The Black Cauldron
Brief Synopsis
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Taran is an assistant pigkeeper who longs to be a knight. He's given his chance to live his dream when he is sent out in search of a magical black cauldron which can either be a powerful instrument of good or a bottomless font of evil, depending entirely upon who should find it.
Cast & Crew
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Ted Berman
Director
Susan Sheridan
Voice
Gregory Levinson
Voice
Wayne Allwine
Voice
John Byner
Voice
Grant Bardsley
Voice
Film Details
Also Known As
Black Cauldron, Taram et le chaudron magique
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adventure
Family
Fantasy
Release Date
1985
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 20m
Synopsis
Taran is an assistant pigkeeper who longs to be a knight. He's given his chance to live his dream when he is sent out in search of a magical black cauldron which can either be a powerful instrument of good or a bottomless font of evil, depending entirely upon who should find it.
Cast
Susan Sheridan
Voice
Gregory Levinson
Voice
Wayne Allwine
Voice
John Byner
Voice
Grant Bardsley
Voice
Lindsay Rich
Voice
Nigel Hawthorne
Voice
Peter Renaday
Voice
Freddie Jones
Voice
Phil Nibbelink
Voice
Adele Malis-morey
Voice
Arthur Malet
Voice
James Almanzar
Voice
Phil Fondacaro
Voice
Billie Hayes
Voice
Brian Call
Voice
John Hurt
Voice
Eda Reis Merin
Voice
Jack Laing
Voice
John Huston
Narrator
Steve Hale
Voice
Crew
John Aardal
Animation Photography
Sue Adnopoz
Art Department
Gretchen Maschmeyer Albrecht
Other
Lloyd Alexander
Book As Source Material
Wayne Allwine
Sound Effects
Nick Alphin
Sound
Kurt Anderson
Effects Assistant
Viki Anderson
Animator
Tony Anselmo
Effects Assistant
Ruben Azama Aquino
Animator
Kelly Asbury
Art Department
Errol Aubry
Animation Photography
Ed Austin
Animation Photography
Dale Baer
Animator
Jane Baer
Effects Assistant
Dorothea Baker
Effects Assistant
Wilma Baker
Other
Vicki Banks
Inbetweener
Philo Barnhart
Effects Assistant
Esther Barr
Inbetweener
Bill Berg
Effects Assistant
Ted Berman
Story By
Ted Berman
From Story
Elmer Bernstein
Music
Peter Bernstein
Original Music
David Block
Animator
Sandra Borgmeyer
Animator
David A Bossert
Inbetweener
Don Bourland
Other
Dave Brain
Animator
Bill Brazner
Animator
Bill Brazner
Other
Janet Bruce
Animator
Dan Bunn
Animation Photography
Ben Burgess
Effects Assistant
Hendel S Butoy
Animator
Penny Campsie
Other
Reed Cardwell
Effects Assistant
Hortensia M Casagran
Other
James Catania
Animation Photography
Glenn Chaika
Animator
Wesley Chun
Other
Ron Clements
Story By
Brian Clift
Effects Assistant
Ed Coffey
Visual Effects
Jill Colbert
Animator
Jim Coleman
Color
Karen Comella
Other
Barry Cook
Animator
Norman Corey
Music
Jesus Cortes
Effects Assistant
Jesse Cosio
Animator
Retta Davidson
Other
Andreas Deja
Animator
Andreas Deja
Other
Tatsuko Deramirez
Other
Anthony Derosa
Art Department
Barbara Derosa
Art Department
Sue Dicicco
Animator
Mark Dindal
Animator
Roy Edward Disney
Writer (Dialogue)
Roy Edward Disney
Screenplay
Charlie Downs
Animator
Natasha Dukelski Selfridge
Effects Assistant
David Dunnet
Effects Assistant
Kathy Durning
Music Editor
Dennis Edwards
Production Coordinator
John Emerson
Background Artist
Dede Faber
Animator
Dede Faber
Other
Becky Fallberg
Animator
Rick Farmiloe
Effects Assistant
Maria Fenyvesi
Other
Tom Ferriter
Animator
Tom Ferriter
Other
Gail Finkeldei
Animator
Denise Ford
Art Department
William Frake
Layout Artist
Frank Frezzo
Effects Assistant
