The Dark Crystal
- Original title
- The Dark Crystal
- Year
- 1982
- Running time
- 93 min.
- Country
- United States
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Stephen Garlick
- Lisa Maxwell
- Billie Whitelaw
- Michael Kilgarriff
- Jerry Nelson
- Steve Whitmire
- Brian Muehl
- Sean Barrett
- Joseph O'Conor
- Joseph O'Conor
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- Music
- Cinematography
Animation, Oswald Morris- Producer
- Co-production United States-United Kingdom;
- Genre
- Fantasy. Animation. Adventure | Puppets. Magic
- Movie Groups
- The Dark Crystal
- Synopsis
- 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 Gelflings 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?
- Rankings Position
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- #141 Best Animated Movies
- Awards
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1983: BAFTA Awards: Nominated for Best Visual Effects1983: Avoriaz International Fantastic Film Festival: Grand Prix (Best Film).
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- Ranking Lists Position
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- 60 My Favorite Fantasy Movies (65)
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