Taram and the magic Cauldron

Taram and the magic Cauldron is the 32e feature film of animation and the 25e " Traditional " studios Disney. Left in 1985, it takes as a starting point the Chroniques of Prydain of Lloyd Chudley Alexander, appeared between 1964 and 1970.

Synopsis

Taram, a young farmhand, wishes to become warlike. Helped by the gift of clairvoyance which his/her faithful companion has, a piglet named Tirelire, it must prevent at all costs that a mysterious magic cauldron is found between the hands of malefic Seigneur of Darkness. In its search, it will meet a small hairy character, Gurki, as well as the charming princess Héloïse and the ménestrel Ritournel which will lend strong hand throughout its adventure to him.

Data sheet

  • Title: Taram and the magic Cauldron
  • original Title: The Black Cauldron
  • Realization: Ted Berman and Richard Rich, assistés of Randy Lump, Mark H. Hester and Terry L. Our
  • Scenario: David Jonas, Vance Gerry, Al Wilson, Roy Morita, Peter Young, Art Stevens, Joe Hauls, Ted Berman and Richard Rich according to Lloyd Alexander
  • additional Dialogs: Rosemary Ann Sisson and Roy Edward Disney
  • Design graphic:
    • Artistic director: Mike Hodgson
    • Framing (Layout): Gift Griffith, Dave Hansen, Glen V. Vilppu, Guy Vasilovich and William Frake III
    • Stylism colors: James Coleman
    • Decorations: Brian Sebern, Donald Towns, Tia Kratter, John Emerson, LISA Keene and Andrew Phillipson
    • Design of the characters: Andreas Already, Mike Ploog, Al Wilson, David Jonas and Phil Nibbelink
    • Put at clean (Clean-up): Retta Davidson, Tom Ferriter, Dave Suding, Fujiko Miller, Chuck Williams, Isis Thomson, Mr. Flores Nichols, Lureline Weatherly, Martin Korth and Wesley Chun (supervisory)
  • Animation:
    • Animation of the characters: Andreas Already, Hendel S. Butoy, Flagstone Baer, Ron Husband, Jay Jackson, Barry Temple, Tom Ferriter, Phillip Young, Phil Nibbelink, Steven Gordon, Doug Krohn, Shawn Keller, Mike Gabriel, Jesse Cosio, Ruben Aquino, Ruben Procopio, Cyndee Whitney, Viki Anderson, George Scribner, David Block, Mark Henn, Charlie Downs, Terry Harrison, Sandra Borgmeyer and David Pacheco
    • Coordinator animation-key: Walt Stanchfield
    • special Effects: Gift Paul, Barry Cook, Mark Dindal, Ted Kierscey, Jeff Howard, Kelvin Yasuda, Patrizia Peraza, Bruce Woodside, Scott Santoro, Kimberly Knowlton, Glen Chaika and Allen Gonzales
    • Consultant: Eric Larson
  • Assembly: James Melton, Armetta Jackson and Jim Koford (film), Kathy Durning (music)
  • Music:
  • of production: Gift Hahn and Edward Hansen
  • Executive producer: Ron Miller
  • Associate producer: Joe Hauls
  • Production: Walt Disney Pictures, Silver Screen Partners II
  • Distribution: Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
  • Format: Colors - 2,20:1 (Super Technirama 70) - Stereo Dolby
  • Budget: approx. 25.000.000 US$
  • Lasted: 80 minutes
  • Comings out date: The United States: July 24th 1985; France: November 27th 1985

Note: Starting from this film, the list of the " crédités" with the credits becomes well too long to be quoted in exenso here. We thus took again only principal the contributeurs.

