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.
Released: Jul 24, 1985
Runtime: 80 minutes
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Stars: Grant Bardsley, Susan Sheridan, John Byner, Nigel Hawthorne, John Hurt, Freddie Jones
Crew: Joe Hale (Producer), Lloyd Alexander (Novel), Armetta Jackson-Hamlett (Editor), James Melton (Editor), Richard Rich (Author), Ron Miller (Executive Producer)