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the black cauldron (1985)

the black cauldron
The Black Cauldron
PG
Animation
Adventure
Family
Fantasy

Release Date
July 24, 1985
Director
Ted Berman , Richard Rich
Cast
Grant Bardsley , Susan Sheridan , Freddie Jones , Nigel Hawthorne , Arthur Malet , John Byner
Runtime
80
Main Genre
Animation
Writers
Lloyd Alexander , David Jonas , Vance Gerry , Ted Berman , Richard Rich , Al Wilson
Tagline
Hidden by darkness. Guarded by witches. Discovered by a boy. Stolen by a king. Whoever owns it will rule the world. Or destroy it.
Franchise
Disney Animated Films

Summary

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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