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title: "The Dark Crystal: cast and crew"
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cast: 28
crew: 35
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# The Dark Crystal (1982): cast and crew

28 cast and 35 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order.

## Cast

- [Jim Henson](https://film.one/person/jim-henson.md) as Jen / High Priest, Ritual Master
- [Kathryn Mullen](https://film.one/person/kathryn-mullen.md) as Kira, a Gelfling
- [Frank Oz](https://film.one/person/frank-oz.md) as Aughra, a Keeper of Secrets / Chamberlain
- [Dave Goelz](https://film.one/person/dave-goelz.md) as Fizzgig, a Friendly Monster / General, Garthim Master
- [Steve Whitmire](https://film.one/person/steve-whitmire.md) as Scientist (voice)
- [Louise Gold](https://film.one/person/louise-gold.md) as Gourmand
- [Brian Meehl](https://film.one/person/brian-meehl.md) as Ornamentalist / Urzah / Dying Master
- [Stephen Garlick](https://film.one/person/stephen-garlick.md) as Jen (voice)
- [Lisa Maxwell](https://film.one/person/lisa-maxwell.md) as Kira (voice)
- [Billie Whitelaw](https://film.one/person/billie-whitelaw.md) as Aughra (voice)
- [Percy Edwards](https://film.one/person/percy-edwards.md) as Fizzgig (voice)
- [Barry Dennen](https://film.one/person/barry-dennen.md) as Chamberlain / Podling (voice)
- [Deep Roy](https://film.one/person/deep-roy.md) as Additional Performer
- [Kiran Shah](https://film.one/person/kiran-shah.md) as Additional Performer
- [Jack Purvis](https://film.one/person/jack-purvis.md) as Additional Performer
- Bob Payne as Historian, Scroll Keeper
- Michael Kilgarriff as General (voice)
- John Baddeley as Historian (voice)
- David Buck as Slave Master (voice)
- Charles Collingwood as Treasurer (voice)
- [Seán Barrett](https://film.one/person/sean-barrett.md) as Urzah (voice)
- Miki Iveria as Podling (voice)
- Patrick Monckton as Podling (voice)
- Susan Westerby as Podling (voice)
- [Joseph O'Conor](https://film.one/person/joseph-oconor.md) as Narrator / Urskeks (voice)
- Thick Wilson as Gourmand (voice)
- [Jerry Nelson](https://film.one/person/jerry-nelson.md) as High Priestess / Dying Emperor (voice)
- Hugh Spight as Mystic Cook / Landstrider

## Directing

- [Jim Henson](https://film.one/person/jim-henson.md): Director
- [Frank Oz](https://film.one/person/frank-oz.md): Director
- Dusty Symonds: First Assistant Director

## Writing

- [David Odell](https://film.one/person/david-odell.md): Screenplay
- [Jim Henson](https://film.one/person/jim-henson.md): Story

## Production

- David Lazer: Executive Producer
- [Gary Kurtz](https://film.one/person/gary-kurtz.md): Producer
- [Jim Henson](https://film.one/person/jim-henson.md): Producer
- Bi Benton: Production Coordinator
- [Lew Grade](https://film.one/person/lew-grade.md): Executive Producer

## Camera

- [Oswald Morris](https://film.one/person/oswald-morris.md): Director of Photography
- Derek V. Browne: Camera Operator

## Editing

- [Ralph Kemplen](https://film.one/person/ralph-kemplen.md): Editor
- Brian Mann: Dialogue Editor

## Sound and music

- [Trevor Jones](https://film.one/person/trevor-jones.md): Original Music Composer
- Nicholas Stevenson: Sound Editor
- Michael Clifford: Music Editor
- Dina Eaton: Music Editor

## Art

- Katharina Kubrick: Assistant Art Director
- Peter Young: Set Decoration
- John Marshall: Art Direction
- Malcolm Stone: Art Direction
- Charles Bishop: Supervising Art Director
- [Brian Ackland-Snow](https://film.one/person/brian-ackland-snow.md): Art Direction
- [Terry Ackland-Snow](https://film.one/person/terry-ackland-snow.md): Art Direction
- Richard Holland: Set Designer
- [Harry Lange](https://film.one/person/harry-lange.md): Production Design
- Reg Bream: Draughtsman

## Costume and make-up

- [Brian Froud](https://film.one/person/brian-froud.md): Costume Design
- Betty Adamson: Wardrobe Supervisor

## Visual effects

- Brian Smithies: Visual Effects
- Michael McCormick: Creature Design

## Crew

- [James Acheson](https://film.one/person/james-acheson.md): Special Effects
- Jean-Pierre Amiel: Choreographer
- [Kiran Shah](https://film.one/person/kiran-shah.md): Stunts

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