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A young swineherd who dreams of being a hero gets his chance when he is charged with protecting a clairvoyant pig who knows the whereabouts of a magical black cauldron. In the wrong hands, the cauldron is a source of dark and terrible power... and thus a must-have prize for the evil Horned King (voiced by John Hurt). Swords and sorcery abound in this animated epic, based on Lloyd Alexander's popular childrens' fantasy series The Chronicles of Prydain.

1985 · 1h 20m
Director Richard Rich

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The Black Cauldron

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A young swineherd who dreams of being a hero gets his chance when he is charged with protecting a clairvoyant pig who knows the whereabouts of a magical black cauldron. In the wrong hands, the cauldron is a source of dark and terrible power... and thus a must-have prize for the evil Horned King (voiced by John Hurt). Swords and sorcery abound in this animated epic, based on Lloyd Alexander's popular childrens' fantasy series The Chronicles of Prydain.

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Average 5.8
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Fresh 21
Rotten 16

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Studio
Walt Disney Pictures
Released
1985
Run Time
1 hr 20 min
Rated
U
Region of Origin
United States
© 1985 Disney

Languages

Original Audio
English (United Kingdom), English
Audio

English (United States) (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)

Subtitles

English (United States) (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.