The Dark Crystal (1982)

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PG | 1 hr 33 mins | Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Animated | Now Playing

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Synopsis:

The last of the Gelfings, Jen and Kira join forces and embark on a dangerous journey to "heal" a precious Dark Crystal and restore order to their planet.

Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
12/17/1982

Director	Credit
Jim Henson	Director
Frank Oz	Director
Cast	Credit
Jim Henson	Jen
Stephen Garlick	of Jen
Lisa Maxwell	of Kira
Jim Henson	Skeksis High Priest
Billie Whitelaw	of Aughra
Kathryn Mullen	Kira
Percy Edwards	of Fizzgig
Frank Oz	Aughra
Frank Oz	Skeksis Chamberlain
Barry Dennen	of Skeksis Chamberlain
Dave Goelz	Skeksis General
Brian Muehl	of Skeksis Ornamentalist--Dying Master
Michael Kilgarriff	of Skeksis General
Dave Goelz	Fizzgig
Jerry Nelson	of Skeksis High Priest--Dying Emperor
Brian Muehl	Skeksis Ornamentalist
Brian Muehl	Mystic Urzah
Steve Whitmire	of Skeksis Scientist
Thick Wilson	of Skeksis Gourmand
Brian Muehl	Dying Mystic Master
Hugh Spight	Mystic Cook
John Baddeley	of Skeksis Historian
David Buck	of Skeksis Slave Master
Hugh Spight	Landstrider
Charles Collingwood	of Skeksis Treasurer
Robbie Barnett	Mystic Numerologist
Sean Barrett	of Skeksis Mystic Urzah
Robbie Barnett	Landstrider
Swee Lim	Landstrider
Sue Westerby	of Podlings
Joseph O'Conor	of Urskeks
Swee Lim	Mystic Hunter
Louise Gold	Skeksis Gourmand
Bob Payne	Skeksis Historian
Mike Quinn	Slave Master
Tim Rose	Treasurer
Jean Pierre Amiel	Weaver
Simon Williamson	Chanter
Hus Levant	Scribe
Toby Philpott	Alchemist
David Greenaway	Healer
Richard Slaughter	Healer
Kiran Shah
Mike Edmonds
Peter Burroughs
Malcolm Dixon
Sadie Corre
Deep Roy
Jack Purvis
Gerald Stadden
Mike Cottrell
John Ghavan
Abbie Jones
Natasha Knight
Lisa Esson
Barry Dennen	Podling
Miki Iveria
Patrick Monckton
Production Credits	Credit
David Lazer	Executive Producer
Bruce Sharman	Associate Producer
Jim Henson	Producer
Duncan Kenworthy	Associate Producer
Gary Kurtz	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
ITC Distribution	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
UIP The Film Consortium	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Associated Film Distribution	Theatrical Distributor
Universal	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Columbia TriStar Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Communications & Entertainment International Ltd	Video Distributor
Writer	Credit
David Odell	Screenplay
Jim Henson	From Story
Art Department	Credit
Michael Ploog	Art Department - sketch artist
Harry Lange	Production Designer
Michael Pangrazio	Scenic Artist - scenic matte artist
Peter Young	Set Decorator
Charles Bishop	Art Director - art direction supervisor
Richard Dawking	Assistant Art Director - art direction assistant
Christopher Evans	Scenic Artist - scenic matte artist
Terry Ackland-Snow	Art Director - art direction
Bill Stallion	Art Department - sketch artist
Fred Evans	Assistant Art Director - art direction assistant
Denis Rich	Art Department - sketch artist
Malcolm Stone	Art Director - art direction
Katharina Kubrick	Assistant Art Director - art direction assistant
Brian Ackland-Snow	Art Director - art direction
Roy Carnon	Art Department - sketch artist
Choreography	Credit
Jean Pierre Amiel	Choreographer - choreography
Film Camera	Credit
Oswald Morris	Director of Photography
Michael Lloyd	Camera Assistant - camera assistant 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
Ian C Kelly	Video - video engineer supervisor
Derek Browne	Camera Operator
Paul Wilson	Photography - miniature effects photography
