The Dark Crystal (1982)

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Directed by

Jim Henson	...	(directed by)
Frank Oz	...	(directed by)

Writing Credits

David Odell	...	(screenplay by)

Jim Henson	...	(story by)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete


	Jim Henson	...	Jen, a Gelfling (performer) / High Priest, Ritual Master (performer)
	Kathryn Mullen	...	Kira, a Gelfling (performer)
	Frank Oz	...	Aughra, a Keeper Of Secrets (performer) / Chamberlain (performer)
	Dave Goelz	...	Fizzgig, a Friendly Monster (performer) / General, Garthim Master (performer)
	Steve Whitmire	...	Scientist (performer) (voice)
	Louise Gold	...	Gourmand (performer)
	Brian Meehl	...	Ornamentalist (performer and voice) / Urzah (performer) / Dying Master (performer and voice) (as Brian Muehl)
	Bob Payne	...	Historian, Scrollkeeper (performer)
	Mike Quinn	...	Slave Master (performer)
	Tim Rose	...	Treasurer (performer)
	Jean-Pierre Amiel	...	Mystic Weaver (performer) (as Jean Pierre Amiel)
	Hugh Spight	...	Mystic Cook (performer) / Landstrider (performer)
	Robbie Barnett	...	Mystic Numerologist (performer) / Landstrider (performer)
	Swee Lim	...	Mystic Hunter (performer) / Landstrider (performer)
	Simon J. Williamson	...	Mystic Chanter (performer) (as Simon Williamson)
	Hus Levant	...	Mystic Scribe (performer)
	Toby Philpott	...	Mystic Alchemist (performer)
	David Greenaway	...	Mystic Healer (performer) (as Dave Greenaway)
	Richard Slaughter	...	Mystic Healer (performer)
	Kiran Shah	...	Additional Performer
	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)
	Miki Iveria	...	Podling (voice)
	Patrick Monckton	...	Podling (voice)
	Susan Westerby	...	Podling (voice) (as Sue Westerby)
	Joseph O'Conor	...	Narrator / Urskeks (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	David Alan Barclay	...	Additional Performer (uncredited)
	Cheryl Blaylock	...	Additional Performer (uncredited)
	Lyle Conway	...	Urskeks (uncredited)
	Michael Earl	...	Additional Muppet Performer (uncredited)
	Okon Jones	...	Garthim (uncredited)
	Rollin Krewson	...	Additional Performer (uncredited)
	Wendy Midener	...	Jen's right hand (uncredited)
	Grant Olding	...	Additional Performer (uncredited)
	Kelly Silver	...	Additional Performer (uncredited)
	Melissa Whitmire	...	Kira's right hand / Urskeks (uncredited)
	Mak Wilson	...	Additional Performer (uncredited)

Produced by

Lew Grade	...	executive producer (as Lord Grade)
Jim Henson	...	producer (produced by)
Duncan Kenworthy	...	associate producer: Henson Organization
Gary Kurtz	...	producer (produced by)
David Lazer	...	executive producer
Bruce Sharman	...	associate producer

Music by

Trevor Jones

...

(music by)

Cinematography by

Oswald Morris

...

director of photography

Editing by

Ralph Kemplen

...

film editor

Production Design by

Harry Lange

Art Direction by

Brian Ackland-Snow
Terry Ackland-Snow
Charles Bishop	...	supervising art director
John Marshall
Malcolm Stone

...

wigs and hair

Production Management

Bill Benson	...	production supervisor
Philip Kohler	...	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Gary Kurtz	...	second unit director
Nick Laws	...	third assistant director
Christopher Newman	...	second assistant director (as Chris Newman)
Dusty Symonds	...	first assistant director
Gareth Tandy	...	assistant director: miniature effects unit
Vincent Winter	...	assistant director: second unit
Keith Young	...	third assistant director

