The Dark Crystal poster

The Dark Crystal( 1982)

TV-MAAdventureFamilyFantasy
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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Jim Henson

      Jen / High Priest, Ritual Master

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      Kathryn Mullen

      Kira, a Gelfling

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      Frank Oz

      Aughra, a Keeper of Secrets / Chamberlain

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      Dave Goelz

      Fizzgig, a Friendly Monster / General, Garthim Master

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      Steve Whitmire

      Scientist (voice)

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      Louise Gold

      Gourmand

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      Brian Meehl

      Ornamentalist / Urzah / Dying Master

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      Stephen Garlick

      Jen (voice)

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      Lisa Maxwell

      Kira (voice)

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      Billie Whitelaw

      Aughra (voice)

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      Percy Edwards

      Fizzgig (voice)

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      Barry Dennen

      Chamberlain / Podling (voice)

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      Deep Roy

      Additional Performer

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      Kiran Shah

      Additional Performer

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      Jack Purvis

      Additional Performer

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      Bob Payne

      Historian, Scroll Keeper

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      Michael Kilgarriff

      General (voice)

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      John Baddeley

      Historian (voice)

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      David Buck

      Slave Master (voice)

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      Charles Collingwood

      Treasurer (voice)

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      Sean Barrett

      Urzah (voice)

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      Miki Iveria

      Podling (voice)

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      Patrick Monckton

      Podling (voice)

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      Susan Westerby

      Podling (voice)

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      Joseph O'Conor

      Narrator / Urskeks (voice)

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      Thick Wilson

      Gourmand (voice)

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      Jerry Nelson

      High Priestess / Dying Emperor (voice)

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    A review by Datapotomus

    4.5
    Written by Datapotomus on Thu Mar 03 2016
    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 a ton of these movies. The one where the is the hero who must overcome an orphan story to become the hero that they are today. However today, that has been all, but played. There could be the argument that it wasn’t done at the time all that well, and that is why this movie is good. However, I’m ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    15000000.00

    Revenue

    44626250.00

    Keywords

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