Murray Close	Photography - stills
Neil Binney	Camera Operator - camera operator 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
Tony Woodcock	Camera Assistant - camera assistant 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
Jonathan P B Taylor	Camera Assistant
Neil Krepela	Photography - scenic matte photography
John Morgan	Camera Operator - miniature effects unit camera operator
Martin Body	Camera Operator - matte camera operator
Jonanna Abey	Camera Assistant
Maurice Arnold	Camera Assistant
Tim Dodd	Camera Assistant
Craig Barrow	Camera Assistant - matte camera assistant
Music	Credit
The London Symphony Orchestra	Music Performer
Michael Clifford	Music Editor
Chris Taylor ('The Glove')	Soloist
Peter Knight	Orchestrations
Trevor Jones	Music
Graham Walker	Music Coordinator
Chris Taylor ('The Glove')	Music Performer
Skaila Kanga	Soloist
John A Coleman	Orchestrations
Dina Eaton	Music Editor
Marcus Dods	Music - music collaboration
Marcus Dods	Music - music director
Richard Harvey	Soloist
Skaila Kanga	Music Performer
Joseph O'Conor	Music
Richard Harvey	Music Performer
Physical Effects	Credit
Bob Harman	Stunts - wire effects
Kiran Shah	Stunts
Production Management	Credit
Redmond Morris	Location Manager - location manager 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
Cheryl Leigh	Script Supervisor
Pamela Mann	Continuity - continuity 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
Philip Kohler	Production Manager
Dusty Symonds	Assistant Director
Bi Benton	Production Coordinator
Chris Newman	Assistant Director
Keith Young	Assistant Director
Nick Laws	Assistant Director
Vincent Winter	Assistant Director - assistant 2nd unit director (2nd Unit)
Gareth Tandy	Assistant Director - assistant 2nd unit director (2nd Unit)
Publicity	Credit
Ann Tasker	Unit Publicist
Kirsten Wing	Publicity - publicist assistant
Jennifer Collen-Smith	Publicity - publicist assistant
Roberta Jamenez	Publicity - promotion and publicity coordinator
Sound	Credit
Campbell Askew	Foley Editor
Robert Gavin	Foley - foley assistant
Benjamin Burtt	Sound Effects - special sound effects
Derek Trigg	Sound Editor - sound editor assistant
Trevor Jones	Sound - synthesized electrical sound
Dave Lawson	Sound - synthesized electric sound
John Nuth	Sound Editor - sound editor assistant
Nicholas Stevenson	Sound Editor
Brian Gascoigne	Sound - synthesized electric sound
David Firman	Sound - synthesized electric sound
Peter Sutton	Sound - sound recording
Don Wortham	Sound - sound recording
Bob Taylor	Sound - sound recording
John Richards	Sound - sound recording
Eric Tomlinson	Sound - sound recording
Bill Rowe	Sound - sound rerecording
Peter Sutton	Sound
Visual Effects	Credit
Leigh Donaldson	Mechanical Special Effects - special mechanical design
Brian Froud	Special Effects - creature design
Andrew Jeffery	Effects Assistant - optical effects assistant
Allan Moss	Visual Effects - chargehand modelmaker
Ian Wingrove	Effects Supervisor - mechanical effects supervisor
Charles Stoneham	Matte Painter - matte artist
Brian Smithies	Miniatures - miniature effects unit director
Bernard Kramer	Visual Effects - modelmaker
Tadeusz Krzanowski	Mechanical Special Effects - special mechanical design
Roy Field	Special Effects - special visual effects
John Stephenson	Mechanical Special Effects - special mechanical design
Keith Short	Visual Effects - modelmaker
Brian Smithies	Special Effects - special visual effects
Sherry Amott	Special Effects - creature design
Bob Baldwin	Mechanical Special Effects - special mechanical design
Brian Archer	Visual Effects - modelmaker
Andrew Holder	Visual Effects - modelmaker
Wendy Midener	Special Effects - creature design
Brian Muir	Visual Effects - modelmaker