The Black Cauldron

The Black Cauldron

80 mins | Adventure, Animation, Family | July 24, 1985

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.

The Black Cauldron

80 mins | Adventure, Animation, Family | July 24, 1985

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.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Productions, Silver Screen Partners II
Original title The Black Cauldron
Directors Randy Paton, Terry L. Noss, Glenn V. Vilppu, Dan Hansen, William H. Frake III, Guy Vasilovich, Don Griffith, Richard Rich, Ted Berman, Mark A. Hester
Writers Richard Rich, Roy Edward Disney, Lloyd Alexander

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)

Gregory Levinson

as Fairfolk (voice)

Eda Reiss Merin

as Orddu (voice)

Adele Malis-Morey

as Orwen (voice)

Billie Hayes

as Orgoch (voice)

Peter Renaday

as Henchman (voice)

James Almanzar

as Henchman (voice)

John Huston

as Narrator (voice)

Phil Nibbelink

as Henchmen (voice)

Wayne Allwine

as Henchmen (voice)

Jack Laing

as Henchmen (voice)

Steve Hale

as Henchmen (voice)