The Black Cauldron
The Black Cauldron

The Black Cauldron

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

6.4(1,389 votes)
1985
1h 20m
Animation
Action
Adventure
Family
Fantasy

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.

Production

Silver Screen Partners II, Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Productions

Cast

Grant Bardsley

Grant Bardsley

Taran (voice)

Susan Sheridan

Susan Sheridan

Eilonwy (voice)

John Byner

John Byner

Gurgi / Doli (voice)

Nigel Hawthorne

Nigel Hawthorne

Fflewddur Fflam (voice)

John Hurt

John Hurt

The Horned King (voice)

Freddie Jones

Freddie Jones

Dallben (voice)

Phil Fondacaro

Phil Fondacaro

Creeper / Henchman (voice)

Arthur Malet

Arthur Malet

King Eidilleg (voice)

Lindsay Rich

Lindsay Rich

Fairfolk (voice)

Brandon Call

Brandon Call

Fairfolk (voice)

More Like This

Scarface
Hook
Bullitt
Cars
Ice Age: The Meltdown
Escape from New York
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part III: Rebellion
Meet the Robinsons
The Hobbit
A Whisker Away
Madagascar
Papa Zola: The Movie