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.
Type:
MOVIE
Country:
Genres:
Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Release:
July 1985
Production:
Silver Screen Partners II, Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Productions
Cast:
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
Tags:
witch, based on novel or book, pig, magic, sword, fairy, villain, dragon, fantasy world, cauldron, evil ruler, mystical quest, teenage protagonist