Distribution

Original voices

  • Grant Bardsley : Taran (Taram)
  • Susan Sheridan: Eilonwy (Héloïse)
  • Freddie Jones: Dallben
  • Nigel Hawthorne : Fflewddur Fflam (Ritournel)
  • Arthur Malet: King Eidilleg (King Bedaine)
  • John Byner: Gurgi (Gurki) /Doli (Grumbler)
  • Eda Reiss Merin: Orddu (Grièche)
  • Adele Malis-Morey: Orwen (Goulue)
  • Billie Beam: Orgoch (Morello cherry)
  • Phil Fondacaro: Creeper (Clamping plate)
  • John Hurt: The Horned King (the Lord of Darkness)
  • John Huston: Narrator

French voices

the 1st doubling (1985)

2 doubling

American boxoffice

  • Approximately 21.000.000 US$

Exits cinema

Videos out

  • 1986 - VHS with format 4/3 (Full screen) with the 1st doubling
  • April 2nd 1998 - VHS with format 4/3 and the 2nd doubling
  • April 2nd, 1998 - Laserdisc with format 2.35 and the 2nd doubling
  • March 5th 2004 - VHS with format 4/3 and the 2nd doubling
  • March 5th, 2004 - DVD with format 2.35 and the 2nd doubling

Did you know?

  • In spite of attaching characters, this feature film is darkest of the studios Disney. On the commercial plan, this one was a true failure at the time of its exit in 1985. At the point to even see itself disavowed by its originators. Disney gave even the impression to want to make some forget the existence.

  • In the field of the form, this cartoon also indicates compared to the other Disney productions. The atmosphere is often heavy and glaucous; certain scenes are alarming enough for a young public (that of the removal of Moneybox by two Ptérodactyle S, for example). For proof, at the time of its exit in the United States, the commission of American censure affixed certification PG ( Parental guidance ) with film, which suggests that the young children are accompanied by an adult. But the feature film is not therefore throwing to the oubliettes of cartoon film. The proof is that in spite of its commercial failure, Taram and the magic Cauldron is available today in VHS and DVD.

  • Tim Burton was engaged by Disney as artist-originator for Taram and the magic Cauldron . He imagined a series of monsters for the cartoon, but those were not retained finally.

  • This cartoon, contrary to the majority of those realized by Disney, does not comprise any sung sequence, which is enough rare to be underlined.

  • animation re-used elements of Merlin the enchator (1963), in particular when Moustique leaves to seek the arrow of Kay in the forest.

  • It is the first film in Super Technirama 70 (format 2,20:1) since Sleeping Beauty . It New Year's gift also the principle of the “credits of end” for cartoon film.

  • Taram and the magic Cauldron was the cartoon expensive of 1985, costing 25 million US$, but it reported only 10 of them to the American Box-office .

  • During film, one can see the Fée Small bell among the fairies which will help Taram.

  • the esthetics of film as well as the design of the characters were re-used for the televised series The Gummi Bears .

  • the Lord of Darkness occupies in original work Lloyd Chudley Alexander, a place much less important than that which it occupies in film.

Titrate in various languages

  • German: Taran und der Zauberkessel
  • English: The Black Cauldron
  • Cantonese: 黑神鍋傳奇 (" The Legend of the black cauldron magique")
  • Korean: 블랙콜드론
  • Danish: Taran og den magiske Spanish gryde
  • : Tarón there el caldero mágico (Spain); El caldero mágico (Latin America)
  • Finnish: Hiidenpata
  • French: Taram and the magic cauldron
  • Greek: Το μαγικό καζάνι (To mayikó kazáni = " The Cauldron magique")
  • Dutch: Taran in Italian toverketel
  • : Taron E the pentola magica
  • Japanese: コルドロン
  • Mandarin: 黑神鍋傳奇
  • Norwegian: Taran og den kind gryte
  • Polish: Taran I magiczny kocioł
  • Portuguese: O caldeirão mágico or Taran E O caldeirão mágico
  • Russian: Черныйкотел (Tchirn' I kotiél)
  • Serb: Crni kazan
  • Swedish: Taran och den magiska kitteln

External bonds

  • '' Taram and the magic Cauldron '' on Ultimate Disney

  • Card of film on '' Planète Youth ''

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