The Black Cauldron (movie)
| The Black Cauldron | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ted Berman Richard Rich |
| Produced by | Joe Hale Ron Miller |
| Story by | Art Stevens Peter Young Roy Morita Al Wilson David Jonas Vance Gerry Ted Berman Richard Rich Joe Hale |
| Narrated by | John Huston |
| Starring | Grant Bardsley Susan Sheridan Nigel Hawthorne John Byner John Hurt |
| Music by | Elmer Bernstein |
| Editing by | Armetta Jackson James Koford James Melton |
| Studio | Walt Disney Productions Silver Screen Partners II |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista Distribution |
| Release date(s) | July 24, 1985 |
| Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $25 million[1] |
| Money made | $21,288,692[2] |
The Black Cauldron is a 1985 American animated dark fantasy movie produced by Walt Disney Productions. 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[change | change source]
- 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
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Magical Kingdoms
- ↑ "The Black Cauldron (1985)". Box Office Mojo. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=blackcauldron.htm. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
