The Black Cauldron (1985)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

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

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.

• Released: 1985-07-24
• Genres: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
• Runtime: 1h 20m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.4/10 from 1,474 votes

Directed by Ted Berman, Richard Rich.

Top cast

• Grant Bardsley as Taran (voice)
• Susan Sheridan as Eilonwy (voice)
• John Byner as Gurgi / Doli (voice)
• Nigel Hawthorne as Fflewddur Fflam (voice)
• John Hurt as The Horned King (voice)
• Freddie Jones as Dallben (voice)
• Phil Fondacaro as Creeper / Henchman (voice)
• Arthur Malet as King Eidilleg (voice)
• Lindsay Rich as Fairfolk (voice)
• Brandon Call as Fairfolk (voice)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Black Cauldron

• United States: stream on Disney Plus; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Disney Plus; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• Canada: stream on Disney Plus; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Disney Plus; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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