The Dark Crystal

The Dark Crystal (1982)

Released: 1982-12-17 Duration: 1hr 33min
Rating 7.1
Another world, another time...in the age of wonder.

Overview

On another planet in the distant past, a Gelfling embarks on a quest to find the missing shard of a magical crystal and restore order to his world, before the grotesque race of Skeksis find and use the crystal for evil.

Production Companies

ITC Entertainment
ITC Entertainment
Henson Associates
Henson Associates
Jim Henson Productions
Jim Henson Productions

Additional Info

Budget $15,000,000.00
Revenue $40,600,000.00
Original Language en
Popularity 11.535

Directed By

Jim Henson

Frank Oz

Crew

Director
Jim Henson
Screenplay
David Odell
Executive Producer
David Lazer
Producer
Gary Kurtz
Director of Photography
Oswald Morris
Director
Frank Oz
Original Music Composer
Trevor Jones
Producer
Jim Henson
Assistant Art Director
Katharina Kubrick
Special Effects
James Acheson
Set Decoration
Peter Young
Story
Jim Henson
Art Direction
John Marshall
First Assistant Director
Dusty Symonds
Costume Design
Brian Froud
Art Direction
Malcolm Stone
Supervising Art Director
Charles Bishop
Dialogue Editor
Brian Mann
Art Direction
Brian Ackland-Snow
Art Direction
Terry Ackland-Snow
Set Designer
Richard Holland
Production Design
Harry Lange
Sound Editor
Nicholas Stevenson
Production Coordinator
Bi Benton
Choreographer
Jean-Pierre Amiel
Wardrobe Supervisor
Betty Adamson
Camera Operator
Derek V. Browne
Music Editor
Michael Clifford
Stunts
Kiran Shah
Music Editor
Dina Eaton
Draughtsman
Reg Bream
Visual Effects
Brian Smithies

TOP CAST

Jim Henson
Jim Henson

Jen / High Priest, Ritual Master

Kathryn Mullen
Kathryn Mullen

Kira, a Gelfling

Frank Oz
Frank Oz

Aughra, a Keeper of Secrets / Chamberlain

Dave Goelz
Dave Goelz

Fizzgig, a Friendly Monster / General, Garthim Master

Steve Whitmire
Steve Whitmire

Scientist (voice)

Louise Gold
Louise Gold

Gourmand

Brian Meehl
Brian Meehl

Ornamentalist / Urzah / Dying Master

Stephen Garlick
Stephen Garlick

Jen (voice)

Lisa Maxwell
Lisa Maxwell

Kira (voice)

Billie Whitelaw
Billie Whitelaw

Aughra (voice)

Percy Edwards
Percy Edwards

Fizzgig (voice)

Barry Dennen
Barry Dennen

Chamberlain / Podling (voice)

Deep Roy
Deep Roy

Additional Performer

Kiran Shah
Kiran Shah

Additional Performer

Jack Purvis
Jack Purvis

Additional Performer

Bob Payne
Bob Payne

Historian, Scroll Keeper

Michael Kilgarriff
Michael Kilgarriff

General (voice)

John Baddeley
John Baddeley

Historian (voice)

David Buck
David Buck

Slave Master (voice)

Charles Collingwood
Charles Collingwood

Treasurer (voice)

Sean Barrett
Sean Barrett

Urzah (voice)

Miki Iveria
Miki Iveria

Podling (voice)

Patrick Monckton
Patrick Monckton

Podling (voice)

Susan Westerby
Susan Westerby

Podling (voice)

Joseph O'Conor
Joseph O'Conor

Narrator / Urskeks (voice)

Thick Wilson
Thick Wilson

Gourmand (voice)

Jerry Nelson
Jerry Nelson

High Priestess / Dying Emperor (voice)

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