Film record

The Dark Crystal

1982Feature film93 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
United States · United Kingdom
Languages
English
Genres
fantasy film · adventure film

Credits

Cinematography

Oswald Morris — Cinematography

Costume

Brian Froud — Costume design

Direction

Jim Henson — Directing
Frank Oz — Directing

Editing

Ralph Kemplen — Editing

Music

Trevor Jones — Music composition

Cast

Lisa Maxwell — Acting
Billie Whitelaw — Acting
Steve Whitmire — Acting
Barry Dennen — Acting
Michael Kilgarriff — Acting

Production

Jim Henson — Production
Gary Kurtz — Production

Writing

David Odell — Screenwriting
Jim Henson — Screenwriting
Documented participation

Film companies and organizations

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Distribution

Netflix

International
Verified

Versions and cuts

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Releases by territory

United Kingdom · Original release
17 Dec 1982Checked 27 Sep 2026
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