Cristal oscuro (1982)
En otro mundo, en otro tiempo... En la época de la fantasía... habitaban el mundo unos seres llamados Urskeks, que vivían en paz y armonía... Hasta que uno de ellos dañó el centro de su mundo, su más preciado tesoro: el Cristal Oscuro. Su mundo cambió a partir de ese momento. Los Urskeks se dividieron en dos razas, los sabios Místicos, que viven en continua meditación apartados de la sociedad, y los malvados Skeksis, quienes reinan sobre la tierra, dominando a todas las razas con su crueldad. Místicos y Skeksis viven interconectados: cada uno de ellos tiene una contrapartida en la raza opuesta. Así, cuando un Místico sufre una herida su Skeksis correspondiente recibe el mismo daño, y cuando muere un Skeksis muere un Místico del mismo modo, y viceversa.
Dirección:
Jim Henson, Frank Oz.
Escritor:
David Odell
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Jim Henson as Jen / High Priest, Ritual Master |
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Kathryn Mullen as Kira, a Gelfling |
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Frank Oz as Aughra, a Keeper of Secrets / Chamberlain |
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Dave Goelz as Fizzgig, a Friendly Monster / General, Garthim Master |
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Steve Whitmire as Scientist (voice) |
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Louise Gold as Gourmand |
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Brian Meehl as Ornamentalist / Urzah / Dying Master |
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Stephen Garlick as Jen (voice) |
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Lisa Maxwell as Kira (voice) |
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Billie Whitelaw as Aughra (voice) |
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Percy Edwards as Fizzgig (voice) |
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Barry Dennen as Chamberlain / Podling (voice) |
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Deep Roy as Additional Performer |
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Kiran Shah as Additional Performer |
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Jack Purvis as Additional Performer |
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Bob Payne as Historian, Scroll Keeper |
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Michael Kilgarriff as General (voice) |
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John Baddeley as Historian (voice) |
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David Buck as Slave Master (voice) |
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Charles Collingwood as Treasurer (voice) |
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Sean Barrett as Urzah (voice) |
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Miki Iveria as Podling (voice) |
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Patrick Monckton as Podling (voice) |
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Susan Westerby as Podling (voice) |
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Joseph O'Conor as Narrator / Urskeks (voice) |
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Thick Wilson as Gourmand (voice) |
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Jerry Nelson as High Priestess / Dying Emperor (voice) |
| Directing | Jim Henson | Director |
| Writing | David Odell | Screenplay |
| Production | David Lazer | Executive Producer |
| Production | Gary Kurtz | Producer |
| Camera | Oswald Morris | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Frank Oz | Director |
| Editing | Ralph Kemplen | Editor |
| Sound | Trevor Jones | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Jim Henson | Producer |
| Art | Katharina Kubrick | Assistant Art Director |
| Crew | James Acheson | Special Effects |
| Art | Peter Young | Set Decoration |
| Writing | Jim Henson | Story |
| Art | John Marshall | Art Direction |
| Directing | Dusty Symonds | First Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Brian Froud | Costume Design |
| Art | Malcolm Stone | Art Direction |
| Art | Charles Bishop | Supervising Art Director |
| Editing | Brian Mann | Dialogue Editor |
| Art | Brian Ackland-Snow | Art Direction |
| Art | Terry Ackland-Snow | Art Direction |
| Art | Richard Holland | Set Designer |
| Art | Harry Lange | Production Design |
| Sound | Nicholas Stevenson | Sound Editor |
| Production | Bi Benton | Production Coordinator |
| Crew | Jean-Pierre Amiel | Choreographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Betty Adamson | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Camera | Derek V. Browne | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Michael Clifford | Music Editor |
| Crew | Kiran Shah | Stunts |
| Sound | Dina Eaton | Music Editor |
| Art | Reg Bream | Draughtsman |
| Visual Effects | Brian Smithies | Visual Effects |
| Production | Lew Grade | Executive Producer |