The Black Cauldron (movie)

The Black Cauldron
Directed by	Ted Berman Richard Rich
Story by	Art Stevens Peter Young Roy Morita Al Wilson David Jonas Vance Gerry Ted Berman Richard Rich Joe Hale
Based on	The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander
Produced by	Joe Hale Ron Miller
Starring	Grant Bardsley Susan Sheridan Nigel Hawthorne John Byner John Hurt
Narrated by	John Huston
Edited by	Armetta Jackson James Koford James Melton
Music by	Elmer Bernstein
Production companies	Walt Disney Productions Silver Screen Partners II
Distributed by	Walt Disney Pictures Buena Vista Distribution
Release date	July 24, 1985 (1985-07-24)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$25 million
Box office	$21,288,692

The Black Cauldron is a 1985 American-Welsh 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 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.

Cast

• 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