The Dark Crystal 41 years old

Another World, Another Time... In the Age of Wonder.

The Dark Crystal

On another planet in the distant past, a Gelfling embarks on a quest to find the missing shard of a magical crystal and restore order to his world, before the grotesque race of Skeksis find and use the crystal for evil.

Credits

The Dark Crystal Cast

Name Character
Frank Oz He was 38, now 79 years old as Aughra, A Keeper Of Secrets / Chamberlain
Billie Whitelaw She was 50, 82 years old when she died as Aughra (voice)
Jim Henson He was 46, 53 years old when he died as Jen
Steve Whitmire He was 23, now 64 years old as Scientist
Deep Roy He was 25, now 66 years old as Additional Performer
Kathryn Mullen She was 42, now 84 years old as Kira
Barry Dennen He was 44, 79 years old when he died as Chamberlain / Podling (voice)
Dave Goelz He was 36, now 77 years old as Fizzgig, A Friendly Monster
Jerry Nelson He was 48, 78 years old when he died as High Priest / Dying Emperor (voice)
Joseph O'Conor He was 66, 84 years old when he died as Narrator / Urskeks (voice)
Jack Purvis He was 76, 55 years old when he died
David Buck He was 46, 52 years old when he died as Slave Master (voice)
Sean Barrett He was 42, now 83 years old as Urzah (voice)
Susan Westerby as Podling (voice)
Kiran Shah He was 26, now 67 years old as Additional Performer
Percy Edwards He was 74, 88 years old when he died as Fizzgig (voice)
Michael Kilgarriff He was 45, now 86 years old as General (voice)
Thick Wilson as Gourmand (voice)
Patrick Monckton He was 35, now 76 years old as Podling (voice)
John Baddeley as Historian (voice)
Brian Muehl as Ornamentalist
Charles Collingwood He was 65, 68 years old when he died as Treasurer (voice)
Stephen Garlick He was 23, now 64 years old as Jen (voice)
Lisa Maxwell She was 19, now 60 years old as Kira (voice)

The Dark Crystal Crew

Name Department
Ralph Kemplen as Editor. He was 70 (91) years old when He died Editing
Trevor Jones as Original Music Composer. He was 33 (now 75) years old Sound
Peter Young as Set Decoration. Art
Terry Ackland-Snow as Art Direction. He was 39 (now 80) years old Art
Charles Bishop as Supervising Art Director. He was 232 (now 273) years old Art
Malcolm Stone as Art Direction. Art
Brian Ackland-Snow as Art Direction. He was 42 (72) years old when He died Art
Richard Holland as Set Designer. Art
Dusty Symonds as First Assistant Director. Directing
Michael Clifford as Music Editor. Sound
Oswald Morris as Director of Photography. He was 67 (98) years old when He died Camera
James Acheson as Special Effects. He was 36 (now 78) years old Crew
Jim Henson as Director. He was 46 (53) years old when He died Directing
Jim Henson as Producer. He was 46 (53) years old when He died Production
Jim Henson as Story. He was 46 (53) years old when He died Writing
David Lazer as Executive Producer. Production
Brian Froud as Costume Design. He was 35 (now 77) years old Costume & Make-Up
Harry Lange as Production Design. He was 52 (77) years old when He died Art
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The Dark Crystal (41 years)

Another World, Another Time... In the Age of Wonder.

  • Release day: Friday, December 17, 1982
  • Runtime: 93 minutes
  • Budget: 15000000.00
  • Revenue: 40577001.00