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The Black Cauldron 1985 Directed by Ted Berman , Richard Rich

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Budget $25,000,000
Revenue $21,300,000
Release Date 24 July 1985
80 mins