The Black Cauldron is a 1985 American animated dark fantasy adventure film produced by Walt Disney Productions. It is loosely based on the first two books in The Chronicles of Prydain series of novels, which are in turn based on Welsh mythology. The film was directed by Ted Berman and Richard Rich, and features the ensemble voice cast of Grant Bardsley, Susan Sheridan, Freddie Jones, Nigel Hawthorne, Arthur Malet, John Byner, Phil Fondacaro, and John Hurt, with John Huston serving as the narrator for the prologue.