The Dark Crystal

(1982)

★ 7.2 IMDb · 1,306 votes

Genres: Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Year: 1982

Runtime: 93 мин

Country: United Kingdom, United States of America

Director: Джим Хенсон, Фрэнк Оз

Cast: Джим Хенсон, Кэтрин Маллен, Фрэнк Оз, Дэйв Гольц, Стив Уитмир, Louise Gold, Brian Meehl, Stephen Garlick, Lisa Maxwell, Билли Уайтлоу

Plot

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.

Another planet, another time. One thousand years ago, the mysterious Dark Crystal was damaged by one of the Urskeks and an age of chaos has began. The evil race of grotesque birdlike lizards, the Skeksis, gnomish dragons who rule their fantastic planet with an iron claw. Meanwhile, orphan Jen, raised in solitude by a race of the peace-loving wizards called the Mystics, embarks on a quest to find the missing shard of the Dark Crystal which gives the Skeksis their power and restore the balance of the universe.