The Dark Crystal

The Dark Crystal

93 mins | Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy | Dec. 17, 1982

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.

The Dark Crystal

93 mins | Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy | Dec. 17, 1982

The Dark Crystal
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.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Universal Pictures, ITC, The Jim Henson Company
Original title The Dark Crystal
Directors Dusty Symonds, Jim Henson, Frank Oz
Writers Jim Henson, David Odell

Cast

Jim Henson

as Jen / High Priest, Ritual Master

Kathryn Mullen

as Kira, a Gelfling

Frank Oz

as Aughra, a Keeper of Secrets / Chamberlain

Dave Goelz

as Fizzgig, a Friendly Monster / General, Garthim Master

Steve Whitmire

as Scientist (voice)

Louise Gold

as Gourmand

Brian Meehl

as Ornamentalist / Urzah / Dying Master

Stephen Garlick

as Jen (voice)

Lisa Maxwell

as Kira (voice)

Billie Whitelaw

as Aughra (voice)

Percy Edwards

as Fizzgig (voice)

Barry Dennen

as Chamberlain / Podling (voice)

Deep Roy

as Additional Performer

Kiran Shah

as Additional Performer

Jack Purvis

as Additional Performer

Bob Payne

as Historian, Scroll Keeper

Michael Kilgarriff

as General (voice)

John Baddeley

as Historian (voice)

David Buck

as Slave Master (voice)

Charles Collingwood

as Treasurer (voice)

Sean Barrett

as Urzah (voice)

Miki Iveria

as Podling (voice)

Patrick Monckton

as Podling (voice)

Susan Westerby

as Podling (voice)

Joseph O'Conor

as Narrator / Urskeks (voice)

Thick Wilson

as Gourmand (voice)