The Black Cauldron

– Taran is an assistant pigkeeper with boyish dreams of becoming a great warrior. However, he has to p..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.50 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 20 Minutes
Release Year:
1985
The Black Cauldron (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.

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Producing Country:
USA
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The Black Cauldron (1985) - Trailer

Release Date:

24 Jul 1985

Language:

English, Portuguese

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give "parental guidance". May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.

Director:

Ted Berman, Richard Rich

Writer:

Lloyd Alexander (novel), David Jonas (story), Vance Gerry (story), Ted Berman (story), Richard Rich (story), Al Wilson (story), Roy Morita (story), Peter Young (story), Art Stevens (story), Joe Hale (story), Rosemary Anne Sisson (additional dialogue), Roy Edward Disney (additional dialogue), Tony Marino (additional story contributions), Steve Hulett (additional story contributions), Mel Shaw (additional story contributions), Burny Mattinson (additional story contributions), John Musker (additional story contributions), Ron Clements (additional story contributions), Doug Lefler (additional story contributions)

Main Actors:

Grant Bardsley, Susan Sheridan, Freddie Jones, Nigel Hawthorne

Plot:

Centuries ago, in the land of Prydain, a young man named Taran is given the task of protecting Hen Wen, a magical oracular pig, who knows the location of the mystical black cauldron. This is not an easy task, for The Evil Horned King will stop at nothing to get the cauldron.

Production:

Walt Disney Productions

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
55%
Metacritic:
59%