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| - 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 and rule the world with its aid. He is opposed by a young pig keeper named Taran, Princess Eilonwy, the bard Fflewddur Fflam, and a wild creature named Gurgi who seek to stop him by destroying it.
- The Black Cauldron is an animated film released by Walt Disney Productions in 1985. The 25th film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series, the movie is loosely based on The Chronicles of Prydain series. It combines scenes from the first two books and posits the Horned King as the chief antagonist, while Arawn is a spirit trapped in the Cauldron. The film is a mish-mash of Prydain characters and generic fantasy tropes, a far cry from the unique spirit of the series authored by Lloyd Alexander. Its characters are so altered and its plot so rearranged, its creators could have done little more to distance their film from the books.
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| - The Black Cauldron is an animated film released by Walt Disney Productions in 1985. The 25th film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series, the movie is loosely based on The Chronicles of Prydain series. It combines scenes from the first two books and posits the Horned King as the chief antagonist, while Arawn is a spirit trapped in the Cauldron. The film is a mish-mash of Prydain characters and generic fantasy tropes, a far cry from the unique spirit of the series authored by Lloyd Alexander. Its characters are so altered and its plot so rearranged, its creators could have done little more to distance their film from the books. The movie is nominally directed by Ted Berman and Richard Rich, who had directed the previous Disney animated film, The Fox and the Hound. However, the film's troubled production went through several personnel changes, and the credits may not accurately reflect the true contributions of its many co-creators. Disney's The Black Cauldron features the voices of Grant Bardsley, Susan Sheridan, Freddie Jones, Nigel Hawthorne, John Byner, and John Hurt. A video game based on the film was released in 1986. This page contains spoilers. If you do not wish to be spoiled, do not read further.
- 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 and rule the world with its aid. He is opposed by a young pig keeper named Taran, Princess Eilonwy, the bard Fflewddur Fflam, and a wild creature named Gurgi who seek to stop him by destroying it. The film is directed by Ted Berman and Richard Rich, who had directed Disney's previous animated film The Fox and the Hound (1981) (which was the final Disney animated film to be recorded in RCA Photophone). 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 be released in the Dolby stereo since Fantasia (1940). The film was released theatrically by Buena Vista Distribution on July 24, 1985 to mixed critical reviews and was a Box office bomb. Disney released the film for the first time on home video in 1998.
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