Quite possibly the most infamous Disney animated film of all time. The one that was buried for over 13 years. The one everyone involved was ashamed of. The very last straw for animators like Brad Bird and Tim Burton. And the one that saw two regime changes – from Card Walker to Ron Miller to the powerhouse of Eisner, Katzenberg, and Wells. It’s time to talk about The Black Cauldron.
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Music: The Show Must Be Go by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4509-the-show-must-be-go License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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