The Black Cauldron (movie)
The Black Cauldron is a 1985 American animated fantasy movie produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation. It is based on the first two books in The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander, a series of five novels which in turn is based on Welsh mythology.
| The Black Cauldron | |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
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| Distributed by | Walt Disney Pictures 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 is about the evil Horned King who hopes to secure the magical Black Cauldron and rule the world with its help.
The movie is directed by Ted Berman and Richard Rich. They directed the previous Disney animated movie The Fox and the Hound.
It was not very popular when it was first released. Now it has become 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.