The Black Cauldron
1985 animated film directed by Ted Berman and Richard Rich
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Summary
The Black Cauldron is an animated film[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of animated film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,932 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Ted Berman[3], Richard Rich[4]
- Screenwriter: Art Stevens[5], David Jonas[6], Al Wilson[7], Vance Gerry[8], Roy Morita[9], Ted Berman[10], Peter Young[11], Richard Rich[12], Joe Hale[13]
- Composer: Elmer Bernstein[14]
- Genre: coming-of-age film[15], adventure film[16], fantasy film[17], dark fantasy[18]
- Based on: The Chronicles of Prydain[19]
- Producer: Joe Hale[20]
- Performer: Elmer Bernstein[21]
- Part of the series: Walt Disney Animation Studios feature film[22]
- Production company: The Walt Disney Company[23], Silver Screen Partners[24], Walt Disney Pictures[25]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[26]
- Commons category: The Black Cauldron (film)[27]
- Soundtrack release: The Black Cauldron[28]
- Distribution format: theatrical release[29]
- Review score: 5.7/10[30], 56%[31], 59/100[32]
- Color: color[33]
- Country of origin: United States[34]
- Publication date: July 24, 1985[35], November 29, 1985[36], December 5, 1985[37]
- Characters: Taran[38], Eilonwy[39], The Horned King[40], Gurgi[41], Hen Wen[42], Dallben[43], Fair Folk[44], Fflewddur Fflam[45], Creeper[46], King Eidilleg[47], Doli[48], Orddu[49], Orwen[50], Orgoch[51]
- Voice actor: Grant Bardsley[52], Susan Sheridan[53], John Byner[54], Nigel Hawthorne[55], John Hurt[56], Phil Fondacaro[57], Freddie Jones[58], Arthur Malet[59], Eda Reiss Merin[60], Adele Malis-Morey[61], Billie Hayes[62], Brandon Call[63], Peter Renaday[64], Wayne Allwine[65]
- Has edition or translation: Taran und der Zauberkessel[66]
- Distributed by: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures[67], Disney+[68]
Why It Matters
The Black Cauldron has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[69] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[70]