The Dark Crystal

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

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Adventure
Fantasy
Animation
Family

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.

Keywords

mission
race against time
complicated
fantasy world
villain
castle
creature
good versus evil
liberation
melodramatic
ominous
puppetry
crystal
mythical creature
bizarre creatures

Details

Status: Released
Release date: December 17, 1982
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America
Production: Universal Pictures,The Jim Henson Company,Henson Associates,ITC Entertainment
Cast: Jim Henson,Kathryn Mullen,Frank Oz,Dave Goelz,Steve Whitmire,Louise Gold,Brian Meehl,Stephen Garlick,Lisa Maxwell,Billie Whitelawand 17 more
Director: Jim Henson,Frank Oz
Writer: David Odell,Jim Henson
Producer: Jim Henson,Gary Kurtz,David Lazer,Lew Grade
Cinematography: Oswald Morris
Music: Trevor Jones
Budget: $15,000,000
Revenue: $44,626,631
IMDb: tt0083791