The Dark Crystal (video)
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Home video releases of The Dark Crystal.
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VHS Releases | |||
| Cover | Year | Distributor | Notes |
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 | ???? | Thorn/EMI Video | The first video release of the film. Fullscreen. |
 | 1994 | Buena Vista Home Video | Fullscreen. |
 | 1999 | Columbia Tri-Star | Fullscreen. |
Beta Releases | |||
| Cover | Year | Distributor | Notes |
 | ???? | Thorn/EMI Video | |
CED Releases | |||
| Cover | Year | Distributor | Notes |
 | ???? | Thorn/EMI Video | The only CED release of the film. UPC number 26359196683 |
Laserdisc Releases | |||
| Cover | Year | Distributor | Notes |
| | 1990 | Image | Presented in widescreen. Included additional 67 minutes of additional footage: The World of the Dark Crystal documentary, original trailers, and the deleted Emperor's funeral scene. |
 | 1994 | Buena Vista Home Video | Presented in widescreen. This release did not include any of the additional footage. |
DVD Releases | |||
| Cover | Year | Distributor | Notes |
 | 1999 | Columbia Tri-Star |
Single disc "Special Edition" featuring the widescreen presentation of the film and bonus features.
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 | 2003 | Columbia Tri-Star | 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 | Columbia Tri-Star |
Single disc "Collector's Edition" featuring the widescreen presentation of the film and bonus features.
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 | 2005 | Columbia Tri-Star |
Single disc featuring the widescreen presentation of the film and bonus features.
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 | 2006 | Sony | Released as part of the "Jim Henson Fantasy Film Collection", a three disc box set including "The Dark Crystal", "Labyrinth" and "MirrorMask". |
 | 2007 | Sony | 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 | Sony | 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 | Distributor | Notes |
 | 1999 | Sony |
UMD cartridge for PSP, featuring the film in widescreen (with optional subtitles). |
| | 2008 | Sony | 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 | Distributor | Notes |
 | 2008 | 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 | Sony | 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). |
International Releases | |||
| Cover | Year | Distributor | Notes |
| | 1983? | Thorn/EMI? | UK CED Release UPC number 77080320359 |
 | 1987 | Palace, Virgin & Gold (distribution) Ltd. | UK release. |
