The Dark Crystal
- Release Date
- December 17, 1982
- Director
- Jim Henson , Frank Oz , Gary Kurtz
- Cast
- Jim Henson , Kathryn Mullen , Frank Oz , Dave Goelz , Steve Whitmire , Louise Gold
- Runtime
- 93
- Main Genre
- Animation
- Studio
- Warner Bros.
- Writers
- Jim Henson , David Odell
- Tagline
- Another world. Another time. In the age of wonder.
Summary
Another planet, another time. 1000 years ago the Dark Crystal was damaged by one of the Urskeks and an age of chaos began. Now the time of the great conjunction of the three suns is near. If the crystal is not healed now the control of the evil Skekses will last forever. Jen the last of the Gelfings nearly exterminated by monsters controlled by the Skekses starts his dangerous journey to find the missing shard of the crystal. Will he be able to heal the crystal and restore order on the planet?
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