Art Department

John Alvin	...	poster artist
Brian Archer	...	modeller
George Ball	...	property master
Michael Boone	...	draftsman
Alan Booth	...	construction manager
Roger Bowles	...	draftsman
Reg Bream	...	draftsman
Fred Britten	...	head carpenter
Roy Carnon	...	sketch artist
John Chisholm	...	props
Dave Coldham	...	plasterer
Richard Dawking	...	assistant art director
Dixie Dean	...	head painter
Don Dossett	...	draftsman
Harry Eckford	...	head stagehand
Fred Evans	...	assistant art director
Eddie Francis	...	property supervisor
Brian Froud	...	conceptual designer
Kevin Harris	...	carpenter
Paul Hedges	...	props
Andrew Holder	...	modeller
Richard Holland	...	set designer
Denis Hopperton	...	property supervisor
Laurie Kerr	...	supervising carpenter
Bernard Kramer	...	modeller
Katharina Kubrick	...	assistant art director
Bill Lowen	...	head rigger (as William Lowen)
Jim Morahan	...	draftsman
Allan Moss	...	chargehand modeller
Brian Muir	...	modeller (as Brian Ian Muir)
Ray Perry Sr.	...	property supervisor (as Ray Perry)
Michael G. Ploog	...	sketch artist (as Mike Ploog)
Denis Rich	...	sketch artist
Edward Rodrigo	...	chief buyer (as Roddy Rodrigo)
Keith Short	...	modeller
Bill Stallion	...	sketch artist
Drew Struzan	...	poster artist
Peter Voysey	...	modeller (as Peter J. Voysey)
Sid Whitlock	...	head plasterer
Barry Wilson	...	drapes master
Andy Aitken	...	scenic plasterer/mould maker (uncredited)
Richard Amsel	...	poster artist (uncredited)
Ken Barley	...	plasterer (uncredited)
Peter Benson	...	standby props (uncredited)
Frank Billington-Marks	...	assistant property master (uncredited)
Ron Burkett	...	supervising painter (uncredited)
Gilly Noyes Court	...	scenic artist (uncredited)
Allan Croucher	...	hod plaster (uncredited)
Sal Denaro	...	foam technician (uncredited)
Sal Denaro	...	puppet maker (uncredited)
Derek Howarth	...	sculptor (uncredited)
Peter Mann	...	constructor (uncredited)
Philip Sharpe	...	set constructor (uncredited)
Roy Shave	...	set master (uncredited)
Adrian Start	...	chargehand painter (uncredited)
John Stevenson	...	visual development (uncredited)
Tony Vice	...	plasterer (uncredited)
Paul Wolstencroft	...	stage hand (uncredited)

Sound Department

Campbell Askew	...	foley editor
Ben Burtt	...	Special Sound Effects Created by
Louis Elman	...	dialogue supervisor
Robert Gavin	...	foley assistant
Brian Mann	...	dialogue editor
John Nuth	...	assistant sound editor
Bill Rowe	...	Re-Recording
Nicholas Stevenson	...	sound editor
Peter Sutton	...	production sound
Robert Taylor	...	production sound (as Bob Taylor)
Derek Trigg	...	assistant sound editor
Don Wortham	...	production sound
Bill Rowe	...	Re-Recording Mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Visual Effects by

Stunts

Kiran Shah

...

stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Maurice Arnold	...	senior camera assistant
Neil Binney	...	operating cameraman: second unit
Richard Blanshard	...	still photographer
Derek V. Browne	...	operating cameraman (as Derek Browne)
Murray Close	...	still photographer
Tim Dodd	...	camera assistant
John Harman	...	gaffer
Ian Kelly	...	supervising video engineer
Dennis Lewis	...	camera grip
Mike Lloyd	...	camera assistant: second unit (as Michael Lloyd)
Chris Mortley	...	electrician
Brian Osborne	...	camera grip (as Brian Osborn)
Derek Sheriff	...	rigging gaffer
Tony Woodcock	...	camera assistant: second unit
Gary Cross	...	electrician (uncredited)
Vince Goddard	...	electrician (uncredited)
Steve Kitchen	...	electrician (uncredited)
Jason Lehel	...	camera trainee (uncredited)
Edward Summer	...	stereoscopic still photographer (uncredited)

