The Black Cauldron (movie)
1985 American animated dark fantasy adventure film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation
The Black Cauldron is a 1985 American animated dark fantasy movie based on Lloyd Alexander's Welsh mythology novel series The Chronicles of Prydain. The movie is directed by Ted Berman and Richard Rich, who directed the previous movie The Fox and the Hound.
| The Black Cauldron | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ted Berman Richard Rich |
| Produced by | Joe Hale Ron Miller |
| Story by | Art Stevens Peter Young Roy Morita Al Wilson David Jonas Vance Gerry Ted Berman Richard Rich Joe Hale |
| Based on | The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander |
| Starring | Grant Bardsley Susan Sheridan Nigel Hawthorne John Byner John Hurt |
| Narrated by | John Huston |
| Music by | Elmer Bernstein |
| Edited by | Armetta Jackson James Koford James Melton |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $25 million[1] |
| Box office | $21,288,692[2] |
The movie follows a villager and his allies on a quest to stop the evil Horned King from using the magical Black Cauldron.
It was not popular when it was first released. It is a cult movie. It cost $25 million to make. It earned only $21 million at the North American box office. It is said to be one of the worst box-office failures from Walt Disney Animation Studios.
CastEdit
- Grant Bardsley as Taran
- Susan Sheridan as Princess Eilonwy
- Nigel Hawthorne as Fflewddur Fflam
- John Byner as Gurgi/Doli
- John Hurt as the Horned King
- Freddie Jones as Dallben
- Arthur Malet as King Eidilleg
- Eda Reiss Merin as Orddu
- Adele Malis-Morey as Orwen
- Billie Hayes as Orgoch
- Phil Fondacaro as Creeper
- John Huston as the narrator
- Brandon Call as Fairy #1
- Gregory Levinson as Fairy #2
- Lindsay Rich as Fairy #3
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Magical Kingdoms
- ↑ "The Black Cauldron (1985)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 23, 2010.