---
title: 'The Dark Crystal (1982)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jim Henson'
released: '1982-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 88
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-dark-crystal-1982'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083791/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Dark Crystal (1982)

1982 · PG · 88 min · Fantasy, Adventure · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

The Dark Crystal is a 1982 dark fantasy film directed by Jim Henson and Frank Oz, produced by Gary Kurtz and Henson, with a screenplay by David Odell based on a story conceived by Henson. The film was produced and financed by ITC Entertainment and The Jim Henson Company and distributed by Universal Pictures. It features the voices of Stephen Garlick, Lisa Maxwell, Billie Whitelaw, Percy Edwards, and Barry Dennen. Set on a fictional planet, the film revolves around Jen and Kira, two Gelflings on a quest to restore balance to the world of Thra and overthrow the evil, ruling Skeksis by restoring a powerful broken Crystal.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jim Henson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-henson), [Frank Oz](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-oz)
- **Screenplay:** [Jim Henson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-henson), [David Odell](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-odell)
- **Producer:** [Jim Henson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-henson), [Gary Kurtz](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-kurtz)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Trevor Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/trevor-jones)
- **Director of Photography:** [Oswald Morris](https://cinepixo.com/people/oswald-morris)
- **Editor:** [Ralph Kemplen](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-kemplen)

## Cast

- [Lisa Maxwell](https://cinepixo.com/people/lisa-maxwell)
- [Michael Kilgarriff](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-kilgarriff)
- [Barry Dennen](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-dennen)
- [Billie Whitelaw](https://cinepixo.com/people/billie-whitelaw)
- [Steve Whitmire](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-whitmire)

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Official site: http://www.darkcrystal.com
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-dark-crystal-1982
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