The Black Cauldron

Ted Berman was an American film director, animator, and screenwriter, known for his work with Disney, including Bambi, Fantasia, and the critically acclaimed The Black Cauldron, among many others. Prior to working with Disney, Berman studied at the Chouinard Art Institute, after growing up wanting... to become an artist. Joining Disney in the 1940s, Berman started off as an animator, but focused on writing and directing in his later years. Berman was also a fine-arts painter. He died in 2001 at his home due to natural causes, survived by his wife and children.
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Richard Rich is an American director and producer of animation and one of the few animation directors who has never participated as an animator. Rich is founder and owner of Crest Animation Productions. Rich started his career in the mailroom of the Walt Disney Studios but worked his way up to... first assistant director. He made his directorial debut on The Fox and the Hound and later directed The Black Cauldron. Rich departed from Disney in 1986 and established Rich Animation Studios, later re-named RichCrest. He directed The Swan Princess in 1994 which led-up to two sequels. Besides feature films, Rich has produced direct-to-video series such as Animated Stories from the New Testament, Animated Stories from the Bible, Animated Stories from The Book of Mormon, Animated Hero Classics and K10C: Kids' Ten Commandments. His most recent credit is as producer on the computer-animated comedy drama film Alpha and Omega.
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