Animation Department

Debbie the Roboteer

...

consultant: sculpture, animation and robotics (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Betty Adamson	...	wardrobe supervisor
Sarah Bradpiece	...	associate costume designer: "Skeksis"
Barbara S. Davis	...	associate costume designer: "Gelfling" and "Podlings" (as Barbara Davis)
Shirley Denny	...	associate costume designer: "Mystics"
Ellis Duncan	...	associate costume designer: "Gelfling" and "Podlings"
Steven Gregory	...	associate costume designer: "Skeksis"
Val Jones	...	costumer
Lesja Liber	...	costumer
Diana Moseley	...	associate costume designer: "Mystics" (as Diana Mosley)
Betty Rogers	...	wardrobe assistant
Polly Smith	...	associate costume designer: "Gelfling" and "Podlings"

Editorial Department

Marcel Durham	...	assembly film editor
William Webb	...	optical editorial coordinator

Location Management

Redmond Morris

...

location manager: second unit

Music Department

William Bennet	...	musician: flute
Michael Clifford	...	music editor
John A. Coleman	...	orchestrator (as John Coleman)
Marcus Dods	...	conductor
Dina Eaton	...	music editor
David Firman	...	synthesized electronic sounds
Brian Gascoigne	...	synthesized electronic sounds (as Brian Gasgoigne)
Richard Harvey	...	soloist
Trevor Jones	...	synthesized electronic sounds
Skaila Kanga	...	soloist (as Skaila Kanea)
Peter Knight	...	orchestrator
David Lawson	...	synthesized electronic sounds
London Symphony Orchestra	...	performed by
John Richards	...	music recordist
Chris Taylor	...	soloist
Christopher Taylor	...	musician: flute/flageolet soloist
Eric Tomlinson	...	music recordist
Graham Walker	...	music coordinator
Ashley Arbuckle	...	musician: 1st violin/co-leader (uncredited)
Catherine Bott	...	soloist (uncredited) / vocals (uncredited)
Tom Boyd	...	oboe soloist (uncredited)
Elin Carlson	...	chorus (uncredited)
Tonia Davall	...	orchestra contractor (uncredited)
Sandy De Crescent	...	orchestra contractor (uncredited)
George Doering	...	musician (uncredited)
Chuck Domanico	...	musician (uncredited)
Mark Graham	...	head of music preparation (uncredited)
Skaila Kanga	...	musician: harpist (uncredited)
Dick Lewzey	...	music recordist (uncredited)
Michael Markman	...	orchestra contractor (uncredited)
Maurice Murphy	...	musician: trumpet soloist (uncredited)
Francis Nolan	...	musician: flute (uncredited)
Peter Rotter	...	orchestra contractor (uncredited)
Lowry Sanders	...	musician: flute (uncredited)
Marni Sanders	...	copyist (uncredited)
Steve Schaeffer	...	musician: percussion (uncredited)
Steven L. Smith	...	music preparation (uncredited)
Alexander Taylor	...	musician: viola (uncredited)
James Thatcher	...	musician: French horn (uncredited)
Jake Walker	...	musician (uncredited)
Jonathan Williams	...	musician: cello soloist (uncredited)
Joe Zimmerman	...	music librarian (uncredited) / music preparation (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Cheryl Leigh	...	continuity
Pamela Mann	...	continuity: second unit

Transportation Department

Terry Pritchard

...