June M Fujimoto
Effects Assistant
Mike Gabriel
Animator
Bernie Gagliano
Other
Bernie Gagliano
Animator
Jean-pierre Gagnon
Animator
Jean-pierre Gagnon
Other
Ed Garbert
Graphics
Vance Gerry
From Story
Vance Gerry
Story By
Allen Gonzales
Animator
Edward Goral
Art Department
Steven E Gordon
Animator
Don Griffith
Layout Artist
Carol Holman Grosvenor
Effects Assistant
Tina Grusd
Art Department
Peter Gullerud
Visual Effects
Don Hahn
Production Manager
Joe Hale
From Story
Joe Hale
Producer
Joe Hale
Story By
Steve Hale
Animation Photography
Terrey Hamada
Effects Assistant
Dan Hansen
Layout Artist
Christine Harding
Visual Effects
Ray Harris
Effects Assistant
Roy Harris
Animation Photography
Terry Harrison
Animator
Bob Hathaway
Sound Supervisor
Mark Henn
Animator
Mark Hester
Assistant Director
Steve Hickner
Art Department
Mike Hodgson
Layout Artist
Brian Holechek
Animation Photography
Paul Holzborn
Sound Effects
Richard Hoppe
Animator
Michael Horowitz
Art Department
Mona Hosbjor
Art Department
Jeffrey Howard
Animator
Steve Hulett
Story By
Maurice Hunt
Animator
Ron Husband
Animator
Tom Hush
Animator
Armetta Jackson
Editor
Armetta Jackson
Sound Effects Editor
Jay Jackson
Animator
David Jonas
Titles
David Jonas
From Story
David Jonas
Other
David Jonas
Story By
Debbie Jorgensborg
Visual Effects
Darlene Kanagy
Other
Lisa Keene
Background Artist
Karen Keller
Effects Assistant
Shawn Keller
Animator
Jere Kepenek
Animation Photography
Ted Kierscey
Animator
William Kilduff
Photography
Kimberly Knowlton
Animator
Jim Koford
Editor
Jim Koford
Sound Effects Editor
Martin Korth
Other
Raffi Koumashian
Other
Raffi Koumashian
Animator
Tia W Kratter
Background Artist
Doug Krohn
Animator
Eileen Lambert
Art Department
Joe Lanzisero
Animator
Eric Larson
Animator
Jay Lawton
Music Supervisor
Doug Lefler
Story By
Brian Legrady
Other
Christine Liffers
Art Department
Jeffrey Lynch
Effects Assistant
Ginni Mack
Other
Mauro Maressa
Effects Assistant
Tony Marino
Story By
Greg Martin
Effects Assistant
Burny Mattinson
Story By
Sylvia Mattinson
Animator
Mike Mcdonough
Sound Effects
Michael Mckinney
Effects Assistant
Philip Meador
Photography
James Melton
Sound Effects Editor
James Melton
Editor
Rolando Mercado
Animator
Cherie Miller
Other
Fujiko Miller
Other
Ron Miller
Executive Producer
Bob Mills
Other
Rob Minkoff
Art Department
James Mitchell
Effects Assistant
Roy Morita
Story By
Roy Morita
From Story
Joseph Morris
Production Coordinator
Richard Mosier
Motion Control
Kieran Mulgrew
Animation Photography
Shawn Murphy
Sound
John Musker
Story By
Brett Newton
Effects Assistant
Phil Nibbelink
Other
Phil Nibbelink
Animator
M Flores Nichols
Other
Terry L Noss
Assistant Director
Ron Osenbaugh
Photography
Ray Owens
Production
Karen Paat
Animator
David Pacheco
Animator
Ann Paeff
Visual Effects
Gilda Palinginis
Effects Assistant
Elyse Pastel
Art Department
Randy Paton
Assistant Director
Don Paul
Animator
Patricia Peraza
Animator
Andy Phillipson
Background Artist
Philip Phillipson
Effects Assistant
Jim Pickel
Animation Photography
Mike Ploog
Other
Lisa Poitevint
Animator
Robin Police
Other
Richard Portman
Sound
Ruben Procopio
Animator
Film Details
Also Known As
Black Cauldron, Taram et le chaudron magique
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adventure
Family
Fantasy
Release Date
1985
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 20m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Summer July 24, 1985
The 25th animated feature to carry the Disney name.
Technirama 70
Released in United States Summer July 24, 1985