The Dark Crystal (1982)

Cast & Credits

• Cast

  • • narrator

      Joseph O'Conor

    • music performance

      London Symphony Orchestra

    • Muppet performer (Jen/Skeksis/High Pries

      Jim Henson

    • Muppet performer (Kira)

      Kathryn Mullen

    • Muppet performer (Aughra/Skeksis Chamber

      Frank Oz

    • Muppet performer (Fizzgig/Skeksis Genera

      Dave Goelz

    • Muppet performer (Skeksis Ornamentalist)

      Brian Muehl

    • Muppet performer (Mystic Urzah/dying Mys

      Brian Muehl

    • Muppet performer (Mystic cook/Landstride

      Hugh Spight

    • Muppet performer (Mystic Numerologist)

      Robbie Barnett

    • Muppet performer (Landstrider)

      Robbie Barnett

    • Muppet performer (Mystic Hunter/landstri

      Swee Lim

    • Muppet performer (Skeksis scientist)

      Steve Whitmire

    • Muppet performer (Skeksis gourmand)

      Louise Gold

    • Muppet performer (Skeksis historian)

      Bob Payne

    • Muppet performer (Skeksis slave master)

      Mike Quinn

    • Muppet performer (Skeksis treasurer)

      Tim Rose

    • Muppet performer (Mystic weaver)

      Jean Pierre Amiel

    • Muppet performer (Mystic chanter)

      Simon Williamson

    • Muppet performer (Mystic scribe)

      Hus Levant

    • Muppet performer (Mystic alchemist)

      Toby Philpott

    • Muppet performer (Mystic healer)

      Richard Slaughter

    • Muppet performer

      Kiran Shah

    • Muppet performer

      Mike Edmonds

    • Muppet performer

      Peter Burroughs

    • Muppet performer

      Malcolm Dixon

    • Muppet performer

      Sadie Corre

    • Muppet performer

      Deep Roy

    • Muppet performer

      Jack Purvis

    • Muppet performer

      Gerald Stadden

    • Muppet performer

      Mike Cottrell

    • Muppet performer

      John Ghavan

    • Muppet performer

      Abbie Jones

    • Muppet performer

      Natasha Knight

    • Muppet performer

      Lisa Esson

    • voice of Jen

      Stephen Garlick

    • voice of Kira

      Lisa Maxwell

    • voice of Aughra

      Billie Whitelaw

    • voice of Fizzgig

      Percy Edwards

    • voices of Skeksis Chamberlain/Podling

      Barry Dennen

    • voices of Skeksis Ornamentalist/dying My

      Brian Muehl

    • voice of Skeksis General

      Michael Kilgarriff

    • voices of Skeksis High Priest/dying Empe

      Jerry Nelson

    • voice of Skeksis scientist

      Steve Whitmire

    • voice of Skeksis gourmand

      Thick Wilson

    • voice of Skeksis historian

      John Baddeley

    • voice of Skeksis slave master

      David Buck

    • voice of Mystic Urzah

      Sean Barrett

    • voice of Podling

      Miki Iveria

    • voice of Podling

      Patrick Monckton

    • voice of Urskeks

      Joseph O'Conor

    • voice of Skeksis treasurer

      Charles Collingwood

    • Muppet performer (Mystic healer)

      David Greenaway

    • voice of Podling

      Westerby, Sue

• Credits

  • Direction:

    • Director

      Frank Oz

    • Director

      Jim Henson

    • 2nd Unit Director

      Gary Kurtz

    • Miniature effects unit director

      Brian Smithies

    • Assistant Director

      Dusty Symonds

    • Assistant Director

      Chris Newman

    • Assistant Director

      Keith Young

    • Assistant Director

      Nick Laws

    • 2nd unit assistant director

      Vincent Winter

    • Miniature effects unit assistant directo

      Gareth Tandy

    Production:

    • Production Company

      Jim Henson Organisation

    • Production Company

      ITC Entertainment

    • Executive Producer

      David Lazer

    • Producer

      Jim Henson

    • Producer

      Gary Kurtz

    • Associate Producer

      Bruce Sharman

    • Associate producer (Henson Organisation)

      Duncan Kenworthy

    • Production Manager

      Philip Kohler

    • Production Co-ordinator

      Bi Benton

    • 2nd unit location manager

      Redmond Morris

    • Production Assistant

      Mary Richards

    • Studio

      Elstree Studios

    Writing:

    • Screenplay

      David Odell

    • Original story

      Jim Henson

    Photography:

    • Director of Photography

      Oswald Morris

    • Miniature effects photography

      Paul Wilson

    • Camera Operator

      Derek Browne

    • 2nd unit camera operator

      Neil Binney

    • Miniature effects unit camera operator

      John Morgan

    • Matte camera operator

      Martin Body

    • [Follow Focus, 2nd Unit]

