The Black Cauldron (1985)

• 80 min

6.4

Hidden by darkness. Guarded by witches. Discovered by a boy. Stolen by a king. Whoever owns it will rule the world. Or destroy it.

Directed by: Ted Berman, Richard Rich
Casting: Grant Bardsley, Susan Sheridan, John Byner, Nigel Hawthorne, John Hurt, Freddie Jones, Phil Fondacaro, Arthur Malet, Lindsay Rich, Brandon Call, Gregory Levinson, Eda Reiss Merin, Adele Malis-Morey, Billie Hayes, Peter Renaday, James Almanzar, John Huston, Phil Nibbelink, Wayne Allwine, Jack Laing, Steve Hale
Countries: United States of America
Premiere: 1985-07-24
Status: Released

Tags: witch, based on novel or book, pig, magic, sword, fairy, villain, dragon, fantasy world, cauldron, evil ruler, mystical quest, teenage protagonist

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.