The Black Cauldron (film)
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| Narrated by | John Huston |
| Music by | Elmer Bernstein |
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| Distributed by | Buena Vista Distribution |
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80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $44 million |
| Box office | $21.3 million |
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| Released | 1985 (re-recording) April 3, 2012 (film tracks) |
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| Genre | Orchestral | ||||
| Length | 30:25 (re-recording) 75:27 (film tracks) |
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Varèse Sarabande (re-recording) Walt Disney / Intrada (film tracks) |
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| Producer | George Korngold, Randy Thornton | ||||
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2012 re-release cover
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| Developer(s) | Sierra On-Line |
| Publisher(s) | Sierra On-Line |
| Distributor(s) | Walt Disney Personal Computer Software |
| Director(s) | Ted Berman, Richard Rich |
| Producer(s) | Ron W. Miller |
| Designer(s) | Al Lowe |
| Programmer(s) | Scott Murphy |
| Artist(s) | Mark Crowe |
| Composer(s) | Elmer Bernstein |
| Series | List of Walt Disney Animation Studios films |
| Engine | Adventure Game Interpreter |
| Platform(s) | MS-DOS, Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Atari ST, Tandy 1000 |
| Release date(s) | 1986 |
| Genre(s) | adventure game |
| Mode(s) | single player |
The Black Cauldron is a 1985 American animated dark fantasy adventure film produced by Walt Disney Pictures in association with Silver Screen Partners II. The 25th Disney animated feature film, it is loosely based on the first two books in The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander, a series of five novels that are, in turn, based on Welsh mythology.
Set in the mythical land of Prydain during the dark ages, the film centers on the evil Horned King who hopes to secure an ancient magical cauldron that will aid him in his desire to conquer the world. He is opposed by a young pig keeper named Taran, the young princess Eilonwy, the bard Fflewddur Fflam, and a wild creature named Gurgi who seek to destroy the cauldron, to prevent the Horned King from ruling the world.
The film is directed by Ted Berman and Richard Rich, who had directed Disney's previous animated film The Fox and the Hound in 1981, the first Disney animated film to be recorded in Dolby Stereo. It features the voices of Grant Bardsley, Susan Sheridan, Freddie Jones, Nigel Hawthorne, John Byner, and John Hurt. It was the first Disney animated film to receive a PG rating as well as the first Disney animated film to feature computer-generated imagery. The film was released theatrically by Buena Vista Distribution on July 24, 1985. Disney released the film for the first time on home video in 1998.
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