"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."
Jim Henson
as Jen / High Priest, Ritual Master
Kathryn Mullen
as Kira, a Gelfling
Frank Oz
as Aughra, a Keeper of Secrets / Chamberlain
Dave Goelz
as Fizzgig, a Friendly Monster / General, Garthim Master
Steve Whitmire
as Scientist (voice)
Louise Gold
as Gourmand
Brian Meehl
as Ornamentalist / Urzah / Dying Master
Stephen Garlick
as Jen (voice)
Lisa Maxwell
as Kira (voice)
Billie Whitelaw
as Aughra (voice)
Percy Edwards
as Fizzgig (voice)
Barry Dennen
as Chamberlain / Podling (voice)
Deep Roy
as Additional Performer
Kiran Shah
Jack Purvis
Bob Payne
as Historian, Scroll Keeper
Michael Kilgarriff
as General (voice)
John Baddeley
as Historian (voice)
David Buck
as Slave Master (voice)
Charles Collingwood
as Treasurer (voice)
Sean Barrett
as Urzah (voice)
Miki Iveria
as Podling (voice)
Patrick Monckton
Susan Westerby
Joseph O'Conor
as Narrator / Urskeks (voice)
Thick Wilson
as Gourmand (voice)
Jerry Nelson
as High Priestess / Dying Emperor (voice)
Director
David Odell
Screenplay
Trevor Jones
Original Music Composer
Ralph Kemplen
Editor
Producer
Gary Kurtz
David Lazer
Executive Producer
Oswald Morris
Director of Photography
Katharina Kubrick
Assistant Art Director
James Acheson
Special Effects
Harry Lange
Production Design
Terry Ackland-Snow
Art Direction
Peter Young
Set Decoration
Dusty Symonds
First Assistant Director
John Marshall
Charles Bishop
Supervising Art Director
Richard Holland
Set Designer
Brian Mann
Dialogue Editor
Derek V. Browne
Camera Operator
Brian Ackland-Snow
Brian Froud
Costume Design
Malcolm Stone
Nicholas Stevenson
Sound Editor
Dina Eaton
Music Editor
Jean-Pierre Amiel
Choreographer
Stunts
Betty Adamson
Wardrobe Supervisor
Michael Clifford
Bi Benton
Production Coordinator
Story
Reg Bream
Draughtsman
Brian Smithies
Visual Effects