      Cedric James

    • Supervising video engineer

      Ian Kelly

    Special Effects:

    • Special Visual Effects

      Roy Field

    • Special Visual Effects

      Brian Smithies

    • Scenic matte photography

      Neil Krepela

    • Scenic matte paintings

      Michael Pangrazio

    • Scenic matte paintings

      Chris Evans

    • Scenic matte paintings

      Industrial Light & Magic

    • Additional matte artist

      Charles Stoneham

    • Mechanical effects supervisor

      Ian Wingrove

    • Effects engineer

      Tony Dunsterville

    • Wire effects

      Bob Harman

    • Creature developement creative superviso

      Sherry Amott

    • Creature des/fabrication sup (Gelfling)

      Wendy Midener

    • Creature des/fabrication sup (Skeksis)

      Sarah Bradpiece

    • Creature des/fabrication sup (Skeksis)

      Lyle Conway

    • Creature des/fabrication sup (Mystics)

      Sherry Amott

    • Creature des/fabrication sup (Mystics)

      Tim Clarke

    • Creature des/fabrication sup (Garthim)

      Fred Nihda

    • Creature des/fabr'n sup (Aughra/Urskeks)

      Lyle Conway

    • Creature des/fabr'n sup (Landstriders)

      Valerie Charlton

    • Creature des/fabr'n sup (Podlings/slaves

      Sherry Amott

    • Creature des/fabr'n sup (environmentals)

      Tim Miller

    • Creature des/fabr'n sup (environmentals)

      John Coppinger

    • Creature des/fabr'n sup (Fizzgig)

      Rollin Krewson

    • Special mechanical design

      Leigh Donaldson

    • Special mechanical design

      Tad Krzanowski

    • Special mechanical design

      John Stephenson

    • Special mechanical design

      Bob Baldwin

    • Foam latex supervisor

      Tom Mclaughlin

    • Associate foam latex supervisor

      Sue Higgins

    • Associate foam latex supervisor

      Joan Garrick

    • Radio control design

      Faz Fazakas

    • Creature fabrication (Gelfling Unit)

      Leigh Donaldson

    • Creature fabrication (Gelfling Unit)

      Mike Osborn

    • Creature fabrication (Gelfling Unit)

      David Blazer

    • Creature fabrication (Skeksis Unit)

      Mccormick, Michael

    • Creature fabrication (Skeksis Unit)

      Brian Baker

    • Creature fabrication (Skeksis Unit)

      Chris Ostwald

    • Creature fabrication (Skeksis Unit)

      Tim Wheeler

    • Creature fabrication (Skeksis Unit)

      John Thirtle

    • Creature fabrication (Skeksis Unit)

      Peter Owen

    • Creature fabrication (Skeksis Unit)

      Vin Burnham

    • Creature fabrication (Skeksis Unit)

      Cas Willing

    • Creature fabrication (Skeksis Unit)

      Michael Jeffries

    • Creature fabrication (Skeksis Unit)

      Sarah-Jane McClelland

    • Creature fabrication (Skeksis Unit)

      Cindy Bishop

    • Creature fabrication (Skeksis Unit)

      Henrietta Worrall-Thompson

    • Creature fabrication (Skeksis Unit)

      Sarah Gunn

    • Creature fabrication (Skeksis Unit)

      Nick Lyons

    • Creature fabrication (Mystic Unit)

      Stuart Robinson

    • Creature fabrication (Mystic Unit)

      Jeremy Harris

    • Creature fabrication (Mystic Unit)

      Harry Franchetti

    • Creature fabrication (Mystic Unit)

      Jerry Andrews

    • Creature fabrication (Mystic Unit)

      George Chamberlain

    • Creature fabrication (Mystic Unit)

      Chris Dartnell

    • Creature fabrication (Mystic Unit)

      June Kirby

    • Creature fabrication (Mystic Unit)

      Diane Murphy

    • Creature fabrication (Mystic Unit)

      Eileen Sullivan

    • Creature fabrication (Mystic Unit)

      Ann Lodge

    • Creature fabrication (Mystic Unit)

      Heather Menczer

    • Creature fabrication (Mystic Unit)

      Joanna Allman

    • Creature fabrication (Mystic Unit)

      Linda Cooper

    • Creature fabrication (Mystic Unit)

      Elvira Angelinetta

    • Creature fabrication (Garthim Unit)

      Peter Bennion

    • Creature fabrication (Garthim Unit)

      Bill Dennis

    • Creature fabrication (Garthim Unit)

      Peter Gillow

    • Creature fabrication (Garthim Unit)

      Bob Keen

    • Creature fabrication (Garthim Unit)

