PGUS
1985AnimationAdventureFamily1h 20m

The Black Cauldron

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.

Information

StatusReleased
Original Languageen
Budget$25,000,000
Revenue$21,300,000

Keywords

witchbased on novel or bookpigmagicswordfairyvillaindragoncauldronevil rulermystical questteenage protagonist

Production

Walt Disney Pictures
Walt Disney Pictures
Walt Disney Productions
Walt Disney Productions