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| Jim Henson | ... | Jen / High Priest (Ritual Master) / Podling / Additional Characters | |
| Kathryn Mullen | ... | Kira, A Gelfling (performer) / Jen, A Gelfling (assistant) / Additional Characters (uncredited) | |
| Frank Oz | ... | Aughra - A Keeper Of Secrets / Chamberlain / Podling / Additional Characters | |
| Dave Goelz | ... | Fizzgig, A Friendly Monster (performer) / General (Garthin Master) (performer) / Dying Emperor (performer) / Podling (performer) | |
| Steve Whitmire | ... | Scientist (performer and voice) / Kira, A Gelfling (assistant) (voice) | |
| Louise Gold | ... | Gourmand (performer) | |
| Brian Muehl | ... | Ornamentalist (performer and voice) / Urzah (performer) / Dying Master (performer and voice) (voice) | |
| Bob Payne | ... | Historian (Scrollkeeper) (performer) | |
| Mike Quinn | ... | Slave Master (performer) | |
| Tim Rose | ... | Treasurer (performer) | |
| Jean-Pierre Amiel | ... | Weaver (performer) (as Jean Pierre Amiel) | |
| Hugh Spight | ... | Cook / Landstrider (performer) | |
| Robbie Barnett | ... | Numerologist (performer) / Landstrider (performer) | |
| Swee Lim | ... | Hunter / Landstrider - Performer | |
| Simon Williamson | ... | Chanter (performer) | |
| Hus Levant | ... | Scribe (performer) | |
| Toby Philpott | ... | Alchemist (performer) | |
| David Greenaway | ... | Healer (performer) / Aughra, A Keeper Of Secrets (assistant) (as Dave Greenaway) | |
| Richard Slaughter | ... | Healer (performer) | |
| Kiran Shah | ... | Additional Performer / Jen (body) / Kira (body) (uncredited) / Aughra (body) (uncredited) | |
| Mike Edmonds | ... | Additional Performer | |
| Peter Burroughs | ... | Additional Performer | |
| Malcolm Dixon | ... | Additional Performer | |
| Sadie Corre | ... | Additional Performer | |
| Deep Roy | ... | Additional Performer | |
| Jack Purvis | ... | Additional Performer | |
| Gerald Staddon | ... | Additional Performer (as Gerald Stadden) | |
| Mike Cottrell | ... | Additional Performer | |
| John Ghavan | ... | Additional Performer | |
| Annie Jones | ... | Additional Performer (as Abbie Jones) | |
| Natasha Knight | ... | Additional Performer | |
| Lisa Esson | ... | Additional Performer | |
| Stephen Garlick | ... | Jen (voice) | |
| Lisa Maxwell | ... | Kira (voice) | |
| Billie Whitelaw | ... | Aughra (voice) | |
| Percy Edwards | ... | Fizzgig (voice) | |
| Barry Dennen | ... | Chamberlain / Podling (voice) | |
| Michael Kilgarriff | ... | General (voice) | |
| Jerry Nelson | ... | High Priest / Dying Emperor (voice) | |
| Thick Wilson | ... | Gourmand (voice) | |
| John Baddeley | ... | Historian (voice) | |
| David Buck | ... | Slave Master (voice) | |
| Charles Collingwood | ... | Treasurer (voice) | |
| Sean Barrett | ... | Urzah (voice) | |
| Mike Iveria | ... | Podling (voice) (as Miki Iveria) | |
| Patrick Monckton | ... | Podling (voice) | |
| Sue Westerby | ... | Podling (voice) | |
| Joseph O'Conor | ... | Narrator / Urskeks (voice) |
Directed by | |||
| Jim Henson | |||
| Frank Oz | |||
| Gary Kurtz | (uncredited) | ||
Writing credits | ||
| Jim Henson | (story) | |
| David Odell | (screenplay) | |
Produced by | |||
| Jim Henson | .... | producer | |
| Duncan Kenworthy | .... | associate producer | |
| Gary Kurtz | .... | producer | |
| David Lazer | .... | executive producer | |
| Bruce Sharman | .... | associate producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Trevor Jones | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Oswald Morris | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Ralph Kemplen | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Harry Lange | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Brian Ackland-Snow | |||
| Terry Ackland-Snow | |||
| Charles Bishop | |||
| Malcolm Stone | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Val Johnston | |||
| Leisja Limmer | |||
Production Management | |||
| Bill Benson | .... | production supervisor | |
| Philip Koehler | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Gary Kurtz | .... | second unit director | |
