story by

Peter Young, David Jonas, Al Wilson, Vance Gerry, Roy Morita, Ted Berman, Richard Rich, Art Stevens, Joe Hale

Based on the novel by

Lloyd Alexander

Starring

Grant Bardsley, Susan Sheridan, John Byner, Nigel Hawthorne

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