The Black Cauldron | |
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Directed by | Ted Berman Richard Rich |
Story by | Art Stevens Peter Young Roy Morita Al Wilson David Jonas Vance Gerry Ted Berman Richard Rich Joe Hale |
Based on | The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander |
Produced by | Joe Hale Ron Miller |
Starring | Grant Bardsley Susan Sheridan Nigel Hawthorne John Byner John Hurt |
Narrated by | John Huston |
Edited by | Armetta Jackson James Koford James Melton |
Music by | Elmer Bernstein |
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Distributed by | Walt Disney Pictures Buena Vista Distribution |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $25 million[1] |
Box office | $21,288,692[2] |
The Black Cauldron is a 1985 American animated dark fantasy movie produced by Walt Disney Productions. It is based on the first two books in The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander, a series of five novels which in turn is based on Welsh mythology.
The Black Cauldron was the first Disney animated movie to be rated PG. It was the first Disney animated movie released under the Walt Disney Pictures name. The Black Cauldron was the last Disney animated movie produced by Walt Disney Productions. Following the Disney split, Walt Disney Productions was succeeded by Walt Disney Feature Animation.
The movie is directed by Ted Berman and Richard Rich. They directed the previous Disney animated movie The Fox and the Hound.