| Christopher Newman | .... | second assistant director (as Chris Newman) | |
| Dusty Simmonds | .... | assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| George Ball | .... | property manager | |
| Frank Billington-Marks | .... | assistant property master | |
| Alan Booth | .... | construction manager | |
| Max Bowen | .... | construction manager | |
| Ron Burkett | .... | supervising painter | |
| Steve Court | .... | chargehand | |
| Brian Froud | .... | conceptual designer | |
| Richard Holland | .... | set designer | |
| Katharina Kubrick | .... | assistant art director | |
| Peter Mann | .... | constructor | |
| Denis Rich | .... | concept artist | |
| Roy Shave | .... | set master | |
| Keith Short | .... | sculptor | |
| Bill Stallion | .... | storyboard artist | |
| Adrian Start | .... | chargehand painter | |
| Peter Young | .... | set designer | |
| Andy Aitken | .... | scenic plasterer/mould maker (uncredited) | |
| Dennis Murray | .... | plasterer (uncredited) | |
| Philip Sharpe | .... | set constructor (uncredited) | |
| John Stevenson | .... | visual development (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Ben Burtt | .... | sound designer | |
| Ben Burtt | .... | special sound effects | |
| Brian Mann | .... | dialogue editor | |
| Bill Rowe | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Nicholas Stevenson | .... | sound editor | |
| Peter Sutton | .... | production sound | |
| Don Wortham | .... | boom operator | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Bob Baldwin | .... | special effects | |
| Bob Baldwin | .... | special mechanical design | |
| Valerie Charlton | .... | creature costumes project leader | |
| John Coppinger | .... | puppet designer | |
| Leigh Donaldson | .... | special mechanical design | |
| Nick Dudman | .... | foam latex technician | |
| Tony Dunsterville | .... | special effects | |
| Roy Field | .... | special effects supervisor | |
| Robert Harman | .... | wire effects: production effects unit | |
| Michael McCormick | .... | creature fabricator: 'Skeksis' unit | |
| Brian Smith | .... | miniature effects supervisor | |
| John Stephenson | .... | special mechanical design (as John Stevenson) | |
| Paul Wilson | .... | photography: miniature effects | |
| Ian Wingrove | .... | mechanical effects supervisor | |
| Tad Krzanowski | .... | special mechanical effects & model effects: Henson Entertainment (uncredited) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Craig Barron | .... | matte camera assistant | |
| Martin Body | .... | matte camera operator | |
| Christopher Evans | .... | matte paintings | |
| Roy Field | .... | special visual effects | |
| Neil Krepela | .... | matte department supervisor | |
| Jim Miller | .... | other effects supervisor | |
| Michael Pangrazio | .... | matte paintings | |
| Brian Smithies | .... | special visual effects | |
| Jon Sorensen | .... | visual effects | |
| Charles Stoneham | .... | matte artist | |
| Jonathan Taylor | .... | visual effects: first assistant camera | |
| Janice Body | .... | matte art assistant (uncredited) | |
Stunts | |||
| Kiran Shah | .... | stunts | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Neil Binney | .... | camera operator: second unit | |
| Derek Bowrie | .... | camera operator | |
| David Browne | .... | camera operator | |
| Derek V. Browne | .... | camera operator | |
| Murray Close | .... | still photographer | |
| Gary Cross | .... | electrician | |
| Tim Dodd | .... | clapper loader | |
| Ian Kelly | .... | video engineering supervisor | |
| Steve Kitchen | .... | electrician | |
| Jason Lehel | .... | camera trainee | |
| John Leman | .... | gaffer | |
| Vince Goddard | .... | electrician (uncredited) | |
| Edward Summer | .... | stereoscopic still photographer (uncredited) | |
Animation Department | |||
| Debbie the Roboteer | .... | consultant: sculpture, animation and robotics | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Betty Adamson | .... | wardrobe supervisor | |
| Sarah Bradpiece | .... | associate costume designer: "Skeksis" | |
