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Overview

User Rating:
7.0/10   14,681 votes
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Directors:
Writers:
Jim Henson (story)
David Odell (screenplay)
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Release Date:
17 December 1982 (USA) more
Tagline:
Another World, Another Time... In the Age of Wonder.
Plot:
On another planet in the distant past, a Gelfling embarks on a quest to find the missing shard of a magical crystal, and so restore order to his world. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations more
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(29 articles)
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jim Henson ... Jen / High Priest (Ritual Master) / Podling / Additional Characters
Kathryn Mullen ... Kira, A Gelfling (performer) / Jen, A Gelfling (assistant) / Additional Characters (uncredited)

Frank Oz ... Aughra - A Keeper Of Secrets / Chamberlain / Podling / Additional Characters
Dave Goelz ... Fizzgig, A Friendly Monster (performer) / General (Garthin Master) (performer) / Dying Emperor (performer) / Podling (performer)
Steve Whitmire ... Scientist (performer and voice) / Kira, A Gelfling (assistant) (voice)
Louise Gold ... Gourmand (performer)
Brian Muehl ... Ornamentalist (performer and voice) / Urzah (performer) / Dying Master (performer and voice) (voice)
Bob Payne ... Historian (Scrollkeeper) (performer)
Mike Quinn ... Slave Master (performer)
Tim Rose ... Treasurer (performer)
Jean-Pierre Amiel ... Weaver (performer) (as Jean Pierre Amiel)
Hugh Spight ... Cook / Landstrider (performer)
Robbie Barnett ... Numerologist (performer) / Landstrider (performer)
Swee Lim ... Hunter / Landstrider - Performer
Simon Williamson ... Ursol, The Chanter (performer)
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Runtime:
93 min
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2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby (35 mm prints) | 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)

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At the time it was made, it was hailed as the only live action film in which a human actor makes no appearance. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: When the evil Ritual Master calls for the crystal bats to fly away to watch Jen and Kira you can see thin white strings as the bats fly from the castle ceiling. more
Quotes:
Jen: Wings? I don't have wings!
Kira: Of course not. You're a boy.
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33 out of 39 people found the following review useful.
A Dream, 23 December 2000
10/10
Author: brento from Vancouver, BC

This movie is like an odd, but wonderful dream. It takes place in a fantasy world, created by the talented duo, Frank Oz and Jim Henson. Everything in this film is so meticulously done, that it still lives on to this day. Computer effects be damned. This film has texture, and it is pleasing to watch. This movie, as you will see, was made for kids. But really, it is a masterpiece in film-making. True, good, story-telling. Sure, kids will love it, but the film isn't really aimed at them like most kid movies are. It is complicated, eerie, beautiful, and intelligent... most of all, mystical. I reccomend this to anyone seriously interested in film, especially fantasy... not to be missed!

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