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The Black Cauldron

The Black Cauldron

1985Movie⏱️ 1h 20mPG🏆 #4548 Top Rated
AnimationActionAdventureFamilyFantasy
6.3
IMDB Rating
44,601 votes

A young boy and a group of misfit friends embark on a quest to find a dark magic item of ultimate power before a diabolical tyrant can.

Director
N/A
Writers
Lloyd Alexander, David Jonas, Vance Gerry
Stars
Grant Bardsley, Freddie Jones, Susan Sheridan
Release Date
July 24, 1985
Language
English, Portuguese
Country
United States
💬 207
Reviews
📋 40.2K
Watchlists
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

👤
Grant Bardsley
as Taran
Freddie Jones
Freddie Jones
as Dallben
Susan Sheridan
Susan Sheridan
as Eilonwy
Nigel Hawthorne
Nigel Hawthorne
as Fflewddur
Arthur Malet
Arthur Malet
as King Eidilleg
John Byner
John Byner
as Gurgi
👤
Lindsay Rich
as Fairfolk
Brandon Call
Brandon Call
as Fairfolk
👤
Gregory Levinson
as Fairfolk
👤
Eda Reiss Merin
as Orddu

💰 Box Office

$21,289,357
Worldwide Gross
$21,288,692
Domestic Gross
$4,180,110
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.39 : 1
Color
Color
Filming Location
Llechwedd Slate Caverns, Llechwedd Slate Mine, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales, UK
Production
Walt Disney Pictures, Silver Screen Partners II, Walt Disney Animation Studios

🏷️ Keywords

cauldronswordsword and fantasykingpig

🎯 Categories

Dark FantasyFairy TaleHand-Drawn AnimationQuestSword & SorceryTeen AdventureTeen FantasyActionAdventureAnimation

⭐ Featured Review

It ain't half bad (ain't half good, neither)
by niteman1998-08-08

"There were many good things going on in the Black Cauldron. First, there were NO SONGS, which really helped move things along. Second, the villain was truly frightening, the supporting cast was a lot of fun, and the movie's breakneck pace held my interest and entertained me throughout. But, there were some bad things as well. Taran wasn't really a character at all. Every important thing that happened to him was by luck or accident. And at the end of the story he's right back where he started. Also, the plot was little more than a succession of action sequences, with littl..."

💡 Did You Know?

The first Disney animated film that's not a musical, does not contain any songs neither performed by characters, nor in the background.

📖 Synopsis

A young boy and a group of misfit friends embark on a quest to find a dark magic item of ultimate power before a diabolical tyrant can.