| Barbara S. Davis | .... | associate costume designer: "Gelflings/Podlings" (as Barbara Davis) | |
| Shirley Denny | .... | associate costume designer: "Mystics" | |
| Ellis Duncan | .... | associate costume designer: "Gelflings/Podlings" | |
| Steven Gregory | .... | associate costume designer: "Skeksis" | |
| Diana Moseley | .... | associate costume designer: "Mystics" | |
| Patty Smith | .... | associate costume designer: "Gelflings/Podlings" | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Marcel Durham | .... | assembly editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Michael Clifford | .... | music editor | |
| John A. Coleman | .... | orchestrator (as John Coleman) | |
| Marcus Dods | .... | conductor | |
| Dina Eaton | .... | music editor | |
| Peter Knight | .... | orchestrator | |
| John Richards | .... | music recordist | |
| Eric Tomlinson | .... | music recordist | |
| Graham Walker | .... | music supervisor | |
Other crew | |||
| Bunny Alsup | .... | assistant: Mr. Kurtz | |
| Jean-Pierre Amiel | .... | choreographer | |
| Jean-Pierre Amiel | .... | mime coach | |
| Jerry Andrews | .... | creature fabricator: "Mystic" unit | |
| Martin G. Baker | .... | assistant: Mr. Lazer | |
| David Alan Barclay | .... | puppet builder | |
| Sidney Barnsley | .... | unit accountant | |
| Jill Bennett | .... | assistant accountant | |
| Penny Campbell | .... | assistant: Mr. Henson | |
| Valerie Charlton | .... | landstrider effects supervisor (as Val Charlton) | |
| Tim Clarke | .... | mystic effects supervisor | |
| Jill Colley | .... | assistant: Mr. Oz | |
| Richard Dimbleby | .... | creature crew | |
| Harry Franchetti | .... | creature fabricator: "Mystic" unit | |
| Brian Froud | .... | creature design | |
| Lew Grade | .... | presenter (as Lord Grade) | |
| Rollin Krewson | .... | fizzgig effects supervisor | |
| Cheryl Leigh | .... | script supervisor | |
| Pamela Mann | .... | continuity: second unit | |
| Michael McCormick | .... | creature fabricator: "Skeksis" unit | |
| Gates McFadden | .... | choreographer | |
| Tom McLaughlin | .... | latex foam lab supervisor | |
| Wendy Midener | .... | gelfling effects supervisor | |
| Fred Nihda | .... | garthim effects supervisor | |
| Brian Smithies | .... | special creature effects supervisor | |
| Ann Tasker | .... | unit publicist | |
| William Webb | .... | optical editorial coordinator | |
| Paul Wilson | .... | creature crew | |
| Ian Wingrove | .... | creature crew | |
| Craig Miller | .... | marketing consultant (uncredited) | |
| Bernard Rose | .... | production assistant (uncredited) | |
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This sprawling, part-homage-part-totally original fantasy brings us Jen, the last of a group of near extinct creatures who is the only one who can save all existence by bringing a crystal shard back into the balance of the dark crystal, in order to save the world from the evil Skekses. This is quite an enthralling film, and like with the other full-on Muppet films this works on different levels for kids and for adults. Kids may be both scared and enthralled by the scope and details, not to mention the graphic nature of the darker elements portrayed (as a kid I cringed a bit when the 'vital essence' scenes came up). And for adults there's a lot of great craftsmanship that goes into the story, which is with all of the effects and over-the-top creations very well told by directors Henson and Oz. Without the massive usage of CGI or the more controlled visuals from the past fifteen or so years, the mix of the production design (maybe some of the best ever in any fantasy film) and the inventiveness put into the set-pieces and character-creations, is a knockout even by today's standards. It's almost a shame looking back on how a film like this that employs so many people and such time is now spent clicking away on a computer to get it all done. As it is, the Dark Crystal is one of those few examples in post-modern cinema that it does seem something like a sci-fi novel come to life.