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The Dark Crystal (1982) [PG]

Release Date:
December 17, 1982

Original Title:
The Dark Crystal

Alternate Titles:
Ciemny krysztal
Dâku kurisutaru
El cristal encantado
El cristal oscuro
Le Cristal Magique

Genres:
Adventure | Family | Fantasy

Production Companies:
Associated Film Distribution
Henson Associates
ITC Entertainment
Universal Pictures

Production Countries:
United Kingdom | United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: G  CA: PG  DE: 12  ES: 7  FI: K-12  FR: U  GB: PG  IE: PG  JP: G  NL: 6  PT: M/6  RU: 12+  SE: 11  SU: 12+  US: PG 

Runtime: 93

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

Overview from TheMovieDB

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.

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Production

Art Direction:
Brian Ackland-Snow
Terry Ackland-Snow
John Marshall
Malcolm Stone

Assistant Art Director:
Katharina Kubrick

Camera Operator:
Derek V. Browne

Choreographer:
Jean-Pierre Amiel

Costume Design:
Brian Froud

Dialogue Editor:
Brian Mann

Director:
Jim Henson
Frank Oz

Director of Photography:
Oswald Morris

Draughtsman:
Reg Bream

Editor:
Ralph Kemplen

Executive Producer:
David Lazer

First Assistant Director:
Dusty Symonds

Music Editor:
Michael Clifford
Dina Eaton

Original Music Composer:
Trevor Jones

Producer:
Jim Henson
Gary Kurtz

Production Coordinator:
Bi Benton

Production Design:
Harry Lange

Screenplay:
David Odell

Set Decoration:
Peter Young

Set Designer:
Richard Holland

Sound Editor:
Nicholas Stevenson

Special Effects:
James Acheson

Story:
Jim Henson

Stunts:
Kiran Shah

Supervising Art Director:
Charles Bishop

Wardrobe Supervisor:
Betty Adamson

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