The Black Cauldron
Young pigkeeper Taran must rescue a prophetic swine and prevent an evil warlord from seizing a dark magical cauldron that could forge an unstoppable army.
“Hidden by darkness. Guarded by witches. Discovered by a boy. Stolen by a king. Whoever owns it will rule the world. Or destroy it.”
Synopsis
Taran is an assistant pigkeeper who dreams of becoming a great warrior. His aspirations are interrupted when the oracular pig under his care, Hen Wen, is kidnapped by the Horned King, an evil lord who seeks to use her to locate the Black Cauldron. The cauldron is said to possess the power to create an unstoppable army of soldiers.
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Principal cast & crew: 31
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Edited by Armetta Jackson HamlettScored by Elmer Bernstein
Box Office
1985 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.9× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$21.3M
US & Canada: $21.3M — 100% of worldwide · International: $11K (0%)
Opening weekend: $4.2M — 20% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $8.4M — 40% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 1,276 theaters
Also known as
- Taran und der Zauberkesselde
- Taran and the Magic Cauldronen
- Taram et le Chaudron magiquefr
- Taron e la pentola magicait
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Cast & Crew
31 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Grant Bardsley
as Taran
Freddie Jones
as Dallben
Susan Sheridan
as Eilonwy (voice)
John Byner
as Gurgi / Doli (voice)
Nigel Hawthorne
as Fflewddur
Arthur Malet
as King Eidilleg
John Hurt
as The Horned King (voice)
Phil Fondacaro
as Creeper / Henchman (voice)
Lindsay Rich
as Fairfolk
Brandon Call
as Fairfolk
Gregory Levinson
as Fairfolk
Eda Reiss Merin
as Orddu
Supporting cast
9Directors
2Writers
4Producers
1Other crew
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