The Black Cauldron

6.4
Moderate
19851h 20m

Directed by

Overview

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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Grant Bardsley - Taran (voice) in The Black Cauldron

Grant Bardsley

Taran (voice)

Susan Sheridan - Eilonwy (voice) in The Black Cauldron

Susan Sheridan

Eilonwy (voice)

John Byner - Gurgi / Doli (voice) in The Black Cauldron

John Byner

Gurgi / Doli (voice)

Nigel Hawthorne - Fflewddur Fflam (voice) in The Black Cauldron

Nigel Hawthorne

Fflewddur Fflam (voice)

John Hurt - The Horned King (voice) in The Black Cauldron

John Hurt

The Horned King (voice)

Freddie Jones - Dallben (voice) in The Black Cauldron

Freddie Jones

Dallben (voice)

Phil Fondacaro - Creeper / Henchman (voice) in The Black Cauldron

Phil Fondacaro

Creeper / Henchman (voice)

Arthur Malet - King Eidilleg (voice) in The Black Cauldron

Arthur Malet

King Eidilleg (voice)

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Movie Info

Release Date

July 24, 1985

Runtime

1h 20m

Rating

PG

Genres

Action, Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy

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