The Black Cauldron (1985)
Directed by Richard Rich, Ted Berman · 80 min · Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
26.1 TOPICAL score · #3,912 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Taran is an assistant pigkeeper with boyish dreams of becoming a great warrior. However, he has to put the daydreaming aside when his charge, an oracular pig named Hen Wen, is kidnapped by an evil lord known as the Horned King. The villain hopes Hen will show him the way to The Black Cauldron, which has the power to create a giant army of unstoppable soldiers.
The Black Cauldron (1985, directed by Richard Rich and Ted Berman) has a TOPICAL score of 26.1 - ranked 3,912 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on historical impact and lasting engagement, and lowest on awards. Critics: 57% on Rotten Tomatoes · 5.7/10 critics' average · Metacritic 59. Audiences: TMDB 6.4/10 (1,483 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 63 languages.
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- Critics57% on Rotten Tomatoes · 5.7/10 critics' average · Metacritic 59
- AudienceTMDB 6.4/10 (1,483 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 63 languages
- Still read56,091 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Grant Bardsley, Susan Sheridan, John Byner, Nigel Hawthorne (actor #643)