The Black Cauldron

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Theatrical Release Date:

11/09/2001

DVD Release Date:

10/03/2000

Run Time:

82min.

Starring:

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

Director(s):

Ted Berman , Richard Rich

Distributor(s):

Independent Artists

MPAA Rating:

Genre(s):

Action,Family,Fantasy

Plot: Walt Disney Pictures produced this ambitious, animated tale of sorcery and swordfighting. Taran (voice of Grant Bardsley), is an assistant to Dallben (voice of Freddie Jones), a pigkeeper in the mythical land of Prydain. Read More

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