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11/10/1985 (GB)
Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
1h 20m
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Hidden by darkness. Guarded by witches. Discovered by a boy. Stolen by a king. Whoever owns it will rule the world. Or destroy it.
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.
- Ted BermanDirector
- Richard RichDirector
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$25,000,000
Revenue
$21,300,000
Keywords
- witch
- based on novel or book
- pig
- magic
- sword
- fairy
- villain
- dragon
- cauldron
- evil ruler
- mystical quest
- teenage protagonist
Top Billed Cast
Grant Bardsley
Taran (voice)
Susan Sheridan
Eilonwy (voice)
John Byner
Gurgi / Doli (voice)
Nigel Hawthorne
Fflewddur Fflam (voice)
John Hurt
The Horned King (voice)
Freddie Jones
Dallben (voice)
Phil Fondacaro
Creeper / Henchman (voice)
Arthur Malet
King Eidilleg (voice)
Lindsay Rich
Fairfolk (voice)
Brandon Call
Fairfolk (voice)
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