Cinematic background from The Dark Crystal 1982 - 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.

The Dark Crystal

1982

Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Directors:
Frank Oz, Jim Henson
Writers:
David Odell, Jim Henson
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Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – View of the face of an animal; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – An animal that is looking at a woman; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A purple object in the middle of a room; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A woman dressed up as a troll in front of a fire background; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A woman holding a sword in a room; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A bird's face in front of a wall; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A doll is sitting in a cave near some rocks; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A young girl's face in a forest; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – An image of an animal that is laying down in the dark; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – The sun is setting in the sky over a rocky area; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A dark sky with a dark cloud in the background; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – An animal that is sitting next to a pot; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – An image of a girl and a bird; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A room with a lot of rocks on the floor; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A group of animals that are sitting on a hill; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A young girl dressed as an elf sitting on top of a tree trunk; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A couple of people that are sitting next to each other; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – An image of an animal in the jungle; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – An image of a creature in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – Two children dressed like elves in a forest; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A young girl with purple hair and blue eyes looking at the camera; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – An animal that is sitting in the water; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A group of people standing in a room with a large purple crystal; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A dark picture of a castle in the middle of the night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A young girl dressed as a elf holding a stuffed animal; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – The head of a creature; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A young girl with green hair standing next to a tree; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A lot of strange stuff on the table; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – An image of a large space station with a lot of planets in it; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – The face of an animated character; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A person holding a stick; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A stuffed animal is sitting on a tree stump; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A view of a valley with a river running through it; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A painting of a dark night sky with clouds; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A woman sitting on a tree stump in the woods; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – The head of a creature; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A creature with a lot of teeth; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A group of people dressed in costumes sitting next to a table; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A doll with long black hair and a brown face; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A man dressed as an animal holding a staff in his hand; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A person with long black hair is holding their hands up; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A group of stuffed animals sitting next to each other on top of a table; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A woman holding a cell phone up to her face; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A room filled with rocks in a cave; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – An image of a person sitting in a basket on the ground; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A group of people dressed up in purple costumes; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A young girl and an older woman in costume; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A large purple crystal in the middle of a cave; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A statue that is made out of a banana peel; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – The face of a person with purple lighting; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A person is standing in a cave looking at the ground; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A doll sitting on top of a tree stump; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A woman with long green hair and a green mask; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – An image of a demonic creature; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A stone wall with flowers growing on it; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A group of people sitting next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – The face of a young girl; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A stuffed animal sitting on top of a pile of rocks; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – The face of a bird; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A group of people sitting around a table with food on top of it; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A dog wearing a red knitted hat sitting in front of a bowl of food; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A couple of creatures that are sitting in the dirt; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A view of a river and mountains in the distance; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A doll with long blonde hair and blue eyes; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A large rock formation in the middle of the desert; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – An image of an animal that is eating food out of a bowl; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A young girl with purple and blue hair looking at the camera; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A woman standing next to a bunch of metal balls; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A woman sitting in front of a body of water; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A man that is sitting on the ground next to a rock; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A group of people standing on top of a stage; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A creature in a dark room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A couple of people that are in a cave; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A couple of people that are standing in the grass; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A couple of stuffed animals that are next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A creature sitting on the ground next to some plants; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A woman with a long , black hair standing next to another woman with long , black hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A woman in a costume in the woods; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – Two people sitting on rocks in a lush green forest; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – The face of a troll doll; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A fireplace with a purple fire hydrant sitting next to it; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A woman with a long brown hair wearing a brown and black costume; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A clock is shown next to a bunch of other clocks; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – An animal with long hair is sitting on a chair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A couple of people dressed up in costumes; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A young girl with long brown hair wearing a costume; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A statue of a man in a suit of a horned creature; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A room filled with lots and lots of stuff; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A doll with blue eyes and long black hair; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A woman with long white hair standing in front of a cage; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – Plants in a jungle setting; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A woman and a bird in front of a fire pit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A group of people dressed in purple and white costumes; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A woman sitting in front of a table with a lamp; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – An image of an alien landscape in the middle of the desert; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A woman standing in front of a ceiling full of planets; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A bowl of green liquid sitting on top of a table; Extreme Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A woman with long black hair standing next to another woman with long black hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A light beam is coming out of the center of a room; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Dark Crystal” (1982), directed by Frank Oz – A table covered with a lot of stuff on top of it; Wide shot, High angle