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The Dark Crystal

Jim Henson, Frank Oz, United Kingdom, 1982

93 min.FeatureAnimation

Basic information Credits

Original title	The Dark Crystal
Danish title	Den sorte krystal
Director	Jim Henson, Frank Oz
Screenplay	David Odell
Based on	Fortælling af Jim Henson
Director of Photography	Oswald Morris
Editor	Ralph Kemplen
Sound	Nicholas Stevenson, Peter Sutton, Don Wortham, Bob Taylor, Bill Rowe
Composer	Trevor Jones
Production designer	Harry Lange, Charles Bishop, Terry Ackland-Snow, Malcolm Stone, Brian Ackland-Snow, Peter Young
Appearance	Jim Henson, Kathryn Mullen, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz
Production country	United Kingdom
Domestic distribution	United International Pictures
Technical info	Technicolor
Danish theatrical release	25.03.1983
Cinemas	Palads, Palladium, Imperial (Odense)
Danish rating	Allowed for children over the age of 12

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Companies
Production company	James M. Henson and Henson Associates. A Henson Organization Ltd. Production
Domestic distribution	United International Pictures

Direction
Direction	Jim Henson
Direction	Frank Oz
Assistant director	Chris Newman
Assistant director	Dusty Symonds
Assistant director	Keith Young
Assistant director	Nick Laws

Script
Script	David Odell

Production
Production	Jim Henson
Production	Gary Kurtz
Executive producer	David Lazer
Production manager	Philip Kohler
Production assistant	Duncan Kenworthy
Production assistant	Bruce Sharman

Cinematography
Cinematography	Oswald Morris
Cinematographer	Derek Browne

Editing
Editing	Ralph Kemplen

Music
Music	Trevor Jones
Musical arrangement	Peter Knight
Musical arrangement	John Coleman
Music tapes	Michael Clifford
Music tapes	Dina Eaton
Conductor	Marcus Dods

Production design
Production design	Harry Lange
Production designer	Charles Bishop
Production designer	Terry Ackland-Snow
Production designer	Malcolm Stone
Production designer	Brian Ackland-Snow
Production designer	Peter Young

Wardrobe
Wardrobe	Brian Froud
Wardrobe	Sarah Bradpiece
Wardrobe	Steven Gregory
Wardrobe	Shirley Denny
Wardrobe	Diana Mosley
Wardrobe	Polly Smith
Wardrobe	Barbara Davis
Wardrobe	Ellis Duncan

Sound
Sound	Nicholas Stevenson
Sound	Peter Sutton
Sound	Don Wortham
Sound	Bob Taylor
Sound	Bill Rowe

Voice
Voice	Stephen Garlick
Voice	Lisa Maxwell
Voice	Billie Whitelaw
Voice	Percy Edwards
Voice	Barry Dennen
Voice	Brian Muehl
Voice	Michael Kilgariff
Voice	Jerry Nelson
Voice	Steve Whitmire
Voice	Tnick Wilson
Voice	John Baddeley
Voice	David Buck
Voice	Charles Collingwood
Voice	Sean Barrett
Voice	Miki Iveria
Voice	Patrick Monckton
Voice	Sue Westerby
Voice	Joseph O'Conor

Narrator
Narrator	Joseph O'Conor

Appearance
Appearance	Jim Henson
Appearance	Kathryn Mullen
Appearance	Frank Oz
Appearance	Dave Goelz
Appearance	Brian Muehl
Appearance	Hugh Spight
Appearance	Robbie Barnett
Appearance	Swee Lim
Appearance	Steve Whitmire
Appearance	Louise Gold
Appearance	Bob Payne
Appearance	Mike Quinn
Appearance	Tim Rose
Appearance	Jean Pierre Amiel
Appearance	Simon Williamson
Appearance	Hus Levant
Appearance	Toby Philpott
Appearance	Dave Greenaway
Appearance	Richard Slaughter
Appearance	Kiran Shah
Appearance	Mike Edmonds
Appearance	Peter Burroughs
Appearance	Malcolm Dixon
Appearance	Sadie Corre
Appearance	Deep Roy
Appearance	Jack Purvis
Appearance	Gerald Stadden
Appearance	Mike Cottrell
Appearance	John Ghavan
Appearance	Abbie Jones
Appearance	Natasha Knight
Appearance	Lisa Esson

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The Dark Crystal

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Direction

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Cinematography

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Music

Production design

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Sound

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