Film

The Dark Crystal 1982

Directed by Jim Henson, Frank Oz

  • Adventure, Family, Fantasy
  • 93 min
  • PG

Another world, another time... in the age of wonder.

On another planet in the distant past, a Gelfling embarks on a quest to find the missing shard of a magical crystal and restore order to his world, before the grotesque race of Skeksis find and use the crystal for evil.

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