Cinematic background from The Black Cauldron 1985 - 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

Action, Adventure, Animation

Directors:
Ted Berman, Richard Rich
Writers:
Tony Marino, John Musker, Peter Young, Art Stevens, David Jonas, Lloyd Alexander, Steve Hulett, Roy Morita, Richard Rich, Joe Hale, Doug Lefler, Roy Edward Disney, Al Wilson, Vance Gerry, Burny Mattinson, Mel Shaw, Rosemary Anne Sisson, Mark Zaslove, Ted Berman, Ron Clements
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Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A man and a woman holding a white dog; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A cartoon of a person holding their head in front of a light bulb; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A man standing next to an open window in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A dog with a white coat and a brown face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A woman and a white dog in a forest; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A group of people standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A man and a woman looking at each other in front of a rock wall; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – An old man and a white dog are sitting together; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – An old man and a pig in a barn; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A cartoon pig sitting in front of a tree; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A cartoon of a pig being petted by a person; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A cartoon of a man standing in the woods; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – An old man and a young boy in a barn; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A cartoon of a woman in front of a tree; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – An old man is tying a bow tie in a cartoon; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A cartoon picture of a young man looking sad; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – An animated picture of a man with his hands up; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A group of people standing in front of a crowd; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A group of people standing next to each other on a field; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A man and a woman are looking at something; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – An old man and a little bear in a room with books; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A woman touching the cheek of a young boy; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A cartoon of a man holding a sword in a cave; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A pig sitting on top of a pile of books; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A man holding a sword in front of a stone wall; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – An old man sitting at a table with a loaf of bread and an apple in front of him; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – An animated character with a person; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – An old man holding a piece of paper in his hand; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A painting of a man standing on top of a mountain; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A cartoon picture of a man holding an object in his hand; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A young boy with a surprised look on his face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – Two animated characters are in the middle of a scene; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – An artistic painting of a tree with a house in the middle of it; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – An image of an animated character chopping wood; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A blonde haired girl with a surprised look on her face; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A woman standing next to a tree in a forest; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A woman with long blonde hair is looking surprised; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A woman with long blonde hair is looking surprised at an old man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – An image of an animated scene with a mountain and a tree in the background; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – An old man and a young girl are in a forest; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A cartoon of a woman looking surprised; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A painting of two people standing on top of a tree branch; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A group of people that are standing around a pot; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – An artistic painting of a village in the middle of a forest; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A couple of people that are in a cage; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – An old man sitting at a table with a cat on it; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A woman in a dress is looking at a box; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A cartoon pig is standing in the dirt; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A man in a yellow shirt is standing in front of a fireplace; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A cartoon of a boy with his hands in the air; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – An old man and a young boy are in a cave; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A painting of a barren landscape with a cloudy sky in the background; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A cartoon character with white fur; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A man and a pig in a tub of bubbles; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A woman is knitting in front of a tree; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A woman with long blonde hair is looking surprised; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A group of people sitting next to a fire pit; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A dog holding an apple in his mouth; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A group of people standing next to each other in a forest; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A couple of people that are running in a cave; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A couple of people that are holding hands; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A woman is looking at a mouse in a cave; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A girl's face in a computer animation; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A cartoon of a dog jumping in the air in front of a sky background; Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A painting of a tree and a cliff; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A cartoon picture of a boy laying on the ground; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A young blonde haired girl is looking surprised at a young man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A man and a dog are running in a field; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – An old man with a beard wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A woman standing in the dark in front of a cave; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A painting of a woman and a man holding a sword in a forest; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A group of three people standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A man and a woman holding hands in front of a stone wall; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A couple of people standing next to each other in a cave; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A man and a woman are looking at each other; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A man and a piglet are looking into a pot; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A painting of a person walking in a field; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A couple of people that are in a cartoon; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A couple of people that are standing in the dirt; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A couple of people that are standing in the grass; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A cartoon of a man and a pig; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A couple of people that are looking at one another; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A painting of a boy in a tree; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A cartoon dog's face with a red sky in the background; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A cartoon of a piglet drinking water from a bowl; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A couple of people are running through a forest; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – An old man with long white hair and a red shirt; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A group of people standing next to each other in a cave; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A man holding a sword in his hand in a cave; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A dog wearing a red hat in a forest; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A cartoon picture of a blonde woman laughing; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A group of three people hanging from a rope; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A cartoon picture of a woman and a bear; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A couple of people that are standing in the grass; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – An old man with white hair wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A painting of a forest with trees and a lake; Extreme Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – An animated bird with white hair and blue eyes; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Black Cauldron” (1985), directed by Ted Berman – A cartoon picture of a young boy in front of a forest; Close Up shot, High angle