driver: cast

Additional Crew

Bunny Alsup	...	assistant to producer
Jean-Pierre Amiel	...	choreography and mime training
Martin G. Baker	...	assistant to executive producer (as Martin Baker)
Sidney G. Barnsby	...	production accountant
Jill Bennett	...	assistant accountant
Bi Benton	...	production coordinator
Jennifer Collen-Smith	...	assistant publicist
Jill Colley	...	assistant to directors
Patsy de Lord	...	assistant to directors
Ken Gordon	...	set controller
Lew Grade	...	presenter (as Lord Grade)
Roberta Jimenez	...	publicity and promotion coordinator
Grant Kingham	...	production aide
Mary Richards	...	production assistant
Moyra Simpson	...	production aide
Ann Tasker	...	unit publicist
Kirsten Wing	...	assistant publicist
Penny Campbell	...	assistant: Jim Henson (uncredited)
Alan Harris	...	stand-in (uncredited)
Lisa Henson	...	production assistant: pre-production (uncredited)
Craig Miller	...	marketing consultant (uncredited)
Bernard Rose	...	production assistant (uncredited)
Hugh Spight	...	assistant puppeteer: Chamberlain (uncredited)
Melissa Whitmire	...	puppeteer: Kira's right hand (uncredited)

Thanks

Alan Garner	...	special thanks
Dennis Lee	...	special thanks

James Acheson	...	creature fabricator: "Landstrider" unit
Johanna Allman	...	creature fabricator: "Mystic" unit (as Joanna Allman)
Sherry Amott	...	creative supervisor: creature development / creature design and fabrication supervisor: "Mystics", "Podlings" and "Slaves"
Jerry Andrews	...	creature fabricator: "Mystic" unit
Elvira Angelinetta	...	creature fabricator: "Mystic" unit
Brian Baker	...	creature fabricator: "Skeksis" unit
Bob Baldwin	...	special mechanical design
David Alan Barclay	...	creature fabricator: "Aughra" and "Urskeks" unit (as David Barclay)
Peter Bennion	...	creature fabricator: "Garthim" unit
Cindy Bishop	...	creature fabricator: "Skeksis" unit
David Blazer	...	creature fabricator: "Gelfling" unit
Sarah Bradpiece	...	creature design and fabrication supervisor: "Skeksis"
Vin Burnham	...	creature fabricator: "Skeksis" unit
George Chamberlain	...	creature fabricator: "Mystic" unit
Valerie Charlton	...	creature design and fabrication supervisor: "Landstriders"
Tim Clarke	...	creature design and fabrication supervisor: "Mystics"
Debbie Coda	...	creature fabricator: "Podling" unit
Lyle Conway	...	creature design and fabrication supervisor: "Skeksis", "Aughra" and "Urskeks"
Linda Cooper	...	creature fabricator: "Mystic" unit
John Coppinger	...	creature design and fabrication supervisor: "Environmental Creatures"
Steve Court	...	creature fabricator: "Aughra" and "Urskeks" unit
Chris Dartnell	...	creature fabricator: "Mystic" unit
Bill Dennis	...	creature fabricator: "Garthim" unit
Leigh Donaldson	...	creature fabricator: "Gelfling" unit / special mechanical design
Tony Dunsterville	...	effects engineer: production effects unit
Dominic Farrugia	...	creature fabricator: "Garthim" unit
Faz Fazakas	...	radio control design
Joe Fitt	...	effects technician: production effects unit (as Joseph Fitt)
Mike Flynn	...	creature fabricator: "Landstrider" unit
Nick Forder	...	creature fabricator: "Podling" unit
Barry Fowler	...	creature fabricator: "Landstrider" unit
Harry Franchetti	...	creature fabricator: "Mystic" unit
Brian Froud	...	creature design
Graeme Galvin	...	creature fabricator: "Aughra" and "Urskeks" unit
Joan Garrick	...	foam latex associate
Peter Gillow	...	creature fabricator: "Garthim" unit
Guy Grebot	...	creature fabricator: "Garthim" unit
Charles Green	...	creature fabricator: "Landstrider" unit (as Charlie Green)
Sarah Gunn	...	creature fabricator: "Skeksis" unit
Robert Harman	...	wire effects: production effects unit (as Bob Harman)

The Dark Crystal (1982)

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Art Department

Sound Department

Special Effects by

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Stunts

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Editorial Department

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Music Department

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Transportation Department

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