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    The Black Cauldron [25th Annivesary] [Special Edition]

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    Director: Ted Berman, Richard Rich Cast: Grant Bardsley

    Grant Bardsley
    , Susan Sheridan
    Susan Sheridan
    , Freddie Jones
    Freddie Jones
    , Nigel Hawthorne
    Nigel Hawthorne
    , Arthur Malet
    Arthur Malet


    DVD

    (Special Edition / Anniversary Edition / Wide Screen)

    $14.99
    $14.99

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    • Release Date: 09/14/2010
    • UPC: 0786936765021
    • Original Release: 1985
    • Rating: PG
    • Source: Walt Disney Video
    • Region Code: 1
    • Presentation: [Wide Screen]
    • Sound: [Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
    • Language: English
    • Runtime: 4800
    • Sales rank: 18,886

    Special Features

    New! The Witches' Challenge Game; New! Deleted Scene: The Fairfolk; "The Quest For Black Cauldron" Game; Short - "Trick Or Treat" Cartoon Starring Donald Duck and His 3 Nephews; Still Frame Gallery

    Cast & Crew

    Performance Credits
    Grant Bardsley Taran
    Susan Sheridan Eilonwy
    Freddie Jones Dallben
    Nigel Hawthorne Fflewddur Fflam
    Arthur Malet King Eidilleg
    John Byner Gurgi/Doli
    Eda Riess Merin Orddu
    Adele Malis-Morey Orwen
    Billie Hayes Orgoch
    John Hurt Horned King
    John Huston Narrator,Narrator
    Lindsay Rich Fairfolk
    Brandon Call Fairfolk
    Gregory Levinson Fairfolk
    Phil Fondacaro Creeper
    Wayne Allwine Henchman
    James Almanzar Henchman
    Steve Hale Henchman
    Jack Laing Henchman
    Eda Reiss Merin Orddu
    Phil Nibbelink Henchman
    Peter Renaday Henchman
    Elmer Bernstein Composer

    Technical Credits
    Joe Hale Producer,Screenwriter,Screenwriter
    Ron Miller Executive Producer,Producer
    Ted Berman Screenwriter
    Ron Clements Screenwriter
    Vance Gerry Screenwriter
    David Jonas Screenwriter
    Roy Morita Screenwriter
    John Musker Screenwriter
    Richard Rich Screenwriter
    Al Wilson Screenwriter
    Roy Edward Disney Screenwriter
    Rosemary Anne Sisson Screenwriter
    Art Stevens Screenwriter
    Peter Young Screenwriter
    Pete Young Screenwriter

    Scene Index

    Disc #1 -- Black Cauldron
    1. Legend of the Cauldron/Main Titles [:00]
    2. The Dreamer [:00]
    3. Hen Wen's Vision [:00]
    4. The Great Horned King [:02]
    5. An Introduction To Gurgi [:00]
    6. Hen Wen Is Captured [:00]
    7. The Horned King's Demand [1:22]
    8. Princess Eilonwy [2:59]
    9. The Escape [2:57]
    10. Gurgi's Return [5:10]
    11. King Eidilleg and The Fair Folk [4:01]
    12. A Trade With The Witches Of Morva [5:06]
    13. The Power of The Black Cauldron [6:15]
    14. Reversing The Spell [9:22]
    15. Another Bargain [4:08]
    16. End Credits [1:50]

    Another of Disney's animated features, this one is perhaps not as well known and certainly not a classic, but still good entertainment for the young ones or for animation buffs. There are impressive Disney animation and memorable characters, but it just never quite came up to the classic standard of other Disney films. Still and all, however, it is a magic and sword animated film in which a young boy must keep a black cauldron from the hands of an evil Horned King. Classic good guys versus evil.

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    The Black Cauldron is an unusual film from Disney that was supposed to mark a new era for its animation division. Instead, it failed at the box office and Disney would not recover until The Little Mermaid in 1989. A departure from the company's usual tendency to cheer up mythical stories, The Black Cauldron is an appropriately dark adventure-fantasy that benefits from the absence of any superfluous songs. Produced with a cruder animation style during the studio's rocky times in the late '70s and early '80s (starting with The Aristocats), it still looks excellent, filmed in 70mm and employing some computer animation enhancement. The story was based on two books from Lloyd Alexander's children's novel series The Chronicles of Prydain. Providing a predictable tale, it bears similarities to the Star Wars saga as well as a Raiders of the Lost Ark-style ending. Perhaps due to the PG rating, surreal settings, and evil characters, The Black Cauldron was a huge commercial flop upon its theatrical release, but it remains notable as an uncommonly risky Disney animated feature.
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