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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.

1985★ 6.4 · 1.5K1h 20mAnimationAdventureFamilyFantasy

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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Trailer · Taran and the Magic Cauldron - 1990 Reissue Trailer (35mm 4K)

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Cast

John Hurt
as The Horned King (voice)

Freddie Jones
as Dallben (voice)

John Huston
as Narrator (voice)

Brandon Call
as Fairfolk (voice)

Nigel Hawthorne
as Fflewddur Fflam (voice)

Phil Fondacaro
as Creeper / Henchman (voice)

Arthur Malet
as King Eidilleg (voice)

Wayne Allwine
as Henchmen (voice)

John Byner
as Gurgi / Doli (voice)

Peter Renaday
as Henchman (voice)

Eda Reiss Merin
as Orddu (voice)

Billie Hayes
as Orgoch (voice)

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6.4/ 10

1.5K TMDB votes

6.4

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Release date: 1985-07-24

Budget: $25,000,000

Revenue: $21,300,000

Runtime: 1h 20m

Genres

AnimationAdventureFamilyFantasy

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