---
title: 'The Great Muppet Caper (1981)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jim Henson'
released: '1981-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 93
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Music'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-great-muppet-caper-1981'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082474/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Great Muppet Caper (1981)

1981 · 93 min · Comedy, Music, Mystery · United Kingdom, United States

Part of: The Muppets

## Synopsis

The Great Muppet Caper is a 1981 musical heist comedy film directed by Jim Henson and a standalone sequel to The Muppet Movie (1979). It is the second theatrical film featuring the Muppets. The film stars Muppet performers Henson, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, and Steve Whitmire, as well as Charles Grodin and Diana Rigg, with special cameo appearances by John Cleese, Robert Morley, Peter Ustinov, and Jack Warden. The film was produced by ITC Entertainment and The Jim Henson Company and distributed by Universal Pictures. In the plot, the Muppets are caught up in a jewel heist while investigating a robbery in London.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jim Henson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-henson)
- **Screenplay:** [Jerry Juhl](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-juhl), [Jack Rose](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-rose)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Joe Raposo](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-raposo)
- **Producer:** [Frank Oz](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-oz), [Martin Starger](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-starger)
- **Director of Photography:** [Oswald Morris](https://cinepixo.com/people/oswald-morris)
- **Editor:** [Ralph Kemplen](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-kemplen)

## Cast

- [Diana Rigg](https://cinepixo.com/people/diana-rigg)
- [Jack Warden](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-warden)
- [Peter Falk](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-falk)
- [John Cleese](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-cleese)
- [Charles Grodin](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-grodin)
- [Robert Morley](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-morley)

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Official site: http://muppets.disney.com/the-great-muppet-caper
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