Home video releases of the 1982 film The Dark Crystal.
VHS Releases |
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Cover | Year | Notes | |
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1984 | Distributor: Thorn/EMI Video
The first video release of the film. Presented in fullscreen. | ||
1994 | Distributor: Buena Vista Home Video / Jim Henson Video
Presented in fullscreen. | ||
1999 | Distributor: Columbia TriStar Home Video / Jim Henson Home Entertainment
Presented in fullscreen. | ||
Beta Releases | |||
Cover | Year | Notes | |
― | Distributor: Thorn/EMI Video
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CED Releases | |||
Cover | Year | Notes | |
― | Distributor: Thorn/EMI Video
The only CED release of the film. | ||
Laserdisc Releases | |||
Cover | Year | Notes | |
1990 | Distributor: Image
Presented in widescreen. Included 67 minutes of additional footage: The World of the Dark Crystal documentary, original trailers, and the deleted Emperor's funeral scene. | ||
1994 | Distributor: Buena Vista Home Video / Jim Henson Video
Presented in widescreen. This release did not include any of the additional footage. | ||
DVD Releases | |||
Cover | Year | Notes | |
1999 | Distributor: Columbia TriStar Home Video / Jim Henson Home Entertainment
Single disc "Special Edition" featuring the widescreen presentation of the film and bonus features.
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2003 | Distributor: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment / Jim Henson Home Entertainment
Single disc "Superbit Collection" edition featuring the animorphic widescreen presentation of the film. (Superbit DVDs intentionally excluded extras in order to enable minimal compress and hence maximise picture and sound quality.) | ||
2003 | Distributor: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment / Jim Henson Home Entertainment
Single disc "Collector's Edition" featuring the widescreen presentation of the film and bonus features.
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2005 | Distributor: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Single disc featuring the widescreen presentation of the film and bonus features.
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2006 | Distributor: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Released as part of the "Jim Henson Fantasy Film Collection", a three disc box set including "The Dark Crystal", "Labyrinth" and "MirrorMask". | ||
2007 | Distributor: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
A two-disc "25th Anniversary Edition" featuring a brand new high-definition transfer of the film along with newly created bonus features. A holographic image is on the box cover. Disc 1:
Disc 2:
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2008 | Distributor: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
A two-disc Wal-Mart exclusive release of the film including the standard DVD of the film (disc 1) plus a digital copy disc (disc 2) for playback on the PlayStation Portable (PSP) and PlayStation 3 (PS3) or for porting to a personal computer (for playback or for loading onto a portable device, such as an iPod). | ||
UMD Releases | |||
Cover | Year | Notes | |
2000s | Distributor: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
UMD cartridge for PSP, featuring the film in widescreen (with optional subtitles). | ||
2008 | Distributor: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
A two-disc Wal-Mart exclusive release of the film including the standard DVD of the film (disc 1) plus a digital copy disc (disc 2) for playback on the PlayStation Portable (PSP) and PlayStation 3 (PS3) or for porting to a personal computer (for playback or for loading onto a portable device, such as an iPod). | ||
Digital Releases | |||
Cover | Year | Notes | |
2008 | Distributor: New Video and The iTunes Store
A digital release of the film released via iTunes for playback on computers or loading onto a portable device, such as an iPod. | ||
2008 | Distributor: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
A two-disc Wal-Mart exclusive release of the film including the standard DVD of the film (disc 1) plus a digital copy disc (disc 2) for playback on the PlayStation Portable (PSP) and PlayStation 3 (PS3) or for porting to a personal computer (for playback or for loading onto a portable device, such as an iPod). | ||
Blu-ray Releases | |||
Cover | Year | Notes | |
September 29, 2009 | Distributor: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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June 12, 2012 | Distributor: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
The Brian Froud Art Edition, packaged with Labyrinth. | ||
2018 | Distributor: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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2019 | Distributor: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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4k Blu-ray Releases | |||
Cover | Year | Notes | |
March 6, 2018 | Distributor: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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International Releases | |||
Cover | Year | Notes | |
― | Distributor: Ledafilms
Argentina release. El Cristal Encantado (Literally Translated Title: The Enchanted Glass) | ||
1983 | Select Video
Swedish release under the "Muppet Home Video" label. | ||
― | Thorn/EMI?
UK CED Release | ||
1987 | Palace, Virgin & Gold (distribution) Ltd.
UK release. | ||
― | 4 Front.
UK release. Palace, Virgin & Gold (distribution) Ltd. reissue. | ||
2001 | Pioneer LDC. Inc.
Japan DVD release. | ||
― | Pioneer LDC. Inc.
Japan laserdisc release. | ||
― | Pioneer LDC. Inc.
Japan laserdisc release. | ||
― | Editora Europa
Brazilian DVD release from Revista do DVD, authored by CareWare Multimídia. |