      Guy Grebot

    • Creature fabrication (Garthim Unit)

      Dominic Farrugia

    • Creature fabrication (Garthim Unit)

      Ron Nash

    • Creature fabrication (Garthim Unit)

      Helen Pettit

    • Creature fabrication (Aughra, Urskeks Un

      David Barclay

    • Creature fabrication (Aughra, Urskeks Un

      Graeme Galvin

    • Creature fabrication (Aughra, Urskeks Un

      Jeremy Hunt

    • Creature fabrication (Aughra, Urskeks Un

      Steve Court

    • Creature fabrication (Aughra, Urskeks Un

      Paul Jiggins

    • Creature fabrication (Landstrider Unit)

      Stephen T. Miles

    • Creature fabrication (Landstrider Unit)

      James Acheson

    • Creature fabrication (Landstrider Unit)

      Lyn Kramer

    • Creature fabrication (Landstrider Unit)

      Nigel Trevessey

    • Creature fabrication (Landstrider Unit)

      Roger Shaw

    • Creature fabrication (Landstrider Unit)

      John Markwell

    • Creature fabrication (Landstrider Unit)

      Barry Fowler

    • Creature fabrication (Landstrider Unit)

      Charlie Green

    • Creature fabrication (Landstrider Unit)

      Mike Flynn

    • Creature fabrication (Landstrider Unit)

      Geoff Wiles

    • Creature fabrication (Landstrider Unit)

      Dennis Murray

    • Creature fabrication (Landstrider Unit)

      Ray Tricker

    • Creature fabrication (Podling Unit)

      Bob Payne

    • Creature fabrication (Podling Unit)

      Amy Van Gilder

    • Creature fabrication (Podling Unit)

      Quinn, Michael

    • Creature fabrication (Podling Unit)

      Cheryl Henson

    • Creature fabrication (Podling Unit)

      Marianne Harmes

    • Creature fabrication (Podling Unit)

      Nick Forder

    • Creature fabrication (Podling Unit)

      Sarah Monzani

    • Creature fabrication (Podling Unit)

      Peter Saunders

    • Creature fabrication (Podling Unit)

      Debbie Coda

    • Chargehand modeller

      Allan Moss

    • Modeller

      Bernard Kramer

    • Modeller

      Keith Short

    • Modeller

      Brian Archer

    • Modeller

      Andrew Holder

    • Modeller

      Muir, Brian Ian

    • Modeller

      Voysey, Peter J.

    Editing:

    • Editor

      Ralph Kemplen

    • Assembly editor

      Marcel Durham

    • Optical editing co-ordinator

      William Webb

    Design:

    • Conceptual designer/creature design

      Brian Froud

    • Production Designer

      Harry Lange

    • Supervising art director

      Charles Bishop

    • Art Director

      Terry Ackland-Snow

    • Art Director

      Malcolm Stone

    • Art Director

      Brian Ackland-Snow

    • Set Decorator

      Peter Young

    Costumes:

    • Costumes

      Brian Froud

    • Costume associate (Skeksis)

      Sarah Bradpiece

    • Costume associate (Skeksis)

      Steven Gregory

    • Costume associate (Mystics)

      Shirley Denny

    • Costume associate (Mystics)

      Diana Mosley

    • Costume associate (Gelfling, Podlings)

      Polly Smith

    • Costume associate (Gelfling, Podlings)

      Barbara Davis

    • Costume associate (Gelfling, Podlings)

      Ellis Duncan

    • Costumier

      Val Jones

    • Costumier

      Lesja Liber

    • Wardrobe supervisor

      Betty Adamson

    Titles:

    • Titles

      Graphimation

    Film processing:

    • Optical printing supervisor

      Richard Dimbleby

    Music:

    • Synthesized electronic sounds

      David Lawson

    • Synthesized electronic sounds

      Brian Gasgoigne

    • Synthesized electronic sounds

      David Firman

    • Synthesized electronic sounds

      Trevor Jones

    • Music Director

      Marcus Dods

    • Orchestrations

      Peter Knight

    • Orchestrations

      John Coleman

    • Music co-ordinator

      Graham Walker

    • Music Editor

      Michael Clifford

    • Music Editor

      Dina Eaton

    Sound:

    • Music Recording

      John Richards

    • Music Recording

      Eric Tomlinson

    • Sound Recording

      Peter Sutton

    • Sound Recording

      Wrotham, Don

    • Sound Recording

      Bob Taylor

    • Sound Re-recording

      Bill Rowe

    • Sound Editor

      Nicholas Stevenson

    • Special sound effects

      Ben Burtt

    • Foley Editor

      Campbell Askew

    Choreography:

    • Choreo and mime training

      Jean Pierre Amiel

    Stunts:

    • Stunts

      Kiran Shah