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The Dark Crystal

7.1

Released December 17, 1982Runtime 1h 33min

Another world, another time...in the age of wonder.

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.

Genres

Adventure

Family

Fantasy

Production Companies

ITC Entertainment

Henson Associates

Jim Henson Productions

Production Countries

United Kingdom

United States of America

Finances

Budget: $15,000,000
Revenue: $40,600,000
Profit/Loss: $25,600,000

Stream

Rent

Buy

Videos

Cast

Jim HensonJen / High Priest, Ritual Master

Kathryn MullenKira, a Gelfling

Frank OzAughra, a Keeper of Secrets / Chamberlain

Dave GoelzFizzgig, a Friendly Monster / General, Garthim Master

Steve WhitmireScientist (voice)

Louise GoldGourmand

Brian MeehlOrnamentalist / Urzah / Dying Master

Stephen GarlickJen (voice)

Lisa MaxwellKira (voice)

Billie WhitelawAughra (voice)

Percy EdwardsFizzgig (voice)

Barry DennenChamberlain / Podling (voice)

Deep RoyAdditional Performer

Kiran ShahAdditional Performer

Jack PurvisAdditional Performer

Bob PayneHistorian, Scroll Keeper

Michael KilgarriffGeneral (voice)

John BaddeleyHistorian (voice)

David BuckSlave Master (voice)

Charles CollingwoodTreasurer (voice)

Sean BarrettUrzah (voice)

Miki IveriaPodling (voice)

Patrick MoncktonPodling (voice)

Susan WesterbyPodling (voice)

Joseph O'ConorNarrator / Urskeks (voice)

Thick WilsonGourmand (voice)

Jerry NelsonHigh Priestess / Dying Emperor (voice)

Crew

Frank OzDirector

Jim HensonDirector

Dusty SymondsFirst Assistant Director

David OdellScreenplay

Jim HensonStory

Jim HensonProducer

Gary KurtzProducer

David LazerExecutive Producer

Bi BentonProduction Coordinator

Trevor JonesOriginal Music Composer

Ralph KemplenEditor

Oswald MorrisDirector of Photography

Katharina KubrickAssistant Art Director

James AchesonSpecial Effects

Harry LangeProduction Design

Terry Ackland-SnowArt Direction

Peter YoungSet Decoration

John MarshallArt Direction

Charles BishopSupervising Art Director

Richard HollandSet Designer

Brian MannDialogue Editor

Derek V. BrowneCamera Operator

Brian Ackland-SnowArt Direction

Brian FroudCostume Design

Malcolm StoneArt Direction

Nicholas StevensonSound Editor

Dina EatonMusic Editor

Jean-Pierre AmielChoreographer

Kiran ShahStunts

Betty AdamsonWardrobe Supervisor

Michael CliffordMusic Editor

Reg BreamDraughtsman

Brian SmithiesVisual Effects

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Reviews

Some old things just don’t really hold up. I was hoping that this movie was going to be a lot better than it was. To myself, I thought it would be great as this was one of Jim Henson’s more notable films. However, the story didn’t really grip me all that much. That could be because today we have...

When the old emperor dies, a new even nastier "Skeksis" one takes his place, and so begins this latest reign of terror for all the "Gelfling" on the distant world of "Thra". The only way to rectify things is for the dark crystal, damaged aeons ago, to be restored to it's former glory and that can o...